The compost pile was at 111°F this morning. I added more cardboard to cover exposed areas and to help hold moisture and heat.
I collected a full trash bag of leaves and started a second batch of leaf mold.
I watered the lemon tree with half-strength Jack’s 20-20-20. I also used Jack’s on the beans, onions in grow bags, and the peas. For the beans, I mixed a small amount of Gary’s Top Pot, alfalfa meal, and Trifecta+, then worked it in at the base of the plants. A lot of soil there has washed away over time from rain, watering, and pulling straw mulch back from the stems.
I crushed dry leaves and scattered them around the bean plants as a thin mulch. It’s probably too light, so I’ll revisit that tomorrow.