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The compost pile at the moment - quite reduced and ready to be worked into the veggie bed.
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I grow a lawn to feed the compost pile, and feed the lawn with compost. I haven't put the garden debris canister on the curb in over 20 years. Everything in my yard gets chipped, chunked, cut, and composted. Grass is the rocket fuel the really boosts the process. I even scrounge every leaf in the neighborhood in the fall. While everyone else is sweeping them off their lawns, I'm mowing leaves in to feed the earthworms and other soil biota. The excess gets piled on the vegetable and flower beds. Our yard looks very conventional and quite suburban. That keeps the peace and the HOA happy. I haven't spent a penny on fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides in a very long time. Once you understand the living soil processes, it is very simple to maintain.
Bill in Wilsonville
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