like you're at a ticker tape parade at Time Square, New York City, on New Year's Eve
After the party of falling paper or #nature's party of falling leaves from trees, they both need to be picked up and discarded, or do they?
The bounty of nutrients provided by trees going dormant, can be a true gift. I'm sure you've heard this one before, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, you should accept something that is offered to you or take advantage of an opportunity. In this case you want to take advantage of what has been relinquishes by trees, their once green foliage.
These two Red Oak trees alone provide us with almost half of the brown material we need for our compost pile. Generally, a ratio of 3-parts browns to 1-part greens works well. For a list of what is considered brown or green, you can take a look here.
https://www.thespruce.com/composting-greens-and-browns-2539485
Collecting the nutrient rich leaves from the two oak trees I mentioned above is made easy with our tractor. Mowing them into smaller pieces helps them to break down quickly. I make windrows with the grated leaves.
Collecting them with the lawn sweeper, seen in this collage, our rakes see little action!
The far pile in this picture will be ready for next spring. The newly collected leaves will have green matter added to it through the year and be ready the following growing season.
Our compost pile has been brewing for over a year now, it is truly Black gold. Everything has broken down except for the corn cobs which will have disappeared by next spring, consumed by the microorganisms.
If you're going to pick them up you may as well use them!
As of November 2nd, cabbage was all that we still had growing in our garden.
Cabbage worms and other pests have not been present for the past month, due to the cold. After peeling back the damaged leaves, the remaining head is perfect. It looks like some coleslaw and boiled cabbage are in the offing.
The garlic bed looks like it has a few garlic bulbs that finally decided to spring into action.
It's great to have been able to harvest so much garlic this past year. Not only do we have enough to consume in excess for the next year, but we also had plenty to plant.
Just a little reminder of days past when our growing season was in full swing.
@farm-mom's sunflower bed was the last plot that needed to be prepped for next year. With time seeming to pass at a quicker rate than normal, spring will be here before we know it.
Talking about how quickly time passes, I turned 70 years young today November 6th, which is almost impossible for me to comprehend.
that comes by way of TREES and all that is Green.
Yay! 🤗
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You turned 70? Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations, young man! I had no idea you were closing in on seven decades - no wonder you have so much wisdom and silliness to share! I was chatting to my uncle at the beach this morning - he said he's not seven yet, he's sixty plus eleven. Smarty pants.
Now this is what I mean about a #gardenjournal post at this time of the year - we should share the garden at this phase as mjuch as any other!
I was annoyed at a meme this morning about how stupid it is that people rake up fall leaves when they fall again next year. The guy clearly wasn't a gardener!
Thanks for the Bday wishes; I like the way your uncle keeps track of his age now that he's 70 plus. I wonder if this guy who doesn't rake his leaves because they are just going to fall again, also doesn't wash his cloths because they are just going to get soiled again.
Let's hope not.
Happy 7.....th birthday @thebigsweed, I'll be there in May🙈
I'm sure you're being spoiled rotten by @farm-mom and all the family, have a blast🎉🎂
Hope you're on the mend my friend 🙏
Thank you for the birthday well wishes. I know that 70 is just a number, but it sure does make you take a look at things a little differently.
I'm mending a little more every day and without the unconditional love and care that @farm-mom sends my way everyday I'm not sure where I would be.
Your garden is always SOOOO inspiring.... 😍
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Happy Birthday! I was cleaning out flowerbeds and I have daffodils, snowdrops, and other bulbs up! Plants have been mighty confused this year.
Thanks for the Bday wishes. I think that after this year I will stop counting, it's getting a little scary.
LOL!
You are an amazing young man, that was a terrific post. Love the cover photo, I saw how many shots you had to take to catch that leaf in flight, great photography my friend, you have the patience of a saint.
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A belated Happy Birthday, @thebigsweed. 🥳 I’m a November 1 st baby and my age is getting scary. 😆 So many friends and family have passed…guess we should be grateful we are still walking the earth and make the best of every day.
P.s. great shots of the single leaf, cabbage and getting the garden prepped.
Thanks for the Bday wishes and happy belated Birthday to you also. I hear you with many friends passing, some of who are many years younger than me. As soon as my feet hit the floor I'm thankful for another day whatever it may bring.
The garden was not prepped a second too soon as we've got snow and cold temps for the past week.