Comments on: Making friends with our Big Leaf Maple

By: Dear Big Leaf Maple | The 10 Year Challenge

Dear Big Leaf Maple | The 10 Year Challenge — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:29:30 +0000

[...] I’ve tried for a number of years to be friends, it’s just not working out. Not to be rude or anything, but you are in the way. You see, I [...]

By: Take that moles & a new project commences | The 10 Year Challenge

Take that moles & a new project commences | The 10 Year Challenge — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:59:29 +0000

[...] We’re continuing with our fall clean up (yes, sadly late I know) and raked a bunch of Big Leaf Maple leaves today. Derek raked most of the leaves and then ran them through our mulcher. We then [...]

By: Grapes, sauce, and my sunny weekend to do list | The 10 Year Challenge

Grapes, sauce, and my sunny weekend to do list | The 10 Year Challenge — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:11:37 +0000

[...] We need to mow, weed whack, and clean out some of our spent beds. Later in the fall, after our Big Leaf Maple has dropped its leaves, I’ll create a leaf mulch from the leaves to use as a nice thick mulch [...]

By: Kre Alkalyn Pro

Kre Alkalyn Pro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:59:46 +0000

I really enyojed this brilliant blog. Please keep them coming. Greets!!!

By: Clothesline season, garden disappointments, and corn « The Zero Fossil Fuel 10 Year Challenge

Sun, 17 May 2009 18:08:34 +0000

[...] of the bins I used to make self-watering containers. These containers are sitting on top of a lasagna planting area that I’m building up over time. When I’m finished growing the corn, I’ll simply [...]

By: Digging in: Fruit trees & asparagus « The Zero Fossil Fuel 10 Year Challenge

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:53:41 +0000

[...] via composting. I also took the large cardboard box, flattened it, and am using it to extend the lasagna garden planting area. These projects were a lot of hard work and I am certainly happy to have them [...]

By: sinfonian2

sinfonian2 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:23:25 +0000

Thanks Sandy, let me know (shoot me an email or FG message) and I’ll work on getting them. If you don’t have any, that’s cool too. They just make great compost. Thanks for thinking of me, yet again!

By: 10yearchallenge

10yearchallenge — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:38:41 +0000

Thanks for all the comments about the tree and leaves. Looks like, weather permitting, this will be the weekend for the big raking and piling for leaf composting. I know I’ll be happy in the spring that I put in this effort now.

Rich, I’ll try to bag up a couple of garbage bags full for you and if it works out you could come pick them up sometime.

Sandy

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:30:23 +0000

Aside from a few years living in a condo we have always been in homes with large trees. Our current home has the most trees in the back we have ever been around. They are certainly a lot of work but are worth it for reducing a/c usage in the summer, for attracting wildlife and of course making everything look nicer.

Good luck finding someone to work for leaves.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:27:57 +0000

Your tree is beautiful! Our lot is populated with Cedar Elm with the occasional Mesquite mixed in. The great thing about these trees, the leaves are small…*: ) I can rake them for use, or just let them lie.