It isn’t official, but for Ohioan gardeners the passing of Labor Day marked the end of our season of full tilt gardening, and we entered our autumn in feeling and attitude. In my area this part of the year is dry, but in 2008 it is a little drier than usual. We went for a […]
fall garden chores
Raking Leaves
It’s that time. Most of the leaves have fallen from the trees around here, and the weather has been rainy on and off. It is time to rake up all the leaves in earnest before the constant rain of November, the chill, and the winds make it an unpleasant chore. Besides, the machinery that we […]
Fall Garden Cleanup
Using The Leaf Vacuum This past week we did quite a bit of garden cleanup to make good use of the nice weather. The leaf vacuum works, but it is heavy and on our somewhat rough (but flat) ground it still had to be pulled backwards. Quicker and easier than raking, but if you could […]
