I have to admit that I love fall leaves all over my yard. They provide such a beautiful carpet of color. I also enjoy hearing the crunching of feet walking through them. Sadly though the colors fade and it is time to rake them up for the year. That has been our project of the week here. We do not send any of our leaves to the landfill or even to the local lawn waste recycling place. They are much to valuable of a resource for that. Here are the ways we use all of the leaves. We have a large amount because we live on a lot with several mature trees. Here is a list of some of the ways we use our leaves.
1) Put in the compost pile to create compost for next year.
2) Put around cold sensitive plants to insulate their roots for the year.
3) Rake them into newly planned flower beds or garden space. It kills off all the grass and weeds. We then rototill them into the new area in the spring.
4) We put them on the garden and let the chickens scratch them into the garden. It has the added benefit of providing playtime for the chickens.
5) Once the big piles of leaves are gone, we mow over the rest of them to mulch them and help fertilize the grass for next year.
Leaves take up a large portion in landfills. See what creative ways you can use your leaves this year.
1) Put in the compost pile to create compost for next year.
2) Put around cold sensitive plants to insulate their roots for the year.
3) Rake them into newly planned flower beds or garden space. It kills off all the grass and weeds. We then rototill them into the new area in the spring.
4) We put them on the garden and let the chickens scratch them into the garden. It has the added benefit of providing playtime for the chickens.
5) Once the big piles of leaves are gone, we mow over the rest of them to mulch them and help fertilize the grass for next year.
Leaves take up a large portion in landfills. See what creative ways you can use your leaves this year.
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