Garden Bed Math

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✅ Garden Bed Math

Fall lawn-to-bed checklist

Garden or bed: Date:

  • Bed marked with stakes and string, length and width in feet
  • Grass mowed short
  • Newspaper soaked, 3 to 4 sheets thick, edges overlapped 3 to 4 inches
  • Green and brown layers, 3 inches or less each
  • Top layer brown
  • Gap of 2 to 3 inches left around any plant you're keeping
  • Height and date written down
  • Compost for the spring seed layer worked out

Notes:

Garden Bed Math · gardenbedmath.com/soil/guides/turn-lawn-into-garden-bed-fall/ · Planning guide, not a guarantee.