Growing a lasagna vegetable garden

The principle of lasagna in the vegetable garden is the same as that of lasagna in the kitchen. We start with a layer of this, we add that and we put a layer of this back …

The size of a lasagna is whatever you want, you can make several of different sizes in your vegetable garden. A lasagna can be lined with planks to hold the earth. Take boards 40 cm wide, and push them a minimum of 10 cm into your soil.

For several years, in the Jardins de Cadiot, in the Dordogne, Manon Pohu has been cultivating her vegetable garden: “It suffices to alternate layers, green, dry, green, dry permanently. We use the products of weed control. In the fall, for example, we add the nasturtiums which have dried, the stems of the squash. , dahlias, the foliage of beans … “

“Almost anything can help nourish the earth naturally.”

Manon Pohu, the Gardens of Cadiot

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“In the spring, when we weed the garden or the vegetable patch, we add a layer. No need to go to the recycling center or to make a big pile at the bottom of the garden.” And if you have too much waste for the lasagna, put the rest in the compost.

In this lasagna, you can plant all your vegetables, aromatic plants, flowers too. My advice: don’t see too wide, especially for easy planting, maintenance, or even watering. By extending your hand, you should be able to reach the center of the growing plot.

To prepare the base of a lasagna, it is often necessary to clean up. You can remove the weeds by hand, pass the grelinette or spread out a few boxes that will block the growth of unwanted people.

While the boxes can be used to prepare the ground, do not use them in your successive layers of waste.

“There is glue in the boxes, no matter where they come from. Earthworms love cellulose, they will do their job as earthworms, eat, degrade the cardboard, but will also bring glue. in the earth. So, for vegetables, it’s not terrible … ”

Thanks to green or brown waste, the soil is continuously enriched. You can add a little lawn mowing every now and then. It is also possible to make forest mounds made from branches, earth, various mulches, dead leaves. Think about it if you have back pain.