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I was a whipped man, and desperate times call for desperate measures. We got two cats, and they started almost immediately to, shall we say, alleviate the situation. While we have not totally eradicated those pesky underground eating machines, my girls have liquidated quite a few. Now walking in my planting areas no longer resembles a ramble in quicksand.

Problem No. 1 eliminated, or at least mollified. On to problem No. 2.

Any good gardener can tell you that the most important element of a successful garden is the soil. Makes sense. And that was the crux of my problem once I got past the molevole axis. My soil is thin, rocky and very poor.

I’ve tried to amend it in the past by adding manure and other normal soil additives, with little success. My plants struggled ... until the middle of last year. That’s when I discovered lasagna gardening.

The name makes it sound like you’re planting and harvesting a pasta dish, but if one

See LASAGNA, Page 5

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