Got it plumbed, taped, tested, mulched, and ready for plants and only checks bare wrist three weeks left til Frost Date.
Hugel got the same treatment, but I was a bit shy on the mulch. I usually use crushed leaves from my backyard for this, but I didn't have near enough to do everything I'm laying down. This Fall I'm definitely gonna drive through the neighborhood snatching the leaf bags folks put out.
Suckers. Just giving away free brown
You know, you can probably just go to the transfer station where they collect the yard waste and take as much as you want, instead of taking bags off the street one at a time.
The county I live in takes it to a station and turns it into compost, bags it, and resells it. It's pretty good stuff, too, but I need it a little less along for mulch.
Plus, why would I give up the opportunity to pretend I'm a pirate?
Our town dumps (fairly) finished compost in the corner of one of our park's parking lot. The stuff is convenient, but absolutely full of all kinds of seeds. Grabbing leaf bags during leaf season, especially after watching people take them, is somewhat tempting.