wildmanyeah
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No that’s perfectly normal, can throw a bit of mulch on top of you have not already done so
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Sea Chaser
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Been planning on doing so but havnt yet . Any particular mulch you would recommend ?
WHO DAT
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We use Maple leaves, mulched and bag with the lawn mower.
Sea Chaser
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No shortage of cherry tree leaves here . Just cut the grass today so I can mow up some leaves next wind storm or when ever they drop againWe use Maple leaves, mulched and bag with the lawn mower.
wildmanyeah
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Yeah I use grass clippings and leaves
Rain City
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I'm planting a 4x8 bed this year. Waiting until tomorrow to avoid tonight's frost. What other types of mulch work? My wife is worried that the leaves will somehow promote mold or rot or something terrible. I think she just doesn't believe that anything free can possibly do any good. I just spent another $75!! On a yard of soil from Garden Works. FFS
Soil is made of organic matter. End of story.
Soil you purchase is usually just a bunch of dirt, sand, maybe organic matter, and anything else they have around sifted to look nice and fluffy.
Just mulched a 1000 garlic and a few hundred asparagus plants with grass clippings and leaves. Been doing it for years, no issues. I'll take any leaves any time, it's the best mulch you can get.
Soil you purchase is usually just a bunch of dirt, sand, maybe organic matter, and anything else they have around sifted to look nice and fluffy.
Just mulched a 1000 garlic and a few hundred asparagus plants with grass clippings and leaves. Been doing it for years, no issues. I'll take any leaves any time, it's the best mulch you can get.
Rain City
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Thank you
Alex_c
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Straw or hay makes good mulch too, but leaves are free. Check out MyGardenBag on Grandview by the Italian Cultural Centre for soil. They have a great organic veggie mix, and a skidsteer scoop is like $35 if you have a truck. Works out to around half a yard. A full yard is something like $65.
Rain City
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I go there often, I live in the area. Closed Sundays, unfortunately. Sounds like not too much less than what I paid.
wildmanyeah
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I’ve seen many people use straw in hopes to avoid grass and weed seeds that might be in your grass clippings.
CIVANO
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If you use straw, you have to remove it before rototilling the next year. it is terrible and is hard to break down. I used it once and regretted it
wildmanyeah
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Rain City
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Oh just two to three years and I'm ready to rock! Lol
Doug
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Planted my garlic last week.
Today covered the garlic with leaves and then with an old potato sack so the leaves will not blow away.
I will remove the potato sack and leaves in late Feb, early March.
Today covered the garlic with leaves and then with an old potato sack so the leaves will not blow away.
I will remove the potato sack and leaves in late Feb, early March.
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wildmanyeah
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I cut up the leaves with the lawn mower, put about 2 inch layer on and by june when i'm ready to harvest the garlic there's zero trace of the leaves. in the spring i fertilized every two weeks with a liquid fertilizer. When i planted i put bone meal or all purpose on top.
Rain City
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Here they come! Yeah I know it's early. They'll stay under the lights until spring. I want them to have a good start.Like these?
Rosetta's Calabrian Pepper
Capsicum annuum This variety came to us in the form of a few dried peppers in a box from Rosetta Costantino in California. She generously shared some of her summer harvest with us after we long searched for the seed. A local chef had been asking about a Calabrian hot pepper he has worked with in...kitchentableseedhouse.ca
Alex_c
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Nice! Honestly, you can't let them start soon enough. You should get a big harvest.
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