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Green Hands a quick guide to learning and teaching sheet mulching gardening. EDTC-6320-81 Fall 2008 Martín Perna. Lesson Objectives. To learn sheet mulching garden technique To learn how to teach this to others to be able to imagine and create your own garden from materials around you. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Green Handsa quick guide to learning and teaching
sheet mulching gardening
EDTC-6320-81
Fall 2008
Martín Perna
Lesson Objectives
•To learn sheet mulching garden technique
•To learn how to teach this to others
•to be able to imagine and create your own garden from materials around you
What is sheet mulching?
•A garden technique that builds growing beds layer by layer
•Layers “or sheets” of organic matter biodegrade, make rich planting medium
•Creates easy-to maintainraised beds
•Especially good for poor soil gardening
•Easy to do for all ages
Why Garden?Enjoy healthier, better tasting foodEnjoy healthier, better tasting food
Save moneySave money
Help address food security issuesHelp address food security issues
Help environment by reducing Help environment by reducing carboncarbon
Build a stronger communityBuild a stronger community
Sheet Mulching Basics
bottom layer: nitrogen activator
existing weeds/grass, manure, kitchen scraps
second layer: weed barrier
cardboard, burlap, or thick newspaper
third layer: organic compost
yard/kitchen finished compost, mulch, leaves
top layer: topsoil
(or wait 6 months for third layer to decompose)
Visual Review
Planning your garden•Step One: trace a picture of your
hand
compost/manure
paper/cardboard
mulch
topsoil*
seed
s /
tran
spla
nts
Planning your garden•Step Two: Write the name of each
layer
Finding Materials•Step 3: Write in sources of material
for layers
compost/manure
paper/cardboard
mulch
topsoil*
seed
s /
tran
spla
nts
yard waste, grass clippings, kitchen scraps, chicken, rabbit, horse, or cow
manure
newspapers, cardboard boxes, office paper
topsoil from garden store, straw, twigs
leaves from yard, grass clippings, compost
from garden store, your own saved seeds or your transplants
Backyard Sheet Mulch Gardens
Five garden sheet mulch garden beds made with with yard and kitchen waste. Borders are concrete and limestone chunks from landfill in backyard.
2008 harvest included tomatoes, zucchini, squash, watermelons, basil, garlic chives, broccoli rabe, swiss chard, and bell peppers.
Created July, 2008 East Austin, Texas
Backyard Sheet Mulch Gardens
Gardens bring peace and serenity.
Learn More• Detailed scientific garden info at
agroforestry.net
• A inspirational how-to video from Australia
• Seeds of Change: find organic seeds and resources
• Growing Power: see gardens transforming urban life
• Learn more about food security
• Garden photos from around the world
BibliographyAshworth, S. (2002) Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing
Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green.
Jeavons, J. (1999)The Sustainable Vegetable Garden. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
Jeavons, J. ( 2006) How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
Linn, C. (2008) Building Commons and Community. Oakland, CA: New Village Press.
Mollison, B. (1997) Introduction to Permaculture. Australia: Tagari Publications.
Good luck!
CreditsDesign and photographs by Martín Perna
Book cover images from Amazon.com
Created using Power Point and Camtasia Studio 6.0
Original music by Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada
