Comments on: Let fallen leaves lie

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Ecosystem Gardening Best of the Web #12 | Ecosystem Gardening — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:01:45 +0000

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By: Carole

Carole — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:28:54 +0000

Thanks for having me Robin, it’s a pleasure to be here. This is one of those simple things where every one wins: your soil and plants win, you have more free time, and the environment wins. I love win-win!

By: Kirsten@Nexyoo

Kirsten@Nexyoo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:14:36 +0000

Mulching into the grass is a good idea. If you just let leaves lie, that could be a problem depending on the neighborhood– if they blow into your neighbors’ lawns, and they haven’t caught on to leaving leaves.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:54:44 +0000

I just hate to see bagged leaves. This year all of our leaves were mulched into the grass. It needed some gas, but it works! In Kansas it’s too windy for leaves to stay put in flower and shrub beds, unless there is a fence all the way around.

By: robin

robin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:36:54 +0000

Really fabulous, timely advice Carole. Thank you.

The bulk of our leaves are in our composter or piled in my veg garden. There is another covering on our property after all last week’s wind and rain that will end up in the composter or in the garden beds.