[IceHorses] OT Vegetable Gardens (was Riding /people encounters)

[Renee Martin]

> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Nancy  Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>
>> I have no idea where that term came from.  It means vegetable garden and 
>> usually refers to a large vegetable garden.
>>
>
> I need to work on mine...right now it's filled with dandelions.  If I 
> rented a tiller I could get hubby to till it and then I'd probably be 
> picking out dandelions right?
> V

Girls,
   If you're establishing new gardens, there's a method called "Lasagna 
Gardening" you might want to check out (especially since you both have or 
will have access to well-composted horse manure).  It doesn't require 
rototilling, is organic and earth-friendly, and builds soil:
http://tinyurl.com/5b2ft6

We are switching over to this type this year.

-- Renee M. in Michigan