Dry leaves and pine needles. “Who’da thunk it?”
We certainly have enough of both of them.
When I wrote my leaf raking post a few weeks back, I didn’t expect to find out my pine needles and dry leaves were such sought after items.
Two friends asked to be included in the distribution. One, we could easily handle. The other, we may be able to work into the rotation.
Currently, we put some yard waste on our own pile of composting material, but we haven’t gotten serious about it. We have two Rake and Take partners. One permanent, the other a fill in when our first partner isn’t around.
A good friend wants dry leaves for their chicken coop enclosure. The chickens love to scratch and peck at what they can find in that treasure trove of leaves. They also have blueberry bushes. One of the types of plants that loves pine needles as mulch.
We use some of our pine needles for our azaleas and rhododendron. The Master Gardeners that take our pine needles use them for the same acid loving plants. Azaleas, berry bushes, do well with that covering of needles.
Another friend just started composting, and doesn’t have adequate “brown” material, so is also interested in leaves. We hope to have enough around later to help them out.
What does all this mean? It means with just a little effort, you too can provide material to help a friend or neighbor.
Don’t put your yard waste in a trash bag and let it go to “waste”. Lots of people out there would be happy to take it from you.
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