November Leaves

 

As I write this blog, it's a chilly, sunny and slightly breezy day here in Denver.

November days are often a carbon copy of today, which means there's not much planting or sun bathing going on outside.

No matter how often I rake leaves through the month of November, the next day or the next day another batch flies in to our yard from surrounding neighbor trees.

My Aunt Martha used to tell me that every raked leaf is one less to pick up.

Plus, every leaf is an opportunity to mow and mulch for spreading around the garden, topping off the raised beds, tossing into the compost bin or mowing into the lawn.

I'm still doing all four and hope to have it finished in the next week when the focus turns to making pies and getting ready for Thanksgiving.

Mowing leaves into the lawn adds valuable organic materials for the soil

Topping off the raised beds with leaves keeps the soil protected through the winter, worms are happy too!