snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Dec 15, 2015 16:46:24 GMT -5
Every year now,I say this will be the last time I pick up bagged leaves from town.Well,I just can't stand it.Made 5 trips today,this week and next will be prime picking.  Put sideboards on to hold more  The haul.  Never have to buy garbage bags anymore! snuffy |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 15, 2015 16:50:12 GMT -5
Your garden will love you for it, snuffy!
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 15, 2015 16:54:37 GMT -5
Do you compost them? Or what?
Lynn
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Dec 15, 2015 17:10:09 GMT -5
Do you compost them? Or what? Lynn I fill walkways,border of garden and they rot down over a period of time. Mulch. snuffy |
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Post by mohs on Dec 15, 2015 18:13:34 GMT -5
just can't leave that habit alone huh ?
that's amazing and innovative !
now I'll make like a tree and leave
moslty
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 15, 2015 18:48:09 GMT -5
Great idea!!
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 15, 2015 18:58:39 GMT -5
Glad to see the leaves being "recycled". When it warms up you can also use the leaves to grow some mushrooms such as king stropharia, which are large edible mushrooms.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Dec 16, 2015 1:24:42 GMT -5
A friend who worked in town and lived out a ways used to put an ad in the paper offering to pick up bagged leaves. He fenced off an area of his place every fall and put 3-4 feet of leaves on it. In the spring he worked the area up and planted new pasture grass, had a great pasture for his cows.
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rastageezer
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Post by rastageezer on Dec 16, 2015 3:35:16 GMT -5
You're doing more to "save the planet" than anyone in Paris! Thanks
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 16, 2015 10:23:07 GMT -5
Amazing how small they compost to.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Dec 16, 2015 10:39:10 GMT -5
Amazing how small they compost to. When I first started gardening 42 years ago,I would pull a trailer in the woods and shovel the 2- 3 inch thick leaf mold that accumulated over the years. Then,the damn hogs came in and rooted up every square inch,digging up shallow roots and all,couldn't even get a shovel full without hitting roots.Thats when I started making my own. snuffy |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 16, 2015 11:16:32 GMT -5
Amazing how small they compost to. When I first started gardening 42 years ago,I would pull a trailer in the woods and shovel the 2- 3 inch thick leaf mold that accumulated over the years. Then,the damn hogs came in and rooted up every square inch,digging up shallow roots and all,couldn't even get a shovel full without hitting roots.Thats when I started making my own. snuffy Have watched piles of branches and stumps rot for years. Huge piles left by the timber guys. Piles end up being a few inches tall. The hogs must be getting bugs and grubs. They probably fluff the mold and it dries and blows away. Hogs 100% trouble. |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 16, 2015 11:18:17 GMT -5
Good activity for the ticker snuffy.
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rastageezer
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Post by rastageezer on Dec 16, 2015 16:09:41 GMT -5
You think Yellen composts her leaves?
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rastageezer
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Post by rastageezer on Dec 16, 2015 16:16:37 GMT -5
and I'm done with Yahoo.....that CEO should be fired for her holiday extravaganzas with the shape the company is in. ........shades of Tyco with the Roman parties before they went under
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