Re: [gardeners] Xmas Gifts
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 28 Dec 1997 13:47:25 -0500
At 07:03 AM 28-12-97 -0700, you wrote:
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>One thing I got was two truckloads of shredded leaves, courtesy of the
>professional lawn tenders who work in our neighborhood. Since I have
>drive-in access to my garden, I let them dump grass clippings there most of
>the summer, thereby saving them at least an hour of driving to the
>landfill. I let the clippings rest for at least two weeks, then spread
>them as mulch in my garden. The owner of the maintenance company is still
>mystified at the disappearance of tons and tons of organic matter over the
>years he's had crews bring me grass. Early in the Fall, we spread all of
>the contents of my compost containers over the garden and tilled everything
>in, so I had some empty spaces. Just haven't had the gumption to move the
>leaves into any of the containers, and layer them with stuff. I don't
>think I have any green stuff. I have only horse pucky and leaves. Hmmm.
>Am I gearing up to make a big gardening mistake? Margaret
>
No, it'll still rot. I'd take all the organic matter I could get for free.
Lucinda