Landscaping /
Organic gardening
Convert your
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Pascal Tremblay (The Clever Gardener) is a Webmaster and
certified contributor to the website Gardening
Homesteading USA-UK-Canada. He shares with us, among
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In this video, Pascal Tremblay, a horticulturist and DIY
enthusiast, demonstrates how to create a garden bed
using sheet mulching, without removing the grass. Learn
how to source ramial chipped wood (RCW) and cardboard
for free. Follow the sheet mulching method: lay
cardboard directly over the lawn, then cover it with
wood chips, RCW, or mulch to build healthy, living soil.
Includes tips for keeping the cardboard in place and
accelerating its decomposition. |
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If you have a lawn and want to create a garden bed, did
you know you can do it without removing the grass?
By layering cardboard over the lawn, the grass
underneath will break down naturally and act as green
manure, enriching the soil as it decomposes.
Start by selecting the perfect spot for your bed, taking
into account the amount of sunlight the area receives
and the types of plants you want to grow. |
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Cardboards - Add a Weed Barrier |
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Step-by-step instructions: |
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- Choosing the location for the garden bed.
- Outlining the edges of the cardboard bed.
- Materials needed to build the sheet-mulched bed.
- Materials – Recycled cardboard as a grass
killer.
- Materials – What is ramial chipped wood (RCW)?
- RCW – How to make your own ramial chipped wood.
- RCW – Collecting pruning residues.
- Layering cardboard over the bed area.
- Watering the cardboard to keep it in place.
- Spreading ramial chipped wood over the
cardboard.
- Installing the bed borders.
- Planting in a cardboard garden bed.
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Add compost and mulch on top of the cardboard |
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Detailed DIY instructions to read related to
this video (links) : |
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How to Sheet Mulch a garden bed: A Step-by-Step Guide |
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Detailed instructions - Sheet mulching process |
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Contributor of Gardening
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Pascal Tremblay - Horticulturist-handyman has been a
certified contributor for Gardening Homesteading USA
Canada UK since 2004 demonstrating his expertise and
commitment to the community. |
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shares how he transformed the front of
his home with a beautiful, no-grass
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traditionally covered in turf, demanding
hours of mowing and upkeep. A fresh,
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around. More and more homeowners are
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vibrant vegetable patches. And with good
reason: these urban gardens not only
offer a touch of beauty and charm, but
they also promote self-sufficiency with
homegrown fruits and veggies, all while
staying kind to the planet. |
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Installation of the ramp’s support base,
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the garden shed, and decking of the ramp
for the storage shed. |
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