All of the wonderful fall leaves are terrific compost material. Winter work in my garden includes hours of collecting compost ingredients, such as fallen leaves, trimmings from Chayote vines, fruit tree prunings, hedge clippings, the neighbors' lawn, and the blackberry vines. At this point, I'm shredding all of this and rototilling it directly into the vegetable boxes. The mix is a combination of dry and green material, so along with the nice occasional rain we've had, the soil is being enriched nicely.
Many seed catalogs have arrived (almost exactly on January 2), so I'm in heaven planning this coming spring's plantings.
Thanks for a great site. I've already learned so much. I'm developing my own compost source and am curious about how long it takes to get usable material after trimmings go in. Any advice?
ReplyDelete