![Ground level (critter head height) entrance to Leaf Trench Highway.](http://sporelore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121116-LTH-4-low-150x112.jpg)
Day 6 in this 6-day video series: Preparing patio pots for winter veggie planting.
First a video re “Leaf Layer Added to Leaf Trench Highway”, then some animal habitat pics (below the video):
Patio Veggie Pots 6 of 6 (video):
Leaf Layer Added to Leaf Trench Highway (pics):
![Leaf Trench Highway with a fresh layer of tulip magnolia leaves. Leaf Trench Highway with a fresh layer of tulip magnolia leaves.](http://sporelore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121116-LTH-1-low-500x375.jpg)
Leaf Trench Highway with a fresh layer of tulip magnolia leaves. The trench along the walkway is three feet deep and filled with different organic/yard debris layers. The layers will break down and form rich compost in about 6 months to a year.
![Leaf Trench Highway extends along the back corner of our yard to Salamander Resort (left). Leaf Trench Highway extends along the back corner of our yard to Salamander Resort (left).](http://sporelore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121116-LTH-3-low-500x375.jpg)
Leaf Trench Highway extends along the back corner of our yard to Salamander Resort (left). Besides storing organic material (twigs, leaves, straw, manure, pulled weeds), the trench also feeds the fedge (food hedge) along our property line. Pineapple guava, fig, and pomegranate trees, as well as annual veggies, grow in the compost-making veggie bed.
![Ground level (critter head height) entrance to Leaf Trench Highway. Ground level (critter head height) entrance to Leaf Trench Highway.](http://sporelore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121116-LTH-4-low-500x666.jpg)
Critter level, perhaps the head height of a raccoon, skunk, or possum, of the entrance to Leaf Trench Highway. Personally, if I were a salamander, I would crawl under the leaf litter. Lots of tiny tidbit treats (FOOD!) under those moist leaves.
![Kitchen dishwater ready for the compost pile. Kitchen dishwater ready for the compost pile.](http://sporelore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121116-black-water-in-sink-low-500x375.jpg)
Dishwater ready for the compost pile. Dishwater with soap and food (left bucket) is considered “blackwater”; rinse water is considered “greywater”. We pour blackwater directly into the compost where microbes and micro-critters will process it. The greywater rinse water makes a fine treat for most of the garden, with care not to pour it directly on fruit/vegetables.
Happy planting veggies on your patio and see you tomorrow (Happy Thanksgiving!).
Tony