After I put the leaves on, I throw a little compost on top of them and give it a good watering.
Still making good use of the gymnastics mat. I put it on top of the leaves and rotate it around from bed to bed. It spends a week or two on top of each bed, matting down the leaves and making things gooey underneath.
Wish me muck!
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I saw the title and thought, yummy!
But this will be a feast for the eyes eventually.
Well, Good muck to you! Being surrounded by the woods, we rake/blow our leaves into the beds in the fall as well. Thanks for stopping by my place!
Awesome! I can't wait to see the results.
Much muck to ya!
Sometimes it helps with decomposition to add a bit of bloodmeal to the leaves too. Just pure nitrogen but don't add it if you have dogs that can get to it.
Good Muck and Best Squishes? ;)
Kitt, work like this does put me in the mood for real lasagna :-)
Spooky, get em before they blow away!
Karen, I'm curious to see what happens, too.
Tina, great tip! Unfortunately I do have a dog but am open to other soil ammendments. I may try manure.
Joanne, you are too funny. Best squishes to you too - LOL
I'm so glad to see this post. With all the garden reading I do, I still had no idea what Lasagna gardening was, but I had the same idea. I'm going to do it because I'm running out of space in all the flower beds!
Izyjo - sounds like your instincts are taking you to the right place :-)
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