Cheap And Cheerful Fire Starters...

 

Its getting colder and soon winter will be upon us. There are many cabbage trees here (Cordyline australis/tī kōuka) which look lovely in the garden but constantly drop their leaves on the lawn. If you know anything about cabbage tree leaves then you will know they can do a lot of damage to your lawnmower if you run over them...they get caught on the shaft and wind themselves around and around, making a tangled mess of threads that are difficult to remove. So I have been picking them up and making fire starters from them. When dry they are great for getting your fire going, I don’t have a fireplace but know people who do. All you have to do is grab a handful, fold them over a couple of times into a nice little bunch and tie them with another leaf. No messy lawns and no buying fire starters...easy peasy!