The Harvest

So, next year I will do a few things differently...I will NOT plant as many tomato plants (we had an over abundance--that's an understatement) and I will thin the carrots when they are little sprouts like you are supposed to (mine were thin and twisty because they were planted too close together). It has been a fun learning experience...next spring I hope to do even better.

Sprouts!

My first attempt at a lasagna garden...here come the little baby sprouts!

My latest experiment: Lasagna Garden!

I am starting a new project...Lasagna Gardening! Jody built me a box to help keep it all contained (hopefully our close neighbors seen in pic below will not be too annoyed...) I first started with several layers of wet newspaper then added a layer of compost from our compost bin we started back behind our greenhouse. The next layer is grassclippings from last weekends mowing, then another layer of compost. It was Jody's idea to begin a compost bin without any real plans for it but I am thankful for that random idea 3 years ago. Hopefully we will reap the benefits this spring/summer with a healthy harvest!

It started downpouring on us so we stopped after only 3 layers but the basic idea of a lasagna garden is to just layer away with organic materials until you have the depth you want. It will sit all fall and winter and be ready for planting in early spring. Can't wait to see how this experiment goes...will keep you posted.