Leaves

My neighbour's property is a leaf magnet. Although the surrounding houses have some leaves this time of the year, their house would be knee deep in leaves were they not diligent in raking and bagging them.

Fortunately leaves are great mulch: helping soil retain moisture, preventing erosion, suffocating weeds and minimizing soil compaction where we walk. If we incorporate leaves in beds, particularly shredded leaves, that helps to enrich the soil. Last year we added 100 bags of leaves into the paths and beds.

This morning, I took my neighbour's first seven bags of the year to Riel House and distributed them along the central path in the Produce Garden. Last year's mulch had disintegrated over the summer.

First seven bags - October 2015

About 2/3 of the central path covered - 2015