Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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EvilPixie 16 Nov 11:45am, 16 Nov 2024 59,325 posts	0 EvilPixie Off to look into this more!
Gooner 16 Nov 11:46am, 16 Nov 2024 22,801 posts	0 Gooner You can use them next year assuming they've started rotting. One plot holder mows his to chop them up and just puts them straight in the soil when he turns over before winter. Apparently it helps keep it less compacted.
EvilPixie 16 Nov 11:49am, 16 Nov 2024 59,326 posts	0 EvilPixie Hmmmm So I could go get a load of leaves Stick them in the lawn Mow it and empty into a bag to leave? I do have space I could leave in a pile but it’s not onto bare ground is that ok?
EvilPixie 16 Nov 11:53am, 16 Nov 2024 59,327 posts	0 EvilPixie Ohhh I have several broken council recycling boxes so holes in base that I’ve not returned Could I fill those?
Gooner 16 Nov 11:58am, 16 Nov 2024 22,803 posts	0 Gooner Yes to both 😂
Eynsham Red 16 Nov 11:58am, 16 Nov 2024 11,557 posts	0 Eynsham Red I don’t have many trees in my garden and none in the front of the house, but we accumulate a lot (sometimes several inches deep) of leaves which blow in from the surrounding area. I have a leaf sucker/blower that I collect leaves with. It also chops the leaves, so enables a quicker break down when bagged up. Monty Don puts leaves on his lawn and then shreds them with a mower before bagging them.
EvilPixie 16 Nov 11:59am, 16 Nov 2024 59,329 posts	0 EvilPixie The path I took on my walk today had loads which is what had me thinking! Sounds like a plan forming thank you
Velociraptor 16 Nov 12:09pm, 16 Nov 2024 72,012 posts	0 Velociraptor I just let the fallen leaves lie in my garden and the worms seem to manage to deal with them. Every year I plan and fail to go up the road with some bags and a shovel and get the leaves for making leaf mould before the council hoover comes along for them.
Rosehip 16 Nov 3:15pm, 16 Nov 2024 33,728 posts	0 Rosehip I made leaf mold from grass clippings and chopped up leaves stored in old (cotton ex grandma's) pillow cases. That worked quite well. these days the grass/leaves mowing mix just goes in the dalek
Curly45 16 Nov 5:09pm, 16 Nov 2024 4,833 posts	0 Curly45 We have loads of trees so lots of leaves. I usually sweep them off the tiny lawn and into the beds. The birds and animals love the leaf litter for holding little bugs to eat over winter. We do bag some and then dry them for brown matter for the compost heap, seems to break down over winter and spring very well.