Comments on: Chopping leaves beats raking them up http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/ Thoughts, ideas and inspiration from a country gardener Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TC http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 TC Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:13:17 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1290 Been choppin (mowin over) my leaves forever. Just leave em lay is the way to a simple solution that does away with raking. Been choppin (mowin over) my leaves forever. Just leave em lay is the way to a simple solution that does away with raking.

]]> By: JWLW http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 JWLW Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:41 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1287 Liza and John’s Garden has chosen you for the BEST BLOG AWARD. Go to our blog and check this out: http://www.jwlwgardens.com/?p=2202 Liza and John’s Garden has chosen you for the BEST BLOG AWARD.
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]]> By: Eve http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Eve Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:01:26 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1278 This is good info Yvonne. My lawn is completely covered in leaves! We got a leaf blower to tidy up some areas but my husband has already mowed some of the leaves into the lawn. I have never seen so many leaves in my life!!! I've been busy and think I'm all caught up on you blog. Missed you! Stop by and see some of the pictures from my yard! This is good info Yvonne. My lawn is completely covered in leaves! We got a leaf blower to tidy up some areas but my husband has already mowed some of the leaves into the lawn. I have never seen so many leaves in my life!!!
I’ve been busy and think I’m all caught up on you blog. Missed you! Stop by and see some of the pictures from my yard!

]]> By: Shauna http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Shauna Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:33 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1273 This is good news. What about de-thatching the lawn in the spring each year? Do they suggest not doing that, too? Here in Texas we also have to worry about the Live Oaks which drop a ton of small leaves every Spring. In the summer season when I weed or pull things away from where they should not be growing I recycle the waste right back into the garden as undecomposed compost. It helps retain moisture in the soil and will eventually break down. I don't care about the non-pristine look of the variety of drying weeds for mulches, since variety is the spice of life! It continues to help hold moisture in the ground and doesn't blow away. In Texas, we need all the moisture holding help we can get. This is good news. What about de-thatching the lawn in the spring each year? Do they suggest not doing that, too? Here in Texas we also have to worry about the Live Oaks which drop a ton of small leaves every Spring.

In the summer season when I weed or pull things away from where they should not be growing I recycle the waste right back into the garden as undecomposed compost. It helps retain moisture in the soil and will eventually break down. I don’t care about the non-pristine look of the variety of drying weeds for mulches, since variety is the spice of life! It continues to help hold moisture in the ground and doesn’t blow away. In Texas, we need all the moisture holding help we can get.

]]> By: Yvonne Cunnington http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Yvonne Cunnington Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:58:24 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1272 Welcome back, Irena. Nice to hear from you. Like you, I love the idea of using the leaves so they will return nutrients to the lawn and garden rather than having them get trucked away. We actually used to go into town (back when we had two pickup trucks) and we would gather other people's bags of leaves to compost here. That was at the beginning when we needed leaf mould for a couple of garden projects. Now that we've planted so many trees, we have enough leaves of our own. Welcome back, Irena. Nice to hear from you. Like you, I love the idea of using the leaves so they will return nutrients to the lawn and garden rather than having them get trucked away.

We actually used to go into town (back when we had two pickup trucks) and we would gather other people’s bags of leaves to compost here. That was at the beginning when we needed leaf mould for a couple of garden projects. Now that we’ve planted so many trees, we have enough leaves of our own.

]]> By: irena http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/chopping-leaves-beats-raking-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 irena Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:53:36 +0000 http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1176#comment-1271 just a few weeks ago I shredded a huge pile of leaves with an electric mower. I used the bits to mulch the garden. I'm so glad to hear the leaves also help the lawn (my lawn can really use the help.) I also happen to think the shredded leaves look a lot better than whole leaves that tend to become a big, wet soggy mess. And to think i used to ship my leaves off to the city compost piles. irena just a few weeks ago I shredded a huge pile of leaves with an electric mower. I used the bits to mulch the garden. I’m so glad to hear the leaves also help the lawn (my lawn can really use the help.) I also happen to think the shredded leaves look a lot better than whole leaves that tend to become a big, wet soggy mess. And to think i used to ship my leaves off to the city compost piles.
irena

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