[Neighbors] about using leaves for mulch

[kingkb]

Hi neighbors!

I had several responses when I asked for help collecting leaves this 
past fall.

Some were educational ~ like leaving the leaves to help the butterflies. 
There are mounds of leaves, as there have been for years, just maybe 
bigger, under many shrubs. Good to know they serve a purpose :)

I bought a mulcher, thinking that I could grind up leaves to put around 
my trees on the bare spots in the buffalo grass ~ to help keep the 
ground warm. I returned that when I learned it would be one handful at a 
time (I have 14 deciduous trees). Then I thought it would be good to get 
a blower that also sucks the leaves up and mulches them.

THEN I got this informative email/admittedly advertisement from 
VegoGarden about using leaves around trees. I'm thinking that those just 
left in place are fine, because they may not compact. But grinding up 
large piles of leaves and distributing them around trees can have a 
negative impact!

Here's the link for anyone interested ~ it also has much more info about 
types of mulch and how to properly use each. (The info on trees is a 
ways down):

https://vegogarden.com/blogs/academy/exploring-the-benefits-of-mulch-protect-your-garden-this-winter

Wishing us all the best in our efforts to care for our homes and yards,

Karen
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