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Lasagna Gardening with Herbs: Enjoy Fresh Flavor, Fragrance, and Beauty with No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!

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First things first, this book was great fun to read. The author writes with passion on her subject and clearly has a great love of this topic. It really does shine through. The description of different herbs is workman like and covers off on all the kitchen herbs in everyday use.

The book is punctuated by some interesting recipes. Those that I have tried I like.

Now getting down in the dirt: lasagna gardening is a combination of using composted materials coupled with a layer of news papers between the soil and the compost to eliminate weeds. Preparing rich compost from kitchen waste is something I do already, the use of newspaper as a weed suppressant is something I would never of thought of (very logical though). I love the thought of minimal work.

In general herbs can do very well in dry sandy soil and will tolerate poor conditions. My main problems are countering winter cold.

The technique outlined should be great for raised bed and limited space gardening. I plan to try out the technique on a small area, for growing annual herbs. I plan to document my progress on my blog page (check out if interested):

http://mysite.verizon.net/herbgardeners/id1.html

Great book, well worth a read if you want to try something different. Very out of the box thinking.

Lasagna gardening has become the way that my wife and I do our business. We have a small herb business and use this form of gardening exclusivley.

Lasagna gardening is a great and easy way to garden. I planted herbs this year and plan a lot more for next year. My bed of herbs looks fantastic. And NO WEEDS!!! The easiest part is layering the peat moss and other mulches to start your garden, Then basicly you just water and sit back and watch it grow. I love this book, and this method of gardening.

I tried this type of gardening this year and so far it is working great. Last fall I started my preperation and planted this spring. My garden is not only producing well, but look great too!

Great reading, using the natural forest process to plant with nutritious soil at home....VERY NICE

This book is chock full of great ideas on gardening. It has given me so many wonderful ideas. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone starting a vegetable and herb garden.

I have an old copy and have purchased more for my children. Now, I'm on to friends who have trouble with their gardens. The very best basic garden information, especially for novices. You can't go wrong!

I love gardening and have many gardening books, but this is the one I always go to first. The information is practical and easy to put into use. We live in an area with poor soils, and as a result I have created several lasagna gardens and planted right away. Everything has grown beautifully.

This book is so-so. The premise is simple enough, so maybe there are folks out there that could use it. I just wasn't one of them.