First time leaf mould for me too - we have lots of mature trees so I set up 4 big wire circular containers in the wood this time last year and filled them with the leaves. That's it.
12 months on and all the leaves have disappeared and turned into soil - and I'm thinking I have free 'compost' or mulch. Not as much as I'd hoped (it does reduce down as Ladybird says.)
I'm planning on top-spreading it over my beds tomorrow, I'm on light chalky/flint soil so for me even if it's a bit bulky its prob better than what's there /washed thru already. I'll let the worms take it down. Def. not planning on sieving, I'm not growing seedlings...
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First time leaf mould for me too - we have lots of mature trees so I set up 4 big wire circular containers in the wood this time last year and filled them with the leaves. That's it.
12 months on and all the leaves have disappeared and turned into soil - and I'm thinking I have free 'compost' or mulch. Not as much as I'd hoped (it does reduce down as Ladybird says.)
I'm planning on top-spreading it over my beds tomorrow, I'm on light chalky/flint soil so for me even if it's a bit bulky its prob better than what's there /washed thru already. I'll let the worms take it down. Def. not planning on sieving, I'm not growing seedlings...