I was talking to a good friend of mine and telling her my woes about not having enough brown material for my compost lasagna and she tells me she has tons of decaying leaves behind her house - her and her neighbor both rake up their leaves and toss them back in the woods in a big pile!!! OMG I almost shrieked with joy - so today I went over to her house to gather up a couple bags of nutrient rich decaying leaves... what a find! I'm going back to get more when I finish putting the card board down in my beds...
Here is the current retaining wall that eventually will house some beautiful plants and maybe even some yummy veggies -
Here is the inside before adding the cardboard - we put in some old cinder blocks to take up some space - nice weeds huh?
Here's the beginning of the cardboard to choke out the weeds....
OMGoodness - it just doesn't get any better than this... there is really such a perfect balance of pine needles, rotting leaves, grass clippings... it truly brings a tear to those of us so fascinated with composting :)
4 glorious bags of black gold and plenty more where that came from - I think she's my new best friend!!
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