I don't necessarily have a milestone. For years, I've gathered
150-200
sacks of leaves every fall and use a chipper shredder to grind them
down
and let them sit till late spring, early summer. Good leaf mold. A
year
ago I started a landscaping company and I ran out of storage space
as I
carry inventory of trees, shrubs and perennials. Last December, the
guy
who introduced me to composting 11 years ago and who was a major
player
in what I'm doing today, bought the house next door. He had it moved
off
the lot in March and the empty is a vicorty garden/native plant/pond
site "green" area. I collect leaves and clippings throughout the
year
and give him a good amount. Last Sunday we went out and collected
120
bags and shredded them down to a 10' wide and 4' tall mound. Would
have
gone today but I had a presentation and we had our first rain in 2
months. We'll go another 2 times and that will do for fall. I'm
fortunate that he has some vacant land. Now, if I could just find a
cheap warehouse....

J. Kolenovsky

Romy Beeck wrote:
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I have big bags of whole leaves just laying there to put in my garden n=
ext
spring. Should i had water to them. I'm in wisconsin where it gets cold=
this
winter.Will they rot good enough just laying there can anyone help make=
it
better.Any advice would be great.I put a few small holes in the bags T=
hank
you

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