RE: RE: sod< leaves, now birds

we get lots of cardinals around here, too, at this time of year. our state bird is the brush jay; very pretty. but we have no shortage of mocking birds, either. they are really great during mating season with their acrobatics and song repertoire.

went to an oyster bar for dinner the other evening. we were sitting by a window the overlooks the myakka river and the outside of the glass was a white heron overlooking our dinner. it sat there and watched us the whole time.

At 09:46 AM 12/28/02 -0600, you wrote:
You can plant a lasagna bed the same day you build it. Wish y'all could see my cardinal convention right outside this window!! :-)

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:08:33 -0800

>Gotcha- I have done similar too. Sometimes, though I need a bed available
>faster ( like to plant a ton of bulbs in before winter really sets in). By
>the way, how do you keep your leaves from blowing away?
>
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Kitty Morrissy
>Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:38 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] RE: Theresa, found the perfect thing for you.....
>
>
>No, no.
>I outline a new bed, then shred leaves and pile them about a foot high on
>top of the grass. Over the winter this kills the grass and the leaves
>decompose down to only a few inches over the dead grass. In late spring I
>just turn everything over so that the leaf mold and dead grass get mixed
>into the soil providing humus, thus improving the clay soil. This way I
>use the leaves, there's no sod to remove(meaning less back-braking labor),
>and the bed is greatly improved.
>
>Kitty
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
>>
>> Let me get this straight- you put sod into your shredder? If this is
>> correct- what a great idea!
>>
>> Is yours gas powered?
>>
>> Theresa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Behalf Of Kitty Morrissy
>>
>> Most years I steal my neighbor's leaves and shred them for leaf
>> mold or to kill grass for a new bed. (no need to send sod to the dump)
>> Come spring I just turn it over adding humus to the new bed.
>
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