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    Blowers Away Recipe

    My gardener friend Jay Pedersen, [email protected], offers the
    following Blowers Away Recipe for your Holiday consideration. I especially
    like Jay's closing line, which reminds us of the essential connection
    of all that leaves are so important to--"Continue this energy cycle
    forever."
    Enjoy the leaves and their many gifts this glorious season,
    Shepherd

    Blowers Away Recipe

    Peaceful and Healthy Garden Culture (Serves many)

    Preparation:
    Consider what a plant sheds before planting it near or over paved
    areas.
    Plant trees around perimeter of paved parking lots or in center
    large planting islands and back form edges, not in small islands
    Plant perennials and shrubs such that their debris stays off paved
    areas
    Eliminate, reduce lawns or convert them to plants that need only
    occasional mowing. Shaggy lawns and edges (reduces edging) are cool.
    Increase tolerance for plant debris in the landscape. It is a
    resource for compost making.
    Paved areas with some dust and leaves can still be safe.
    Reduce paved areas

    Ingredients:
    Nearby compost site
    Comfortable, breathable clothes
    Gloves, rakes, brooms, scoop shovel, tarps, pitch fork
    Dropped flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, twigs
    Water

    Procedure:
    Do stretching exercise and drink water
    Rake, sweep, and gather debris from paved areas
    Mulch with debris in planted areas or
    Pile in compost area with alternating layers of green and brown
    material.
    Keep moist
    Turn with pitch fork
    When cooked by decomposers spread the compost on the soil around
    plants
    Continue this energy cycle forever

    You are welcome to share recipe with family and friends.

    Jay Pedersen
    Gardening Specialist, Sonoma State University
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