Well, the title isn't exactly true. For months
now, Waite has been teaching me about the
complexities of mulching. To bring you
up to date, we should begin at the very
beginning.....
A long time ago the garden area was a
pasture for Holsteins. When Waite
purchased the land in 2002 he fenced
in some pigs to help clear the land.
You can see part of the fence in the picture
on the left. Then he bought a small used
Massey-Ferguson tractor with a tiller
and started putting in cover crops
now, Waite has been teaching me about the
complexities of mulching. To bring you
up to date, we should begin at the very
beginning.....
A long time ago the garden area was a
pasture for Holsteins. When Waite
purchased the land in 2002 he fenced
in some pigs to help clear the land.
You can see part of the fence in the picture
on the left. Then he bought a small used
Massey-Ferguson tractor with a tiller
and started putting in cover crops
and tilling them in and adding leaves
to amend the soil. You can see the
newly-emerged winter rye in both
pictures, which were taken in early
November of 2003.
to amend the soil. You can see the
newly-emerged winter rye in both
pictures, which were taken in early
November of 2003.
He started gardening on this land in 2003.
A major part of the overall vision was to use
leaves as mulch and to allow them to sheet
compost. Every Fall he gathers leaves and
stores them in bags or in so-called
"containment areas" and applies them
directly to the ground.
A major part of the overall vision was to use
leaves as mulch and to allow them to sheet
compost. Every Fall he gathers leaves and
stores them in bags or in so-called
"containment areas" and applies them
directly to the ground.
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