tucking in the garden for winter
This is our fourth fall in this house, and I think we have finally figured out how to best deal with the leaves from the six large maple trees on our property. The first fall, we had just moved in and were completely overwhelmed by them. Our amazing neighbors jumped in and used their two riding mowers to help us out. Since then, Jeff (primarily) and I have been trying to figure out a system to stay on top of the leaves while also making the most of their benefit to the garden. The first couple of years, we treated them as refuse and took them to the grass and leaf pile at the dump. As I’ve been reading more about gardening, though, I learned we were throwing away a valuable resource, especially if the leaves are shredded. Jeff’s dad gave us an old Chipper Vac, so they are even
