CONVERT A LAWNThe simplest and cheapest option if you want to start a new vegetable garden is to convert a patch of lawn which is currently growing grass into a plot where you can grow edible crops. Unsplash You can build a lasagne garden over raised beds, soil or lawn, or even concrete. MAKE A LASAGNE GARDENA lasagne garden, also often called a no-dig garden, is another great and no-cost way to start a garden, requiring only organic matter, which can usually be sourced from your own property, and time. JULIET NICHOLAS/NZ GARDENER/Stuff Raised beds anchor a garden bursting with edibles. Don’t fill the pots with garden soil, which can lack drainage and nutrients and be full of weed seeds.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2020 19:52 UTC