Lasagna Gardening

I've previously been exposed to Lasagna Gardening because my mom did it for several years when she first put up her above-ground grow boxes. This year I have really been wanting to expand my growing space, and unfortunately the only good growing spaces are where my lawn is. I have already started by putting cardboard down on top of the grass (I knew that much from my mom) but I did a little research into what exactly goes into a Lasagna Garden. I am interested in the aspect of being able to layer right on top of lawn and keep the weeds down, and hope that it will also help me save money on buying dirt.

The expert and inventor of Lasagna Gardening appears to be Patricia Lanza, who wrote the book "Lasagna Gardening" (the book my mom got when she dove into this endeavor). I found a great intro article by her in the Mother Earth News page here:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1999-04-01/Lasagna-Gardening.aspx

After reading several other blogs and comments on this method, I have definitely decided to try it out! It's a very simple method, and I think I can get many "ingredients" from my parents (since they have chickens, goats, and a horse that all produce fabulous manure). We'll have to see how it goes!

The First Seeds!

It has only been a little over a week and my seeds are all sprouting and growing fabulously!

This year I purchased a plant light from Home Depot and suspended it using a cord from an old paper lantern style light fixtures (without the shade). The results have been better than I expected! The light provides a lot of warmth and the seeds have all been sprouting in a matter of days! These seeds were all started on February 24th and came up only a couple days after I planted them.