tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post116216582801696714..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: A-Chipping and A-ShreddingCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162864504108938632006-11-06T20:55:00.000-05:002006-11-06T20:55:00.000-05:00Thanks all for the comments, and I will be careful...Thanks all for the comments, and I will be careful, I promise!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162254981602302762006-10-30T19:36:00.000-05:002006-10-30T19:36:00.000-05:00I am in the same boat!! New with 2 new acres...sta...I am in the same boat!! New with 2 new acres...started with no shrubs and we've spent a ton, but I feel like there is so much more to do....<BR/>Don't give up, don't be discouraged! <BR/>(too bad we can't grow cameras!!)Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162250012785852842006-10-30T18:13:00.000-05:002006-10-30T18:13:00.000-05:00I didn't know compost was such an interesting subj...I didn't know compost was such an interesting subject. But of course I'm not the gardener in the family. After a few more years,Carol, you may have the rich soil we have, due to your father's efforts. It's good some people have green thumbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162249216300540992006-10-30T18:00:00.001-05:002006-10-30T18:00:00.001-05:00If you like, you can pack up your chipper/shredder...If you like, you can pack up your chipper/shredder, come on over to the old homestead and go to town! We haven't done any clean-up yet. Do you hear it? It's calling your name - do you hear it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162249204313408312006-10-30T18:00:00.000-05:002006-10-30T18:00:00.000-05:00I think we may have to changer your name to Ms. Ch...I think we may have to changer your name to Ms. Chipper sounds like you love your chipper I mean shredder !Oh gardening is fun:)Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162231564640622242006-10-30T13:06:00.000-05:002006-10-30T13:06:00.000-05:00Everyone tells me the wonder of compost, I can’t s...Everyone tells me the wonder of compost, I can’t seem to get into it. Space is a problem I should stop making excusesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162221224370583362006-10-30T10:13:00.000-05:002006-10-30T10:13:00.000-05:00We used to pick up leaves, too, but as Colleen say...We used to pick up leaves, too, but as Colleen says, you don't know where those grass clippings have been! I loved the way our Illinois shredder made gigantic piles of pruned wood into wood chips.<BR/><BR/>Please be careful with the shredder, Carol! A pair of Felco pruning shears once dropped out of my pocket, into the chute... the machine gave a little hiccup, spit out a mangled, melted looking Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162217218267840992006-10-30T09:06:00.000-05:002006-10-30T09:06:00.000-05:00Every T-Th I cruise the neighborhood near my kid's...Every T-Th I cruise the neighborhood near my kid's school after I drop her off and I pick up 4-6 bags of leaves. Why, especially if I live on a 5-acre lot? Because urban gardens most likely don't have poison ivy! The only "bad" thing I have found in my pilfered bags is pinecones. But they get shredded, too.<BR/><BR/>Do it under cover of darkness, if you are concerned...Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162211602133600632006-10-30T07:33:00.000-05:002006-10-30T07:33:00.000-05:00Oooh--I'd love to have a chipper/shredder! All of ...Oooh--I'd love to have a chipper/shredder! All of my leaves would compost so much faster--and I have a huge silver maple that is forever dropping branches. I know how you feel about eyeing the neighbors' yard waste--I have plenty of leaves, but several of my neighbors bag their lawn clippings when they mow, and I have considered grabbing the bags. I would, too, if I could be sure that they were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162182615742659682006-10-29T23:30:00.000-05:002006-10-29T23:30:00.000-05:00If the neighbors have set their composting materia...If the neighbors have set their composting material out for refuse pickup, it's fair game. <BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed at just how effective a chipper/shredder is at reducing the volume of material. It's mostly space! I have a brush pile I've been meaning to get to since the spring. Really, I meant to ...<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't worry about not filling them all up. Just build your bins/piles one at aChris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162177495685358112006-10-29T22:04:00.000-05:002006-10-29T22:04:00.000-05:00Is it bad to take other peoples' yard debris?I liv...Is it bad to take other peoples' yard debris?<BR/>I live on two brand new acres and I cruise slowly up and down the established neighborhoods on garbage day, stopping and throwing full bags of leaves into the back of my truck!<BR/>I also ask friends to bring their leaf bags to church!! I don't have a single tree for leaves!!<BR/>I do mow the whole front with the push mower and the bagger on, so ISissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1162166926484935182006-10-29T19:08:00.000-05:002006-10-29T19:08:00.000-05:00I am impressed that you have a chipper. I can't sa...I am impressed that you have a chipper. I can't say that I really need one, but I think it would be a ton of fun to have.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104981732733112853noreply@blogger.com