Eagle: Yes, I removed all of the large Swiss Chard leaves, in fact all of the large leaves on the cabbage and Brussels sprouts plus the bug affected Lacinto Kale. The leaves stretched out so far that the isles were impeded for walking.
I accumulated enough leaves to fill an extra large plastic bag, I them walked them to my house and deposited the contents into one of my composters.
Eagle, one question, did you shred those leaves or just let them dry out before applying around the plants?
The neighbor with the deep garden of leaf compost, it is absent of ants. I found out that he had the whole garden strained to remove rocks.
Your post, like all others, has given me food for thought!
sumi
PS: I did not have enough room for my own Swiss chard; that will change next year.
PPS: What did the lady say about the supposedly "worthless" land?
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