Another fall tradition - not as greatly appreciated as the fresh produce of the Farmer's Market is the annual raking of the leaves. This fall the leaves came down almost all at once and in two weekends I had my lawn cleared. It was quite amazing actually as I sat in my living room and watched the leaves fall like snow. I wasn't so thrilled when I realized that they were ankle deep on my lawn!It took a few hours until my lawn was cleared.
I now only had to wait for the last of the leaves to fall....
I have the largest trees on the block - my lawn gets the majority of leaves!
However, I do like the shade they provide during the summer from the heat of the west sun and in the winter the absence of leaves allows for a sunny living room in the late afternoon.
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Environmentally these leaves pay big dividends. We gratefully haul the many bags Donna has collected to the lake where we use them both as mulch and in soil enhancement for our raised garlic beds. So next year Donna will be eating elements of those leaves in her garlic.
The soil nematodes love you Donna. So do Pam and Garth.
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