The gardening literature includes a wide range of instructions for implementing this process, which is also referred to as ...

If you have a garden area that’s hard to reach with a rototiller or even a shovel, consider sheet composting (sometimes called no-till or lasagna gardening). For example, I had a narrow plot ...

Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilizing the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it up? Sheet mulching uses a simple form of composting ...

Hurricane Hermine left us with lots of yard trash. But it’s not all bad. This presents a good opportunity to obtain lots of relatively clean and chemical free mulch for your yard and garden. Wood ...

One of our roles as Master Gardeners is to answer gardening questions from local residents. Since watering restrictions have been in place, one of the questions I frequently get asked is how to remove ...

I got a press release today from Oregon State University Extension Service about an easy way to start a vegetable garden (or any kind of bed). It's called lasagna gardening or sheet composting. To ...

Fall and winter are great times to do sheet composting in your garden. So just what is sheet composting and what are the benefits? Some people call it smothering, sheet mulching or lasagna composting.

Fall — is it finally arriving? Yum! Fall makes me think of warm comfort food like yummy lasagnas loaded with protein, calcium and nutritious veggies. How about cooking up some great soil for your ...