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The River

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1. Leaves Are High in Carbon Content

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 09:39 AM

Apr 2018

and that takes a good long while to break down compared to grass clippings which are mostly nitrogen and break down quickly.
Shredding leaves and mixing them with grass clippings is the best way to compost them.
When leaves just lay on the ground, worms and bacteria devour them quickly. Piled up, not so much.
They will decompose but it may take a few more years. Just keep em wet.

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Making leaf mold. [View all] ellenrr Apr 2018 OP

Leaves Are High in Carbon Content The River Apr 2018 #1

We have 2 compost bins made of cement blocks with patio blocks on the bottom. shraby Apr 2018 #2

Add some manure Bayard Apr 2018 #3

I just let a pile sit on bare ground over the winter and have leaf mold by May. sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #4

We use wire rounds to pile up leaves in the fall MissB Apr 2018 #5