Nov 05 2009
Garden Tips: Fallen Leaves Are Good For Composting
While we love the beauty of the fall foliage, raking the fallen leaves are a different issue. If you will view the fallen leaves from the perspective of how they will help your garden produce more vegetables, raking the leaves may not be such a dreaded chore.
Fallen leaves are good for composting. Add they leaves you rake up to your existing compost pile or you can rake them up and pile them on your garden as is. The leaves placed directly onto a garden in fall won’t fully decompose by spring, but they will form leaf mold, which also adds nutrients to your garden. Just till the leaves into the garden soil in the spring.
If you need and want the fallen leaves to decompose quickly, rake the leaves up in a long row and run your lawn mower over them, then rake the smaller pieces up and place in your compost pile or on your garden.
