PORT ANGELES — Veteran Master Gardener Larry Lang will explain how to build gardens by layering composting materials to create nutrient-rich soil at noon Thursday.
Lang will present the gardening talk in the commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
Lasagna gardening, or sheet mulching, is less work-intensive that traditional gardening methods.
It does not require digging and the soil is crumbly and easy to work, and it retains moisture.
Lang and his wife, Nancy, have been using this method of gardening for both vegetable and flower beds for three years.
He will explain how they converted part of the lawn in their front yard into a vegetable garden plot using compost and other inexpensive and readily available materials.
Lang will share his experience for building, planting and maintaining lasagna beds.
He said he arrived at the idea to use the lasagna garden technique at the suggestion of an acquaintance.
After trying to convert part of his lawn into a garden plot using the “double digging” method, he gave up because of the intense labor and time involved.
“The project was completed in little more than a morning’s work and the results after one growing season were beyond my wildest imagination,” Lang said.
The Langs have been Master Gardeners since 2007.
Their garden was one of seven Port Angeles gardens on the 2010 Petals and Pathways Home Garden Tour.
This presentation is
part of the “Green Thumbs Garden Tips” brown bag series sponsored by
the WSU-Clallam County Master Gardeners on
the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Port Angeles.
Presentations occur from noon to 1 p.m. at the Clallam County Courthouse and are free and open to the public. Attendees may bring a lunch.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
