Comments on: Lasagna Gardening-05-18-11

By: Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:51:22 +0000

LAURA – No worries, we have lots of people to give produce to so I think it will be fun no matter what. haha
We produce a lot of food scraps ourselves, but I also pick-up coffee grounds from a local shop, and periodically get batches of manure as well.
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ANNA – You are absolutely right about “volunteers” and I feel exactly the same way. My comment was meant to tease those who feel otherwise (some people don’t welcome these “volunteers” the way we do – haha)
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TJAYVAN – That sounds like a great strategy. One of the squash varieties I am growing actually mentions that it would work on a trellis so I may attempt a vertical approach with that one so as to save a bit of space.
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PAUL – Good to hear from you! Glad to know you are back at it again with own lasagna gardening efforts – hope you keep us posted!

By: Paul from Winnipeg

Paul from Winnipeg — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:59:06 +0000

Hey Bentley! Good to see you’ve taken the plunge into your Lasagna!(Yum!) Your worms will love it. Squash does really well in these beds, so get ready!

I’ve been adding more organic matter to mine, and the worms are doing well. Cold hardy crops are started and it’s time to thin today.

By: Tjayvan

Tjayvan — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:57:23 +0000

Like the garden you got going. I am out of room in my garden so I am go up with my vine plants. I us pipe, EMT, re-bar and old hay bale twine to hang my plants on. It save me about 80% of my space.

Tim

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:13:17 +0000

I bet your squash will go nuts (in a good way) in your lasagna beds. Perhaps your neighbors won’t mind your beds so much when you’re providing them with your extra squash???

I’m interested in your description of your previous squash crops as “weeds.” Down here in the land of beer and cheese, we refer to them as “volunteers.” Afterall, I’d hate for them to feel unwelcome!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:35:28 +0000

That sounds like a fun garden, but when you have five bushels of zuchini and your friends already have enough your enthusiasm might be a bit squashed.

One thing that has me curious: Where do you get all the food scraps for your worms? I have only had my worms for about 4 months and I’m running low on stuff to feed them. Not that they’re dead of hunger yet, but not all are as fat as they should be. They have just expanded in population so much that there’s not quite enough food to go around, I think. I give them coffee grounds, rotten squash, horse and goat manure, plus plenty of bedding and they seem to like it but there are thousands of worms. Any suggestions?