Weather this week has been helpful to gardening (not much else). At least, for the future, that is.
Been raining on and off. Not flooding, which tends to be more normal here if it does rain. Had a chance for it to soak in really deep. After all the tilling, that should help things compost in the ground with time. Hoping for a fairly wet winter, though I am probably not joined in that sentiment by many people. Should be, as water reserves here are extremely low.
Rain is helping the leaves compost a bit. I still need to rake much of the leaves into the compost bin. Had left them out with thoughts of piling them up for my daughter, who loves to play in the piles of leaves. Doesn't look like such a great idea now. Went from no leaves falling to all of them falling, immediately followed by rain, wind and cold. Feel bad because that's her favorite part of autumn.
The wind also interfered with my collection of leaves. Blew much of them away from good collection sites. Bummer.
Still, have a few hundred pounds which will make decent compost. Those which are not collected in the bin run the chance of drying out before I can get them into the bin. If it remains dry enough for a couple of days, may still be able to salvage the situation and still let daughter play int the leaves. Though I need to return the neighbor's blower soon.
Wait and see what the week brings.
Been raining on and off. Not flooding, which tends to be more normal here if it does rain. Had a chance for it to soak in really deep. After all the tilling, that should help things compost in the ground with time. Hoping for a fairly wet winter, though I am probably not joined in that sentiment by many people. Should be, as water reserves here are extremely low.
Rain is helping the leaves compost a bit. I still need to rake much of the leaves into the compost bin. Had left them out with thoughts of piling them up for my daughter, who loves to play in the piles of leaves. Doesn't look like such a great idea now. Went from no leaves falling to all of them falling, immediately followed by rain, wind and cold. Feel bad because that's her favorite part of autumn.
The wind also interfered with my collection of leaves. Blew much of them away from good collection sites. Bummer.
Still, have a few hundred pounds which will make decent compost. Those which are not collected in the bin run the chance of drying out before I can get them into the bin. If it remains dry enough for a couple of days, may still be able to salvage the situation and still let daughter play int the leaves. Though I need to return the neighbor's blower soon.
Wait and see what the week brings.
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