luvmygarden's Kitchen Lasagna garden

Garden Type: Kitchen | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay | Established: 2008 | Organic ARCHIVED

I first created this garden patch in 2006 using the Lasagna garden method for one bed and just digging other areas, incorporating a few big tubs, and some smaller pots. I learned a lot that year. Mainly that the raised beds created from a variety of mulches, peat and compost were the way to go for most of my plantings. With that in mind, I started over in 2007 by creating 4 beds about 3 ft. wide by 36 ft. long, running east to west, that nearly doubled my patch of garden. Newspaper laid over the sod, followed by numerous layers of peat moss, crushed leaves, grass clippings, and compost to a depth of about 8 inches and topped with a dusting of wood ash was the recipe. Wood mulch covered the newspaper between the rows for a good walking area. I learned more. My “perfect” location – lots of sun, close to the house and a water source, some protection from wind – was in the direct path of serious run-off when we would have a downpour. Good news was the raised beds held their own for the most part. Bad news was, every time we had a gully-washer, the wood mulch and a small portion of my beds ended up washing into the yard and even into the fields. Now it’s 2008 and time for some more solutions to the problems. I’ve sunk a long board along the end of the garden where the water enters for a diversion. In addition I want to build a berm of earth that will divert water around the garden. This year’s plan includes tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach-mustard greens, garlic, soybeans (edamame), squash, chard, cauliflower, broccoli, various basils and marigolds. The REST will be planted in the new patch I plan to build just west of this garden!

Located in Springfield, Missouri, United States, luvmygarden's Kitchen Lasagna garden is an outdoor organic garden that currently contains 0 plants.

This is a Kitchen garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 6a. It has mainly Clay soil and receives Full Sun light.

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Plantings

Lemon Squash ARCHIVED

Cucurbita pepo

Transplanted on 01 Jun 08 Started four of these from seed a couple of wee...
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Sweet William - Extra Dwarf Mixed ARCHIVED

Dianthus barbatus

Sown on 24 May 08 Showy cluster of fragrant double flowers cover ...
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Cilantro (Coriander) ARCHIVED

Coriandrum sativum

Sown on 26 Apr 08 I sowed my 2nd planting of cilantro in row 1 of...
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Basil 'Cinnamon' ARCHIVED

Ocimum basilicum

Sown on 26 Apr 08 Grew this from purchased seed in 2007. Love th...
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Lemon Basil ARCHIVED

Ocimum x citriodorum

Sown on 26 Apr 08 I saved seed both in 2006 and 2007 from my gard...
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Mustard Spinach ARCHIVED

Brassica rapa var. komatsuna

Sown on 25 Apr 08 This seed I saved from my 2007 garden, which we...
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Onion ARCHIVED

Allium cepa var. cepa

Sown on 15 Apr 08 Bought onion bulbs (sets) at a small local nurs...
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Flat-Leaf Parsley ARCHIVED

Petroselinum crispum var. crispum

Sown on 03 Apr 08 This herb needs full sun and a sowing depth of ...
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Wild strawberry 'Red Wonder' ARCHIVED

Fragaria vesca spp. alpina

Sown on 03 Apr 08 A wild strawberry, produces large, elongated re...
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Dwarf Alaska Nasturtium ARCHIVED

Tropaeolum minus

Sown on 03 Apr 08 Marbled green and white foliage and 2-inch flow...
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Rosemary ARCHIVED

Rosmarinus officinalis

Sown on 03 Apr 08 I grew this fragrant herb in my garden for the ...
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Sweet William - Extra Dwarf Mixed ARCHIVED

Dianthus barbatus

Sown on 03 Apr 08 Showy cluster of fragrant double flowers cover ...
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Lime Basil ARCHIVED

Ocimum americanum

Sown on 03 Apr 08 Rare lime-scented variety is sweet and fragrant...
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Greek Oregano ARCHIVED

Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum

Sown on 03 Apr 08 14-21 days to germinate, thin to 12-18 inches a...
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Chives "Common" ARCHIVED

Allium schoenoprasum

Sown on 30 Mar 08 Wonderful mild onion flavor, these long, thin c...
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Radish 'White Hailstone' ARCHIVED

Raphanus sativus

Sown on 16 Mar 08 An early old-time, white spring radish, very mi...
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Cilantro (Coriander) ARCHIVED

Coriandrum sativum

Sown on 16 Mar 08 Cilantro is said to be the most difficult herb ...
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Dill ARCHIVED

Anethum graveolens

Sown on 16 Mar 08 I purchased a start of dill in spring 2007, the...
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Swiss Chard 'Five Color Silverbeet' ARCHIVED

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Sown on 10 Mar 08 60 days. A beautiful chard, its colors are bril...
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Broccoli 'Romanesco' ARCHIVED

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group)

Sown on 07 Mar 08 Beautiful spiraling apple-green head. Widely g...
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Lettuce 'Buttercrunch' ARCHIVED

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Sown on 02 Mar 08 Soft heads are creamy yellow inside. Best in co...
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Mustard Spinach ARCHIVED

Brassica rapa var. komatsuna

Sown on 01 Mar 08 This seed I saved from my 2007 garden, which we...
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Amaranth 'Hot Biscuits' ARCHIVED

Amaranthus

Sown on 27 Feb 08 Gorgeous burnt orange color. A tall, graceful ...
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Amaranth 'Love Lies Bleeding' ARCHIVED

Amaranthus caudatus

Sown on 27 Feb 08 60 days. Tall 3'-4' plants are covered with ver...
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Marigold - variegated ARCHIVED

Tagetes patula

Sown on 27 Feb 08 Yellow/red/orange varigated flowers - my daught...
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Onion "Tropeana Round" ARCHIVED

Allium cepa var. cepa

Sown on 10 Feb 08 Have no real info. on this seed. It was a gift...
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Hyssop "Blue" ARCHIVED

Hyssopus officinalis

Sown on 10 Feb 08 (Hyssopus officinalis) Excellent herb for attra...
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Rhubarb 'Victoria' ARCHIVED

Rheum rhabarbarum

Sown on 10 Feb 08 Thick stalks are popular for making delicious p...
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Onion 'Flat of Italy' ARCHIVED

Allium cepa var. cepa

Sown on 03 Feb 08 Beautiful, red "cipollini" type, flat gourmet o...
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Swiss Chard 'Five Color Silverbeet' ARCHIVED

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Sown on 03 Feb 08 60 days. A beautiful chard, its colors are bril...
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Leek 'Giant Musselburgh' ARCHIVED

Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum

Sown on 03 Feb 08 An heirloom that was introduced in 1834, near E...
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Green Onion 'Crimson Forest Bunching' ARCHIVED

Allium fistulosum

Sown on 03 Feb 08 (Allium fistulosum) Beautiful brilliant red sta...
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Bunny Larkspur ARCHIVED

Consolida ambigua

Sown on 02 Feb 08 A reseeding annual with a backward projecting s...
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Broccoli 'Waltham 29' ARCHIVED

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group)

Sown on 19 Jan 08 Standard type, produces 4"-8" green heads that ...
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Cauliflower 'Purple of Sicily' ARCHIVED

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group)

Sown on 19 Jan 08 Beautiful, brilliant purple heads weigh 2-3 lbs...
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Poppy ARCHIVED

Papaver

Sown on 19 Jan 08 Got the seed in a swap I did in early spring of...
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Gloriosa Daisy "Black-Eyed Susan" ARCHIVED

Rudbeckia hirta

Sown on 19 Jan 08 Daisy-like biennial. Has two-year life cycle. G...
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Hollyhock ARCHIVED

Alcea rosea

Sown on 19 Jan 08 Hollyhock produces tall and showy, heart shaped...
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Lupin "Lupine" ARCHIVED

Lupinus

Sown on 19 Jan 08 A member of the pea family, Lupines are a wond...
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Garlic "Purple Stripe" (hardneck) ARCHIVED

Sown on 14 Oct 07 A co-worker sold me some of the garlic she had ...
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Garlic 'Rocambole (Hardneck)' ARCHIVED

Allium sativum

Sown on 14 Oct 07 A co-worker sold me some of the garlic she had ...
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Garlic "Italian" (softneck) ARCHIVED

Sown on 14 Oct 07 A co-worker sold me some of the garlic she had ...
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Nasturtium ARCHIVED

Tropaeolum majus

It sounds like some kind of magical plant! Bea...
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