True confessions or Inquiring minds want to know

[jbest123]

Originally Posted by lalbers

jbest123, inquiring minds do not want to know about your sex life. this is a gardening forum.

Sorry if you are offended. But I support your right to be offended. I do not think this is the place for hostility either. You can report the post to the moderators or just use your back button. John

[w8in4dave]

Originally Posted by lalbers

jbest123, inquiring minds do not want to know about your sex life. this is a gardening forum.

Your right, I have no idea why he even mentioned it..

[Painted Goat]

Originally Posted by Susie

I just stick anything that looks like compost directly into the garden...if it's ugly I cover it with something prettier.

I can relate!

[blueribbontomatoes]

Originally Posted by w8in4dave

Your right, I have no idea why he even mentioned it..

oh leave him alone. His point is that he ain't what he used to be, and that does have a direct effect on his garden.

My garden plans are always way bigger than I can reasonably hope to accomplish, but somehow it all seems to get done. I look for easier/less labor intensive ways to garden so I can do as much as possible. I also avoid the use of machinery such as shredders, tillers, whatever. Basically I just pull up or chop off at ground level the spent plants, and cover the whole mess with leaves or grass clippings, and cardboard/newspapers/old books if needed. It works. The soil is always covered and the beds are soft and fluffy. The walkways are compacted under landscaping fabric, rock, and carpet. The only weed problems are in the crevices between the beds and walkways, and in some places in the walkways. Large weeds like dandelion and dock do come up anywhere they want, but are easier to either harvest or cover with paper to smother.
My point is that so many gardeners do more labor than is really necessary. I think men like the labor of it.
You are hauling away leaves! That really is kind of funny. I've been going around town picking up bags of leaves (with some help)!

[jbest123]

Thank you blueribbontomatoes. I do not feel good about hauling leaves away. But at least they wll be composted and used by somebody. They will have to pay $ though. John

[GreenZone]

Originally Posted by jbest123

Sorry if you are offended. But I support your right to be offended. I do not think this is the place for hostility either. You can report the post to the moderators or just use your back button. John

The post was reported. I looked it over and find it in slightly questionable taste but not something I feel warrants intervention on my part. The community has reacted; hopefully that is mostly done and we can all move forward.

[blueribbontomatoes]

Even though I have a lot of my own leaves, they are only maple and oak (and they have to be raked up.) Not that I have a problem with those but in using other people's leaves too I get more variety, and more of them. Different leaves would have to supply slightly different nutrients and ph levels. I've found large magnolia leaves, all the other common trees, and I'll use a small amount of evergreen needles. I was a little bit thrilled (yes, really) to open a bag and find it full of gingko leaves!
Using composted leaf litter from a central location would also have that benefit. For the end users that have to pay for this compost, it would certainly be worth it.