Chip, Shred, Mulch

Mike & worked like beavers on the garden this weekend. "Like beavers" is here defined as "chewing through an enormous quantity of wood." We had a huge stack of leaves, brushy debris & tree branches that were cleared out of the overgrown flowerbeds, blown down by winter storms, etc. Mike planned to haul it all out to the dome site for burning, but then secured the loan of Cliff's chipper/shredder instead. So we chipped. And shredded. And threw it all in the garden for mulch. Then it rained Sunday night & part of Monday. Now we have a nice layer of nitrogen-enhancing wet organic material that will decompose right in the garden. Go compost! Looking forward to some yummy veggies this summer.