I Hate Comfrey

Bocking 14 is sterile so is fine to plant but take care not to spread any tiny roots around your plot.

Lasagne gardening approach... I don't know what that is, sorry.  Could you tell me?

Quote from: Aunt Sally on October 08, 2010, 22:08

Carpet is a real no no on allotments nowadays Pip.  It leaches nasty chemicals into the ground

Aunt Sally - Nearly all of NZ carpets are wool, not synthetic with lots of fire retardants etc, so we use it here OK as a standard supressant.  I will ask around about the leachates though - you have got me thinking.  Possible comparable to ink from newsprint?

Michellela - lasagne gardening is making a no-dig garden bed like you make lasagne - lots of layers of yummy things.  Kind of like making a large in situ compost heap I guess - pea straw, manure, grass clippings etc etc.  The top layer is mature compost and the seeds or seedlings get planted into that. By the time the roots are getting into the rest of the heap, its rotted down enough to be useful. I've seen lasagne gardening used in schools - a hands on compost and how to plant lesson all in one, resulting in a garden bed with very few weeds.

Pip


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I quite like the satisfaction of digging up the weeds.  This may change after the novelty has worn off though.

Know what you mean about the satisfaction of creating clear ground from chaos!  I do a mix of weeding and mulching, because I run out of time to do lots of weeding, and I'm after the gardening being a pleasure not a overwelming chore.

Pip