Comments on: Ah, the Smell of Mulch in the Morning

By: Ottawa Gardener

Ottawa Gardener — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:05:36 +0000

I haven’t braved the city compost yet. I have no idea what it looks like but I know what goes into it. I suppose it depends on how they cook it.

By: Naomi Dagen Bloom

Naomi Dagen Bloom — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:54:48 +0000

periodically i visit here to look at the pictures now that i live in the city minus gardens. today, having just posted about “nature in the city” and kitchen composting, i was amused about the particularity regarding the appearance of various kinds.

when i was making things from compost, its look did change–depending on whether it was from my kitchen or from a compost farm in oaxaca, mexico, but it all was just perfect for me. guess i’m more into form rather than function.

By: M Sinclair Stevens (Texas)

M Sinclair Stevens (Texas) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:21:10 +0000

Austin grinds up Christmas trees and we can pick up the results ourselves. Luckily the pickup site is only a mile from my house; this year I made 10 trips in my Miata which could 3 large leaf and lawn bags full of ground Christmas tree at time. My yard smelled like Christmas throughout January…but I was terrified that a passerby would toss a cigaretted butt into the my yard and set my whole place afire. All January, we were suffering the severist drought conditions with total burnsbans…you weren’t even allowed to weld outside because a spark might set off a wildfire.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:32:58 +0000

I think it’s great that you can even get leafmold from your town. We can get semi-decomposed woodchips (which our county calls compost) from the County landfill, but it’s first-come, first-served, bring your own container and load it yourself. We do have a trailer to bring it home in, but the dump–er, landfill, is on the other side of the county and only open from 7am to 11am. Which is not the most convenient time for my grown sons to go get some for me.

By: Kathy Jentz

Kathy Jentz — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:34:42 +0000

I still have a couple yards of Takoma leaf mulch piled by my back fence left from last year – slowly spreading it around the beds over the past few weeks as I clean out the dead foliage and old leaves.

BTW you are right – this last batch seems ‘trashier’ than usual – lots of shredded plastic bags and such. But I do find some cool stuff – mostly kids plastic toys and pennies. I’m still waiting for that diamond bracelet or other item of real value to pop up .

By: Takoma Gardener

Takoma Gardener — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Sandy, that’s even more cubic yards than I remember and reading it makes me feel mulch better! Susan