First things first, this book was great fun to read. The author writes with passion on her subject and clearly has a great love of this topic. It really does shine through. The description of different herbs is workman like and...
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First things first, this book was great fun to read. The author writes with passion on her subject and clearly has a great love of this topic. It really does shine through. The description of different herbs is workman like and covers off on all the kitchen herbs in everyday use. The book is punctuated by some interesting recipes. Those that I have tried I like. Now getting down in the dirt: lasagna gardening is a combination of using composted materials coupled with a layer of news papers between the soil and the compost to eliminate weeds. Preparing rich compost from kitchen waste is something I do already, the use of newspaper as a weed suppressant is something I would never of thought of (very logical though). I love the thought of minimal work. In general herbs can do very well in dry sandy soil and will tolerate poor conditions. My main problems are countering winter cold. The technique outlined should be great for raised bed and limited space gardening. I plan to try out the technique on a small area, for growing annual herbs. I plan to document my progress on my blog page (check out if interested): http://mysite.verizon.net/herbgardeners/id1.html Great book, well worth a read if you want to try something different. Very out of the box thinking. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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