Every October, I preach, "Leave the Leaves." Not only will it save you a lot of time and effort raking and bagging, but it will also make the critters you're sharing your yard with very happy.
Great advice - and can even be time saving. I always leave the leaves on until spring when all I do is check that they haven't clumped too much for the plants to get through. The ones on the driveway were layered into the compost to add later.
I'm sorry your efforts were disappointing but we both know that amending the soil takes a few years. I hope you'll see some improvement next year.
Love reading your articles, and I don't even have a patch of ground to call my own! Hey, a girl can dream!
Thanks, Dannye! I've got cardboard and 3 bags of leaves from the recycle center. It's a start. We'll work on this together.
Great advice - and can even be time saving. I always leave the leaves on until spring when all I do is check that they haven't clumped too much for the plants to get through. The ones on the driveway were layered into the compost to add later.
I'm sorry your efforts were disappointing but we both know that amending the soil takes a few years. I hope you'll see some improvement next year.
Thanks, Yvonne!