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  • From: "Bill & Izabella" <pureprairiefarm AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shredding Leaves Efficiently
  • Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:48:17 -0600

I use a lawn mower.

Every time I go over it, I cut the leaf in half.  So I
just keep going over it until it is the size that I want and then
I put the bagger on and pick it up and dump it in my beds.  

Or I drive around with the mower and point the chute toward the beds.

I love my leaf compost.

Bill



On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 6:52 AM, GarlicGrower <garlicgrower AT green-logic.com> wrote:

Hi, Folks!

We have an acre of oak/hickory/maple woodland in the middle of our farm and the leaves are relatively easy to gather.  I wanted to shred them both for the chickens I’m getting (deep litter method) and for mulch for the garlic.  What’s your most efficient way of shredding lots of leaves?

 

We have a BCS with a BIO-150 chipper/shredder, but the leaves keep getting jammed in the shredder chute.  We’re using a pole to stir the leaves to get them to the blades, but if there is a more efficient way to shred an acre’s worth of leaves, I’m all ears.

 

Thanks!

 

Dorene

 

Dorene Pasekoff

Hill Creek Farm

75 Creamery Road

Pottstown, PA 19465

 

610-506-3372

http://www.hillcreekfarmpa.com/

 


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