How to Build a Lasagna Garden - The easiest, most productive method I've used

[@WakandaBabe]

I did a similar method last fall in a small area and, because I got great results, did it over a larger area recently. First I bury food scraps that I saved and froze. Then covered that with layers of newspapers (thx Sunday NYT), then covered that with cardboard. I have some leftover mulch which will top it off. This year I had incredibly large earthworms and the soil was great. I had the best year of tomatoes ever. In the spring I can't wait to see the results from my recent work.

[@MrMrskemp]

Thank you. I’d not thought about just keeping it going as you get the materials.

[@gardenfunwithjane4897]

Great video! I layer everything. I'm in a desert so i have to mulch the top layer heavy. I wait till seeds grow up a little. My secret ingredients in my lasgna garden are rabbit poo and woodchips. Keep up the good work.

[@beesandseeds]

Rabbit poo is awesome

[@claytonsadventures7607]

Excellent video. Your raised garden bed (built with planter blocks) gave me an idea!

[@beesandseeds]

I’m glad it did! Thanks for stopping by 😊

[@OCDishChick]

Love this method! Using all natural materials. No waste.

[@beesandseeds]

Yes, it works really well. My most productive beds are the layered one. Thanks for watching!

[@gdoggscreations9221]

I like the process of the bed filling and how it is called the Lasagna Garden bed. Great idea, Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up! 10

[@beesandseeds]

Thanks for stopping by! It’s my best favorite 😁

[@EssayonsFG]

Awesome overview on building a lasagna garden. A wonderful way to build new garden beds. Rob

[@beesandseeds]

Thanks for watching!

[@afilipinabroadabroad]

A must follow technique! Especially adding those kitchen scraps huge help to minimize rubbish and so good turning into soil

[@beesandseeds]

Yes, great way to keep those things out of the landfills.

[@Greed23]

This looks great. I do something similar (at least with the initial cardboard mulching) inspired by Charles Dowding's No Dig method, have you ever heard of it? He has a really excellent KZbin channel, here's his quick explanation of the technique: [No dig explained in 3 minutes] But he's made a load of great general gardening videos too.

[@MinnieAcresFarm]

This is such a common sense method and its cheap and easy too 😄

[@beesandseeds]

It is! It works so well.

[@potssucculents]

Thanks for sharing this video. I can do this to my very first garden bed. Sending you a big S💕👍

[@beesandseeds]

Thank you! Your very first bed, Fun! 😁

[@brendahebert6684]

I will definitely try this technique. Thanks.

[@beesandseeds]

It’s the best!

[@gardentours]

That's a great method to build up soil. 👍

[@beesandseeds]

Its so easy! Thanks for stopping by 😊

[@julienaturegrowerstv1958]

This is nice 😊. I love such projects in the garden 👍

[@beesandseeds]

My favorite type of bed, so productive 😊. Thank you for visiting.

[@SlowlanelivingwithPaulaRandy]

Great technique! we were just talking about using this technique for a small area where we have lilac that just never blooms, we want to clear the space for a possible strawberry patch or pumkin patch.

[@beesandseeds]

Do it. It’s so fertile.

[@SlowlanelivingwithPaulaRandy]

@@beesandseeds Randy wants to get the neighbor over with his tractor to help clear the lilac! I can't wait!

[@beesandseeds]

@@SlowlanelivingwithPaulaRandy strawberries could be nice because they come back each year. I’m excited for you lol. It’s so fun to plant new areas

[@svelanikolova5776]

Tip. Always use stinging nettle and ashes in your garden for major nutrition for you and your kids. Grow nettle near tomatoes

[@beesandseeds]

Yes! I do use ashes. We don’t use nettle. My granddaughter is highly sensitive to it and gets blisters. It’s a fabulous resource for those who can use it. Great tips. Thank you!

[@svelanikolova5776]

@@beesandseeds nettle can be gotten in the garden as a powder she won't get in contact with it ever. You can also get it in tea form brew it and use it to feed your plants.

[@beesandseeds]

@@svelanikolova5776 Thank you! I didn’t know that. I’ll have to Look for some

[@doraw7766]

Thank you.

[@beesandseeds]

You’re welcome!

[@ChainBreakersGarden]

Very nice lasagna bed.

[@beesandseeds]

Thank you!

[@lovemybabygoat]

Definitely helpful, thanks for posting. 😘😗

[@beesandseeds]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@agirlandhercows501]

this was so great thanks for the great tips

[@beesandseeds]

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by 😊

[@alanandjanetpohl4043]

Thank you so much. This is very helpful. My question is, how do you feed the bed once it is established?

[@beesandseeds]

It depends on what is on the bed. If it’s perennials, I water with compost teas during the growing season and top the beds in the fall with compost and worm castings. If it’s a bed I’ll be using again for annual veggies, once I harvest it I begin to add compostable materials again such as food wastes, leaves, chicken bedding etc. The beds shrink down in height as they decompose and I heap them back up again.

[@alanandjanetpohl4043]

@@beesandseeds Perfect! I really appreciate your help.

[@beesandseeds]

@@alanandjanetpohl4043 you’re welcome!

[@pamelastrother2196]

Can I use cypress straw? I have so much of it in the Fall.

[@ThankfulHeart]

How long does this take to break down ? Like it is September right now and we live in zone three. If I do this, will the beds be ready by spring?

[@beesandseeds]

Zone 3 gets cold but I would assume so. However, if it's not fully broken down you can plant right in it anyway. I have before. I've parted a hole in the mostly broken down vegetation and set my transplant right there. If you're direct seeding, you'd need it broken down all the way.

[@johnna4487]

Does anyone use banana peels and ground eggshells in these? I know it works for tomatoes, but not sure of other plants.

[@beesandseeds]

Yes! I through all the kitchen scraps in. Lots of both go in

[@melissaschultzsoprano4578]

What do we use in place of kitchen scraps if we don’t have compost material like that yet?

[@beesandseeds]

You don’t have to compost your kitchen waste first, you can just add it to the plie. It all composts in place. I use it plus all the grass from mowing, leaves, garden weeds, etc. Any plant material you can get. I wouldn’t add anything with thorns. Briars take a long time to break down and they’ll stab you.

[@user-su5to4rm5p]

I'm just like you who love to plant

[@beesandseeds]

It’s addictive lol

[@annroberts4593]

So you do not put any dirt or potting soil material in this lasagna bed ?

[@beesandseeds]

Usually I don’t. I start them the summer/fall before. If I start spring, I’ll pile up whatever I have and then add a layer of compost/soil on top to plant into. If I have potted plants I’m repotting, sometimes I dump the old soil in the bed.

[@HerHealthyHome]

I have to try burying kitchen scraps, I didn't know you didn't have to use cardboard. Typo in the title*

[@beesandseeds]

Yes do! Everything added to the garden helps it maintain fertility. Cardboard: If you don’t use it, you’ll want to have a lot of material to pile up so it’s deep and hopefully the grasses can’t get through. I use cardboard but my neighbor doesn’t. She has success but she makes a 2-3 pile from the start, like the lasagna garden book says to. Thanks on the typo heads up 😁. Fixed it. You’re the best

[@HerHealthyHome]

@@beesandseeds no problem, thanks

[@a.b.8606]

I wonder what happened to that onion 😂

[@kezzaandherboys3924]

👍😊

[@beesandseeds]

Thanks for stopping by 😁