Time To Start A Compost Pile
Cleaning up in the Fall - This is a very important chore in the South. After a killing frost, there will be much debris to remove. For all the bulbous and tuberous plants, it is important that the tops be cut off as soon as possible. Frost causes a chemical change in the cell sap that is toxic to the tubers or bulbs if it reaches them.
The leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs fall this month, except for a few persistent ones. Frost causes formation of the abscission layer - that is, the structure that seals off the flow of food to the leaf. This causes the leaf to drop. A wise gardener will always save the leaves for composting. Leaves should not be allowed to remain in the garden area as they do not make a satisfactory mulch in most cases. They have a tendency to pack and exclude the passage of air.
Do not burn the garden debris unless there is evidence of disease that might be carried over to next year in a compost pile. A good fall clean-up removes many insect breeding places, and results in the accumulation of much valuable compost material.
Fall is a good time to begin a compost pile. The Compost pile is becoming more and more valuable as the only source of humus for our gardens in metropolitan areas and for those areas with ficus plant losing leaves. Why worry with all the problems relative to disposing of the leaves and garden litter? Most towns and cities prohibit the burning of leaves.
A simple compost pile consists of just raking the leaves into a corner and covering with dirt. By spring, the leaves will have decomposed into a light, crumbly mixture that is a perfect source of organic matter. There are leaf mulching attachments for lawn mowers, or separate units that will grind the leaves to a powder and replace it on the lawn.
These leaf mulchers are a good investment and do a perfect job of making a leaf mulch on the lawn. You can use these to mulch the leaves for use in other areas by working the machine carefully over a paved area. The leaves are reduced to a fine meal-like quality that decomposes rapidly.
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