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Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by fatbaldguy, Nov 27, 2011.

  1. fatbaldguy

    fatbaldguy In Flower

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    One of my customers is a landscaper. A couple of weeks ago, I saw him fussing with a leaf vacuum. I took a look, and helped him fix the problem he had with it. I also asked what he did with the leaves he picked up. Seeing as he dumped them in a pasture, I suggested he dump a load next to my driveway. I now have nearly 3 cubic yards of chopped leaves to spread. I'll have soil fit to grow potato's soon!!
     
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    fatbaldguy, Lucky fella, you are.

    Barb in Pa.
     
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    Imagine a landscaper just dumping all those wonderful chopped up leaves. :eek: I'm glad you had the ingenuity to tell him to dump some for you to use. Three cubic yards should cover a fair bit of ground. :smt041 :smt041. Happy spreading!!
     
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    To those who do good, comes good. Your leaves are well-earned, and your potatoes will be so darned happy!
     
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    That is an awesome score. Congratulations. Perfect for potatoes!!!!
     
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    What a coup FBG!!
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Fantastic!
     
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    That was clever thinking FBG. A win/win situation :stew1:
     
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    Congrats! Now we expect a bumper crop of spuds from you.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Good move. That stuff is so good for your soil.
    Good luck with your spuds.
     
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    Tooty2shoes Hardy Maple

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    FBG I can just here the worms in your soil enjoying all that great leaf litter. Next year you should have some really nice soil filled with worm poop. ;)
     
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