Re: leaves and winterizing
>Leaves also are generally fine, although the leaves of some wood perennials
>can aid in the spread of fungal diseases. I have been using deciduous tree
>leaves all of my life for mulch and have never encountered a problem other
>than some of the larger leaves, such as maples can form suffocating mats if
>not broken up before the snow and ice arrive.
You don't use English or American walnut leaves though, do you? I don't.
>
>I only use wood chips to mulch as a surface weed barrier in the summer. If
>turned into the soil, they tend to tie up nitrogen as they decompose. If
>you live in the city, check with your forrestry department. They often
>offer them for free.
>
>Don Martinson
>Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>d*@post.its.mcw.edu
>
>"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
>Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
>
Margaret
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