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Hi all.
I’m trying to improve my soil at the allotment its very compacted and very unloved in places. Lasagne gardening came up on one of the threads about soil improving.
Basically you’re making a raised bed out of compost. So starting with card then adding green waste, then I think more brown and so one until you reach the top of your raised bed.
Reading around it then there are three schools of thought.
1 You plant it straight away.
2 You leave it for a year then plant it.
3 You cook it. You do this by covering your lasagne in black plastic weight it down and then the sun cooks it.
I have started a bed of my own so far it has horse manure mixed with base soil, then card, then green waste mainly grass and finally a topping of rough compost. (The type that could do with a bit longer in the compost heap.) I have more card and or paper and there will be grass cuttings after the weekend. I won’t have enough rough compost to cap it but I can get more manure. Then all being well and the bit of black plastic I have is big enough I’m going to cook it.
Lastly do you think I’d be able to get my broad beans into this year to over winter.
Has anyone else tried this method and had any luck.
Anyother soil improving ideas welcome. I'm composting everything i can get my hands on and can get manure.
I’m trying to improve my soil at the allotment its very compacted and very unloved in places. Lasagne gardening came up on one of the threads about soil improving.
Basically you’re making a raised bed out of compost. So starting with card then adding green waste, then I think more brown and so one until you reach the top of your raised bed.
Reading around it then there are three schools of thought.
1 You plant it straight away.
2 You leave it for a year then plant it.
3 You cook it. You do this by covering your lasagne in black plastic weight it down and then the sun cooks it.
I have started a bed of my own so far it has horse manure mixed with base soil, then card, then green waste mainly grass and finally a topping of rough compost. (The type that could do with a bit longer in the compost heap.) I have more card and or paper and there will be grass cuttings after the weekend. I won’t have enough rough compost to cap it but I can get more manure. Then all being well and the bit of black plastic I have is big enough I’m going to cook it.
Lastly do you think I’d be able to get my broad beans into this year to over winter.
Has anyone else tried this method and had any luck.
Anyother soil improving ideas welcome. I'm composting everything i can get my hands on and can get manure.
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