Bags of leaves north of 466

[jebartle]

We use leaves as ground cover and if you have gathered leaves, we would love to have them. Please send private message. Thank you.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Hmmmm bags of leaves for ground cover , I’m glad I’m not your neighbor

[jebartle]

Hmmmm bags of leaves for ground cover , I’m glad I’m not your neighbor

Hmmmm! I'm really a nice person, giggle.

[Topspinmo]

Actually leaves makes good compost when mixed in. But, it takes while to break down.

[mrfixit]

We use leaves as ground cover and if you have gathered leaves, we would love to have them. Please send private message. Thank you.

Thanks for the Memories...
Used to do same thing years and years ago.....

PLUS the City would PAY US to let them deposit leaves
on parts of the areas where we grew Veggies.
Had the best black topsoil using those leaves.

AND...YES you would be a GREAT neighbor.

[Stu from NYC]

Hmm wait till the two old ladies come by and report you to your ARC.

[jebartle]

Thanks for the Memories...
Used to do same thing years and years ago.....

PLUS the City would PAY US to let them deposit leaves
on parts of the areas where we grew Veggies.
Had the best black topsoil using those leaves.

AND...YES you would be a GREAT neighbor.

Thanks

[Girlcopper]

Hmmmm bags of leaves for ground cover , I’m glad I’m not your neighbor
Me too! ;-)

[airdale2]

Actually leaves makes good compost when mixed in. But, it takes while to break down.
will draw bugs like U would not believe !!

[La lamy]

Tempted to bring a few leaves over just so I can see what it looks like! Never heard of this system for a lawn.

[Two Bills]

Tempted to bring a few leaves over just so I can see what it looks like! Never heard of this system for a lawn.

Definitely not for lawns!
For flower/veg beds.
We store them in large compost bags to break down, then use them as mulch in the spring.
Fill the bottom of pole been trenches with them to hold moisture.
Wonderful stuff!

[merrymini]

Leaves are a terrific mulch. The forests of this continent were beautiful because of the natural cycle of leaf mulch. I let leaves lie where they fall under shrubs and use compost. Great stuff. Too few people like you utilize these natural methods. Kudos.

[airstreamingypsy]

The best part is, on a windy day you share all your leaves with your neighbors.

[DAVES]

We use leaves as ground cover and if you have gathered leaves, we would love to have them. Please send private message. Thank you.

The Villages is far removed from the real world. In day of old in the real world, I used to use my rotary mower. I kept a really old one with a side discharge for this purpose.
Neighbors would spend hours raking leaves and bagging them. I would never pick up my leaves I would use my rotary mower to chop them up and blow them into the beds.
A few hand fulls of high nitrogen fertilizer mixed in and in the spring I had no or little work compost. Here many think sandy clay is normal and or good.

[DAVES]

will draw bugs like U would not believe !!

Not if done right. Proper composting gets hot. It gets hot enough to kill both disease, weed seeds and insects.

[Stu from NYC]

Not if done right. Proper composting gets hot. It gets hot enough to kill both disease, weed seeds and insects.

The problem to me would be the wind. Would really not want to be gifted our neighbors leaves.

[jimjamuser]

The Villages is far removed from the real world. In day of old in the real world, I used to use my rotary mower. I kept a really old one with a side discharge for this purpose.
Neighbors would spend hours raking leaves and bagging them. I would never pick up my leaves I would use my rotary mower to chop them up and blow them into the beds.
A few hand fulls of high nitrogen fertilizer mixed in and in the spring I had no or little work compost. Here many think sandy clay is normal and or good.
I believe that any excess nitrogen fertilizer will run off and end up in local lakes - where it causes that green underwater bloom of seaweed-like green vegetation - which in turn adversely affects the fish life. Some shallow Villages lakes have dried out during severe periods of drought - which produces a swamp gas as the dead vegetation deteriorates - said gas is somewhat toxic to residents living on the lake. I am NOT an expert biologist - just an average person stating an opinion.

Better to use manure and natural fertilizer.