PORT ANGELES — A no-dig, no-till system called lasagna gardening will be presented at noon Thursday.
The free presentation will be in the county commissioners’ meeting room (Room 160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Donations will be accepted to help cover copying costs of handouts. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch.
Ann Murakami, WSU Clallam County veteran Master Gardener, will describe the system of layering “browns” — such as leaves, shredded newspaper, peat and pine needles — with layers of “greens” — such as vegetable scraps, garden trimmings and grass clippings.
Lasagna gardening builds layers up to 2 feet deep, which are developed on top of cardboard or newspapers to suppress weeds and results in easily worked compost.
Murakami will share her step-by-step blueprint for building a productive raised bed by layering organic material and tell about the successes and challenges of its evolution throughout the past two years.
A Master Gardener since 2013, Murakami brings her abilities to the Fifth Street Community Garden Master Gardener demonstration plots.
Her presentation is part of the “Green Thumb Gardening Tips” brown bag educational series sponsored by the Clallam County WSU Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Murakami will repeat her presentation at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
For more information, call 360-565-2679.
