Trailer loads of leaves and manure

Monday 28 November
This afternoon I collected two huge builder's bags of leaves from a neighbour and loaded them into my trailer to bring down to my leaf mould bin. They filled the bin to the top so I hope they crush down before he sends me any more bags. There are still quite a few leaves on the trees that surround his garden!

Having emptied the trailer I drove round to the manure/horse litter bins and loaded up with as much as I could fit in. Returning to the plot I barrowed out in and finished covering next year's brassicas patch. Using the rake I smoothed out the heaps giving a good 4 inch layer all over the patch.
The second load I used to start covering next year's legumes patch with a little for the rhubarb. The mulch will keep the weeds down as well as maintaining the moisture levels for the peas and beans through the dryness of summer.

​Any hay that was in with the horse litter was added to the compost bin as I shovelled the rest into the barrow.
In the gathering gloom as the sun disappeared behind the trees, I quickly raked up most of the weeds I had hoed off last time adding it to the hay in the compost. The mix of dry hay and juicy weeds should make some good compost.
Clearing up carefully, I left in the almost dark leaving the padlock ready to click shut by the another plotter working late. He was putting up a greenhouse on his newly acquired plot, reminding me that I still have to glaze mine!