Doing my first chop and drop (sort of) along with mini sheet mulching today in my sunny vegetable/rose bed. Not dropping the rose canes but am dropping all of the old perennial stems and leaves along with lots of fall leaves. I put crushed egg shells and coffee grounds down first. Then dead foliage and brown leaves. Topped with a thin layer of worm castings mixed with peat moss (yeah - I know but it came that way). Didn't go to crazy with the depth since I'll be planting some veg there in two months. Hopefully it will break down enough to do that. Hoping to get some rain showers later or I'll have to water the whole thing down. Will eventually top it with some of my compost but wanted to get it working.
