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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know how much difference it makes to the planet but it makes a difference in my garden. This winter I've been composting our big Halloween pumpkins, apple peels, banana peels, other old fruits and veggies, those beige cardboard drink carriers made from recycled papers, all mixed in with fall leaves. I don't rake up all the leaves like my neighbors do, because fallen leaves offer a very nice, thick layer of insulation for flower beds and big trees on the coldest days. In March, I rake up a quarter of the leaves for trash pick up, keep some to till into the soil as fertilizer and aeration using my spiked aerator, and the other half I compost. It's always fun to rake aside a pile of leaves to find blooming, small flowers underneath that is there thanks to the warm layer of leaves left over the winter. Gives me a jump on spring planting. People waste fall leaves by bagging them and putting them all on the curb for trash pick up.[/quote]
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