Lasagne in PR

trench

A trench bordering the decided-upon shape that is 4 feet wide from all sides (2 ft access in both directions) was made: pretty easy with the right tool -- a flat spade thingy was used to press down into the soil creating a 4 inch "rail", that was then just popped/pulled out of the ground --you see those bits above in the middle. Those grassy strips were taken out of the proposed garden and put under black plastic so that the grass will die, and the nice spongy root material can be used as compost.


A trench bordering the decided-upon shape that is 4 feet wide from all sides (2 ft access in both directions) was made: pretty easy with the right tool -- a flat spade thingy was used to press down into the soil creating a 4 inch "rail", that was then just popped/pulled out of the ground --you see those bits above in the middle. Those grassy strips were taken out of the proposed garden and put under black plastic so that the grass will die, and the nice spongy root material can be used as compost.	The trench allowed me to (with the help of a box-cutter to score the cardboard) fold the cardboard into the sides like you see above-- this is to create a barrier that (hopefully) the rest of the lawn will not jump. We'll see...