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Sunday, November 19, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Well, I must have hauled close to 1000lbs of wet maple leaves to the back yard today--I was exhausted. I saw my neighbor was getting frustrated at what to do with all his leaves(he has 7-10 massive maples on his 1/2 acre lot), so I walked over and told him I'd take all his leaves--he thought I was crazy at first--but I was out fixing my front door and I was watching him! I'd been waiting for my chance to get his leaves and hoped I'd catch him cleaning up. He had a small ride-along mower with a trailer, so he was able to haul all of it up to my driveway. I already got tons of leaves from a gardener friend of mine--but I guess you can never have enough. Now that I have introduced myself to him I should have no trouble getting his leaves again next year. I had so many maple leaves I filled my huge compost bins completely and mulched some flower beds--there were just too many and I already have about 6 inches on the pumpkin patch and the regular garden too. I am pretty surprised at how fast maple leaves rot down though and I should be able to add the rest. With all the OM I'll be adding to the patch with these leaves I won't need much else. I still have about a yard or two of pure grass compost waiting to be mixed in around my pumpkin mound. I think I am slowly getting my soil to where it wants to be! i might add a pick up load of horse manure, and that'll be about it for next year.
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