The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Make Those Leaves into Leaf Mould!

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Gary Pilarchik has some simple methods:

I like the “make a ring of fence and stuff it with leaves” approach. Great compost. Simple process.

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3 responses to “Make Those Leaves into Leaf Mould!”

  1. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    Which preserves the organic matter better, shredding and putting directly in the garden for the winter or a compost pile? Or is it a toss up? I generally go for simpler like shred and throw in the garden, but I could do a compost pile if there’s a clear benefit.

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      David The Good

      Probably just dropping it on the ground leaves you more material.

  2. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    Thanks. Our land is really, really low on organic material so it’s been a challenge building it up (it seems the case with all farmed land). Now that we have a tractor, cover crops are more in play next year but might as well still use the leaves too.

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