Comments on: How to plant a Lasagna Garden http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed A Gardening Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ms. Sunshine http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Ms. Sunshine Thu, 05 May 2011 14:35:19 +0000 http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/?p=254#comment-765 I'm not sure if I'm reading your question correctly so let me know if this doesn't answer it- If the sides of your bed are 10" tall and you are filling it, I would recommend layering the full 10" and, in fact, I would recommend layering at least a few inches above the edges of your bed. The layers will shrink and you will end up with AMAZING soil for planting. The best time to lay the lasagna layers is in the fall so they can "cook" (aka decompose) over the fall and winter months and be ready for spring planting. Happy gardening! I’m not sure if I’m reading your question correctly so let me know if this doesn’t answer it-
If the sides of your bed are 10″ tall and you are filling it, I would recommend layering the full 10″ and, in fact, I would recommend layering at least a few inches above the edges of your bed. The layers will shrink and you will end up with AMAZING soil for planting. The best time to lay the lasagna layers is in the fall so they can “cook” (aka decompose) over the fall and winter months and be ready for spring planting. Happy gardening!

]]> By: Cindy Hunter http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Cindy Hunter Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:46:32 +0000 http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/?p=254#comment-657 When you mention to continue layering until bed is about two feet tall how does this translate if you are wanting just to fill a raised bed of about 10"? Do I need to build up the sides of the bed? When you mention to continue layering until bed is about two feet tall how does this translate if you are wanting just to fill a raised bed of about 10″? Do I need to build up the sides of the bed?

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]]> By: Ms. Sunshine http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Ms. Sunshine Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:06:55 +0000 http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/?p=254#comment-115 Hi Nancy, Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, you can <a href="http://www.egardenseed.com" rel="nofollow">grow vegetables from seed</a> in a lasagna garden with no trouble. Sprinkle a little finished compost over the area you want to plant, sow the seed, and cover it with a little more of the finished compost (no need to dig when planting seeds in a lasagna garden!) Did you use newspaper or cardboard as your bottom lasagna layer? Sometimes, if the cardboard hasn't funny decomposed, it will need to have small holes cut into it (or pocked through it) so the plant roots can grow. The list of recommended ables I provide in the blog should help get you started. I would love to see pictures of your process if you have any you would like to share! Good luck and happy gardening! Hi Nancy,
Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, you can grow vegetables from seed in a lasagna garden with no trouble. Sprinkle a little finished compost over the area you want to plant, sow the seed, and cover it with a little more of the finished compost (no need to dig when planting seeds in a lasagna garden!) Did you use newspaper or cardboard as your bottom lasagna layer? Sometimes, if the cardboard hasn’t funny decomposed, it will need to have small holes cut into it (or pocked through it) so the plant roots can grow.
The list of recommended ables I provide in the blog should help get you started. I would love to see pictures of your process if you have any you would like to share!
Good luck and happy gardening!

]]> By: Nancy Voit http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Nancy Voit Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:34:09 +0000 http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/?p=254#comment-113 We built a community vegetable garden on Church grounds last year and had a terrible time with weeds. We are trying to be organic so a friend of mine suggested the Lasagna Garden method to us. We did this in the Fall, we've had lots of rain and snow, so we think our "lasagna" has shrunk by now. Will we be able to grow from seed again like we did last year? We do not have funds to purchase starter plants. Do you have any suggestions about growing from seed in sheet compost? Some of our plants only needed the barest covering - 1/4" of dirt. Thank you for your help! We built a community vegetable garden on Church grounds last year and had a terrible time with weeds. We are trying to be organic so a friend of mine suggested the Lasagna Garden method to us. We did this in the Fall, we’ve had lots of rain and snow, so we think our “lasagna” has shrunk by now. Will we be able to grow from seed again like we did last year? We do not have funds to purchase starter plants. Do you have any suggestions about growing from seed in sheet compost? Some of our plants only needed the barest covering – 1/4″ of dirt.

Thank you for your help!

]]> By: Hoyt Frie http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/2009/10/how-to-plant-a-lasagna-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Hoyt Frie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:08:08 +0000 http://www.plantingseedsblog.com/?p=254#comment-95 Hello i read your site often and thought i would say all the best for the New Year! Hello i read your site often and thought i would say all the best for the New Year!

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