Leaf mulch

Every year, I mulch the asparagus beds thickly with leaves after they've had a nice layer of manure.

I'm later than usual this year - partly because my back pain has prevented me from leafing lots, but also because the tree at the back of our garden, which usually supplies a lot of fallen leaves, is looking diseased and unfortunately didn't grow a lot of leaves in the spring.

I collected some leaves from the nature reserve but because this is so late in the season, they've already started turning into leafmould and aren't easy to pick. 

I'd better be quick to do the second bed!