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Leaf Mould Ecstasy

patem1patem1 Posts: 2
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Took Monty's advice last winter about making leaf mould and collected all our leaves into a couple of black plastic bags. I've emptied them and what a glorious pile of leaf mould just as it says on the tin. Will be mixing it in when I make up my pots. Cheers Monty.  Patem.

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Glad you are pleased with it.

    Last year I had an enormous pile of leaves. It rotted down beautifully but there was only enough to mulch one small border. It had rotted down to hardly anything.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I used to collect leaves in both a cage and in bags. I always found the stuff in the bags broke down more rapidly.
    Haven't looked at the stuff I collected last autumn yet. Too much stuff in front of the bags just now, so it'll have to wait.  :)
    That is the problem though @Busy-Lizzie - you need a fair old amount to make a decent amount, so you need the material, but also plenty of room initially to store it, until the process happens. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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