The Lasagna Raised Bed Garden       NO DIGGING

Walks you thru step by step, how to layer 

AND you can plant young plants the very same day!! 

Advantages Of A Lasagna Garden

• Few weeds, thanks to the newspaper or cardboard (even better) suppressing them from below and the mulch covering the soil from above.
• Better water retention, due to the fact that compost (which is what you made by layering all of those materials) holds water better than regular garden soil, especially if your native soil is sandy or deficient in organic matter.
• Less need for fertilizer, because you planted your garden in almost pure compost, which is very nutrient-rich.
• Soil that is easy to work: crumbly, loose, and fluffy.

OR..... PLANT A SPACE SAVING SQUARE FOOT GARDEN!! 

all you need to know is how to build a box.  In WA build off the ground ...and avoid slugs & pest.

A 4' x 16' BED will sure grow a ton! 64 square feet. That's 64 different crops. You can even grow mellons & squash vertically.

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A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SEED SAVING BOOK

 ( SEEDS SAVERS "Bible") 

 Susan Ashworths "SEED TO SEED" (amazon link)

 OR support Seed Savers and buy HERE

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 How to Use a Soil Cuber 

 How to Start Seedlings

 How to use Compost Tea

                    (Organically fertilize and grow huge, healthy veggies)

 COMPOST HAPPENS!!

 How a #2 Pencil is a GARDNERS BEST FRIEND!!

 How to battle SLUGS using coffee and organic bait.

and.....remember sluggo works well ALSO,  you can buy decolate snails (carnivorus) and they will eat the veggie eating slugs all gone in about 2 seasons.

COFFEE TIPS: no decaf

*Earthworms LOVE coffee grounds

*Slugs HATE old coffee & grounds - not decaf !

*CATS HATE coffee grounds -keep poo out of your garden & SAND BOX!

*Add chili pepper (capsicum) to it and keep away squirrils

   (put in bird seed too - the birds dont tase it)

*Put uncooked grounds in a pond or puddle to kill mosquito larvae

 How WORMS....and their casings (poo)made into a tea will grow your veggies twice a fast and big as miracle grow.

Now thats worth a try!! Super easy to grow worms in a bin too.

 Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices of CUCUMBER in a small aluminum pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

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DIATOMACEOUS EARTH has been right under our feet for eons, waiting to be discovered as

A SAFE, CHEEP, NATURAL, EFFECTIVE CONTROL FOR GARDEN PEST.     

For relief of FLEA and tick problems with pets and for the elimination of PARASITES in livestock.    Diatomaceous earth is mined from fossilized deposits of shells formed by tiny diatoms. These are single celled plants of the sea that are very old. According to National Geographic reports, "Death comes within 12 hours after insects venture into the D.E. They pierce their skins or waxy shells on the sharp edges of the diatoms siliceous shells and die of dehydration."

This product is completely safe to use and because of it's trace mineral content it is good for the animals, plants and the environment. We have tested D.E. at the Herbal Healer Academy. ROSES: 1 cup to 2 gallons water in a sprayer. Or it can be dusted directly on all plants. For turkeys, CHICKENS, quail and pheasants, use 1 tablespoon per gallon of feed. You can give this product to HORSES; it adds minerals to the diet, helps kill intestinal parasites, and keeps the flies down in the manure. D.E. can be added to your storage food to keep out the weevils. When applied topically on DOGS and CATS, you will find that it takes a few days to kill all the fleas. Dust animal and then all the bedding and outside the front door. Will not harm your carpets, but will leave a white dust to vacuum up. Note: If used outside and it rains and washes the D.E. away you must re-apply to be continually effective.
Diatomaceous Earth can be added to STORED GRAINS: 1 ounce per bushel, or 1 teaspoon per quart, will keep the bugs out for indefinite periods, doing no harm to the grain! Diatomaceous Earth is completely safe to use and kills fleas and pests. The only contraindication is not to breath too much of the dust into lungs as it can irritate the lungs.

 DROUGHT or WATER SHORTAGE ---

 NO problem......Use CARDBOARD 

*Cover a moist composted garden with CBoard.

*Wet down the cardboard (completely) once

*Cover with organic straw or grass clippings. 

*Or weight down if not enough mulch to cover. 

Water will be held into the soil by the cardboard and will keep your valuable cucumbers, peppers, mellons, tomatoes etc...from wilting.

the benefit is  NO WEEKLY WATERING!  

Only 1 to 3 times a Summer  WATERING needed under the cardboard where the plants live. You could also lay a drip hose under the CB before you start and make your garden an even less fussy one.  

THE OTHER BENEFIT- NO WEEDS.

If one springs up......cover the area with.....   

you guessed it - CARDBOARD!

Come on, it's easy--TRY IT.

ALSO... some Composting Vidoes below!! good stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO2zYtvKPBc

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QaoMxCfOrw

 ALSO... see MEDICINAL HERB tips  at the bottom of the Medicinal page!