It was too pretty to stay in the house today by golly!

I got out and turned my Lasagna bed frmo last year. I was surprised to see that the leaves had not decomposed more than they had. The rabbit droppings that were applied last year have broken down, but the leaves were just layered on top. Is this normal? I mean I didn't expect this past falls leaves to be broken down, but I thought the ones from 2005 would have been farther along.

Of course I found out on my Manure google, the rabbit manure is not hot.. so perhaps I need a hotter "Green" of some kind.

Then I went to "The Big Garden". It was not tilled last year. BUt I think to save my back and to get rid of the opportunistic Ground Ivy, We are going to till it once, then mulch with straw and maybe rabbit cage remains. The ground was really moist too. Perhahps tilling it this one time will let the soil heat up so I can plant next week.

Another note... Don't let that sun fool you. It was pretty cool at 5:30pm EST!
Brrr!

I also notice alot of "undigested" leaves come spring, but I just hoe them in and don't worry about it. They will decompose rapidly once it warms up.

Which reminds me of a joke: What was Bethoven famous for after he died? (Decomposition). Sick, I know.

Gotta go to bed now.

UHM??? If someone is going to get on me for wanting to till up that garden.... Should I put these rabbits on leashes for a afternoon and let them dig up the garden instead of using the tiller.. These things sure love to dig! I could get a rabbit leash for each of them and tether them in the gardens! LOL! Think of it this way.. I could turn the soil without using any "petroleum powered" machinery!


I could even put up short poles in various sections of the garden, shut the fence so nothing could get in and let the rabbits turn my soil.. This might make a neat "America's Funniest Animals"

why bother leasing and unleashing (bad pun, sorry). Just put some chichken wire around the outside of your bed and turn the bunnies loose insdie.

And they'll fertalize it for free!

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BUt I think to save my back and to get rid of the opportunistic Ground Ivy, We are going to till it once, then mulch with straw and maybe rabbit cage remains.

Let me know if that works. I've given up on the hope that I can rid the garden of ground ivy.

In some spots, with big plants, I'll even let it go - it does seem to keep down other weeds, and it's so shallow-rooted I doubt it competes much with deep-root crops.

But I do keep pulling it every year. I know I can eat it - but I don't care for its taste as much as it cares to grow in my garden!

You are on CAT! Tilling, then tearing the (%*$#& ground Ivy out of the tines has helped me get rid of the Ground Ivy.. In fact... That's the main reason I use a tiller. Mulching helps some, but Ground ivy just creaps up and over the mulch...

My grandparents used Ground Ivy to open up sinuses and respiratory passages. It makes me sick!!!!!!!