tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post848002180797084624..comments2023-11-30T03:20:26.787-05:00Comments on The Gardens at Melissa Majora - a Honeybee Sanctuary: Tucked in...Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-29338974435179932242009-11-23T16:37:22.680-05:002009-11-23T16:37:22.680-05:00Free? Heck, I beg for the stuff! ;-)Free? Heck, I beg for the stuff! ;-)Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-15933852140526026002009-11-23T13:46:35.657-05:002009-11-23T13:46:35.657-05:00Jeph, I'll probably never have to put wood mul...Jeph, I'll probably never have to put wood mulch on these new beds. The grass clippings are still there under the leaves. I'll just keep layering clippings & leaves and grow stuff right in there. When I install a plant I'll add compost and some potting mix to get things going. And ya gotta love the price -- FREE! :-DKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-43540623225678515272009-11-23T08:32:44.599-05:002009-11-23T08:32:44.599-05:00I'm jealous of your leaf sources! Here I'...I'm jealous of your leaf sources! Here I've been bumming 'em off the neighbor, plus a friend who lives over 40 minutes away brought me some big bags full. Oh, and then there was the morning I begged the bagged leaves off another friend shortly before the garbage truck showed up! ;-)<br /><br />There really is something nice about seeing a bed covered in leaves.... I realize it'Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-13560803912017870952009-11-19T09:43:29.233-05:002009-11-19T09:43:29.233-05:00Hello Ha Xuan! Good to hear from you again. How ...Hello Ha Xuan! Good to hear from you again. How odd that your leaves don't break down very fast. Do they actually contact the soil? What happens here is that earthworms eat them over winter and in spring when we get rain the rest deteriorates rapidly. Or maybe your leaves are like our oak leaves which take ages to break down...<br /><br />Anyway, I'll be enjoying my coffee. Come Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-61710012322351655762009-11-19T08:18:24.363-05:002009-11-19T08:18:24.363-05:00Well done, Kris. You can sit back and relax and en...Well done, Kris. You can sit back and relax and enjoy your coffeee over winter now.<br />I wish I had all those leaves, but, strange enough, leaves take ages to decompose in my climate! I left some on one of the beds here last spring and they are still looking good! Maybe because we don't have severe winter to help break them down.Hà Xuânhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757459921320531368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-26129766204538938242009-11-18T07:06:55.053-05:002009-11-18T07:06:55.053-05:00Thanks, gld -- It IS a chore, but rewarding both f...Thanks, gld -- It IS a chore, but rewarding both for accomplishment and for improving the beds. I do the windrow thing around a clump of birch and the spruce tree. The rest I load onto a large tarp and pull them with the tractor to the various beds. 85% of my trees are on the frontside of the property while all the flowerbeds are way in the back... And thanks for visiting! :-DKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-8381631190052290812009-11-18T05:27:33.410-05:002009-11-18T05:27:33.410-05:00Congrats on having it all done! It is a good feeli...Congrats on having it all done! It is a good feeling....I did mine the easy way by mowing and throwing the windrow toward the beds or bushes I wanted mulched. It works pretty well.<br /><br />You have things looking very good.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-213377196975796872009-11-15T11:24:59.781-05:002009-11-15T11:24:59.781-05:00Hi Michelle - yep, leaves are so excellent and sho...Hi Michelle - yep, leaves are so excellent and shouldn't go to waste. Worms love chowing down on them all winter long from underneath. :-DKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-39465067100285854082009-11-15T11:22:38.815-05:002009-11-15T11:22:38.815-05:00Looks excellent! Don't you just love fall lea...Looks excellent! Don't you just love fall leaves. I have used all our too. I am mulching beds and the rest are going into the veggy garden. Piling them up nice and thick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.com