So.... after reading this post:
http://garden.org/thread/view_... I decided that yes, I would ask my neighbor if I can have the about 15 or 20 bags of oak leaves the neighbor kid blew off her lawn with his new blower. I was not sure I wanted to use oak leaves but that post gave me confidence that I can make this work. And it seems a shame to watch all that organic material go into the landfill. (There is no municipal composting here that I know of.)
I can surely used these somehow but I am thinking of spreading them on all the new beds! over a thin layer of alfalfa pellets to make sure of enough nitrogen.
I can also work them in to the compost over time. I may stomp on them and see if I can crush some, but they may be too damp for that to work. I don't have easy access to a mower to run over them and crumble them that way.
Anyway. Another project.
