Mulch Madness

Mulching time is here.

Give back to the soil what we've taken away.
Mother nature does this as seen in the woods by walking on the leaf cover.
Enrich the soil, retain moisture, suppress weeds and provide a protective barrier around young trees.

Mulching here begins with cleaning out the hen house, the chicken pens, and the goat barn. I shovel
and pitch fork and pile it all up in a mound. I then shovel it into the wagon attached to the 4-wheeler
and drive all around spreading the mulch around the trees, perennial beds, herb patch and

the vegetable garden.

I also use fall leaves and leftover hay to spread out on the gardens.

This is just the beginning of the Madness of Spring.

The list is growing:

spray fruit trees
start seed trays
sow grass in the pens and on the hillside for the goats
build cages to sell the chickens and guineas at market
build a strawberry raised bed using cedar