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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
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 Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 09:24:51 AM
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my hands turned brown - and not from dirt. We have a pile of leaves that has been waiting for my attention. After a walk, I began spreading the leaves on the garden rows. I have all raised rows in a 100 by 40 foot garden. Some of the leaves have been mulched, some have not. Some were wet, some were not. Some were "hot", some were not. At one point I took off my glove - and my hand was literally dyed brown. It was actually quite fascinating. I've now scrubbed my hands many times, and really, they are the color of fine leather. I know that it will wear off. I couldn't help but to think of the Native Americans and discovering "dye" from nature.
Though we have already had snow here, we also have lingering willow leaves on branches. We tend to keep raking and spreading leaves into December.
Ann
Forrester Farm
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
703 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2008 : 03:35:26 AM
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They weren't walnut leaves - mostly maple and elm, some willow. My hands still look horrible 3 days later! The kids don't want me to touch anything. My husband said that when he was growing up, he used to soak traps in buckets filled with water and tree bark. The acids that resulted would stain, seal and remove odors. Must be the same for these leaves?
Ann
Forrester Farm
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2008 : 04:31:17 AM
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I believe it is that tannins in the leaves that stained your hands. I would assume that these leaves probably serve the same function that the tree bark did, but I am not sure.
Alee
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