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

But sheet mulching does even more than that. Beneath the layers of compost materials, sheet mulches typically include a layer of cardboard to keep grass and weeds from growing through – a great way to ...

Don’t ditch those cardboard boxes; instead, put them to use in your garden, smothering out weeds, creating perfectly prepared soil, and composting in the process. “Using cardboard is a sustainable ...

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 ...

Lasagna mulching is kind of a miracle, the closest thing to an easy fix for lousy garden soil, suppressing weeds and rebuilding our disappearing topsoil. Added bonus: The vital starting ingredient — ...

WHEN LEAVES BEGIN to drop in the fall, astute gardeners take time to improve the soil in their gardens by sheet mulching. Sheet mulching, also known as lasagna gardening, is an organic, layering ...

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 ...

PIEDMONT — Three girls at the Piedmont water conservation showcase and open house showed their potential water-saving green thumbs with their sheet-mulching demonstration on Earth Day in front of ...

“A small but mighty crew” assembled Sunday morning at the Foley Park Community Orchard, Allie Van Nostran said, and they made a dent in a mulching project at the public pear tree field. The orchard is ...

This video shows what happens when you use mulch in the garden such as grass clippings, sugarcane, woodchip, poultry litter, cardboard, and even general garden waste. Self Sufficient Me is based on ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard that was too steep to safely mow, and too large to easily dig up ...