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rbrlubber

My Lasagna Garden Didn't Rot Down!!

19 years ago

It's about time for me to plant snow peas in the lasagna beds I built last fall, but guess what...DH pulled the black plastic off and although things have compacted down several inches, the biggest part of the beds is almost 3/4

un-rotted. I mean, there are lots and lots of almost dry leaves in there. I don't see how I can possibly put seeds in, and it is hugely discouraging as I did just what the book said, wetting things down, and then covering them up with the plastic. We even uncovered the beds several times over the winter so snow could melt in to keep them moist. I guess it just wasn't moist enough. Is there any way to rescue this in time for our short growing season?

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