Check out @gingerfootgarden's favorite way to fill raised beds: lasagna gardening! 🌱 Instead of filling up the raised beds entirely with soil, she layers compostable materials like cardboard, dry leaves, and other organic materials. Over time, worms and microorganisms break down the layers, creating nutrient-rich soil. It's a great way to use readily available materials and reduce the amount of soil needed. We hope you get inspired to get your garden ready this season! Happy Gardening! 🌿✨ #las

Do you need to lay cardboard down every year with no dig gardening? Cardboard is really useful as it suppresses weeds and breaks down in situ adding some structure to the soil. When wet it is easy to push a trowel through, meaning you can easily plant through it. It works best on small annual weeds and grasses, where larger perennial weeds like brambles are better dug out before you begin (unless you want to keep them for the blackberries! 😋). However, cardboard isn’t always necessary. If you d

SAVE THIS POST 📍EASY STEPS Fill your Raised Beds on a Budget: Lasagna Gardening Method. Step By Step Guide IN COMMENTS ..What is it? A gardening technique where layers of organic materials like cardboard, grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen scraps are stacked on top of each other, mimicking the layers of a lasagna, to create rich soil over time without the need for tilling, essentially transforming existing soil into a fertile planting bed🌱..Benefits:1. Builds soil: Over time, worms and micro