How to turn a lawn into garden bed USING WASTE 🪴 How to Lasagna Garden (Lawn Removal Part 2)

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[@jacquibeaton3295]

This is so helpful, Eve. I've just realised I'm already (and inadvertently) lasagne gardening in the 'dump' pile in the back corner of my back yard! 😆 Win.

[@emilyrishel341]

This is the exact kind of channel I've been looking for! I actually feel confident to start planning my garden

[@dtorrice5101]

Wow, what a great channel! Love it. So much great info!

[@KristaHarrisSB]

This was super helpful, thank you! One question, is it possible to do lasagna gardening on a slope? Any tips for working on a slight or moderate sloped area?

[@gardenprojectacademy]

Hi Krista! Yes, though materials will need to be stabilized in some way on steep slopes. Perhaps some hugelkultur (rotting wood) could be incorporated to help with this? Using branches or logs with limbs that are unlikely to roll, either under the lasagna garden bed periodically, or perhaps as borders for beds (maybe even digging them into a soil a bit) could help prevent other materials from washing downhill?

[@cipherklosenuf9242]

Well done, thanks Eve!

[@JEBavido]

Thanks for this!

[@gardenprojectacademy]

You’re welcome! Glad if I can help!

[@ninecoffees]

I love your videos! Thank yous o much!

[@pongop]

Very helpful and informative video. But now I'm hungry for lasagna.

[@gardenprojectacademy]

You and me both! 😂 Thanks, glad I can help!

[@pongop]

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[@romanpiltser852]

Thank you for another great video! Have a question on the “greens”. Some KZbin sources say we should avoid citrus peel. Some are against onions. They claim worms don’t like them. I couldn’t find any scientific sources on that. What is your experience?

[@gardenprojectacademy]

Great question! I used to work for my local Master Composter/Recycler program, and that was a common question. The short answer: myth! Citrus and onions make great compost. It is true that worms don’t love citrus, but worms are only one of hundreds of organisms that make decomposition happen. The microscopic decomposers do most of the heavy lifting before the worms even start. In a lasagna gardening bed or a compost pile, there is plenty of diversity. The creatures that don’t like citrus can avoid it, and do their best work elsewhere. In an enclosed worm bin/vermicomposting system, you can even put in some citrus (as even so, worms are not the only decomposers present) but you don’t want to overwhelm the system by putting in a ton. But outside, nothing to worry about.

[@wylie481]

How deep should the bed be for one layer of recipe 4?

[@Lwhosane]

I’m new to gardening . I have a small space and want to add lots of flowers, some shrubs and maybe a tree with just a small path for walking . Would I have to do this in the spaces before I plant? I live in zone 6a should I do it now and plant in the spring? I’m so confused.

[@greetthemind]

Here’s my main problem. I live in the south, but my favorite trees and shrubs are more for northwest type places. So I’m basically looking up conifers that will at least tolerate my area. It’s a hard life.

[@dianahoward5350]

Hi Eve, Can we use pine needles as a compostable material along with other green compostable materials in the lasagna method?

[@gardenprojectacademy]

Absolutely! 😊 Because pine needles take longer to break down than other materials, they are most commonly used as a mulch (the final layer of the lasagna garden bed). But you can definitely use them in the inside layers. Note, even if they are a green in color, they are actually more carbon rich than nitrogen rich, so add them to the "browns" layer as you alternate "greens" and "browns". Here's a site that talks about composting ponderosa pine needles specifically, which I found interesting: Iwww.wnps.org/blog/ponderosa-pine-needles-composting

[@StaceyUncluttering]

This is so helpful! I am going to be enlarging the flower bed in my front yard and eliminating some of my lawn. Would the existing sod be enough green if all I have to layer is mulched leaves? Thanks!

[@suebischof9934]

What do you recommend for a large excavated area? All topsoil is gone down to hard clay with lots of rock. Do we need to bring in all new soil?

[@BurleighW]

How about using pine needles to smother? Also, lasagna layering seems to be cold composting with the greens and browns, and not thick enough for hot composting in order to kill seeds. If you’re using grass clippings with seeds in them, would you worry about them germinating?

[@Coffeencakes]

Recently found your channel. Great, helpful content. Side note: you look alot like Cupcake Jemma

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