Mulching

The 2 barrels of leaves that have been sitting in the shed since last fall have been spread on the paths and around all of the tomatoes.  An interesting thing I found as I was emptying the first barrel was that the leaves smelled like corn silage.  Now the leaves were wet when they were put in the barrel and packed pretty tight. I find it interesting that they fermented the way they did.  I also finished mulching the peas.  The idea is that the leaves will smother the weeds and retain moisture and then at the end of the year they can be turned into the soil  or if they haven’t fully broken down, added to the compost heap.