By eHow Home & Garden Editor
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Composting leaves in the fall is a great way to dispose of them. Not only is composting easy, it gives you some great mineral-rich soil to help with your gardening in the spring. There are a few guidelines you should follow to ensure success when you compost autumn leaves.
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DiscountTickets said
on 9/23/2008 Never even thought of doing this before, great thinking.
Fike said
on 9/23/2008 Nice, specific-concern article. Now I need to read about forming a compost heap that develops effectively in the Mojave Desert! Any recommendations?
deedavis said
on 9/23/2008 That is a great idea. Great article.
purplepatty said
on 9/23/2008 In order to have an efficient compost pile the ratio of brown (dried leaves, etc.) material to green (fresh mown grass, etc.) material should be around 50/50. I start a new compost pile in the fall just for leaves and end-of-the-season grass. The brown and green material is layered with a little garden dirt and watered if need be, and turned every time I add new material--about once a week. When I have far more brown material than green, I get lawn clippings from the neighbors (they think I'm nuts), but I always have the best compost on the block.
My old compost pile is made of material I have collected all spring and summer with the addition of kitchen scrapes. Again, no meat, fat or milk products of any kind. I made three wire bins which enables me to fork each pile into an empty bin (much easier and efficient than "turning"). During the winter I cover the piles with a tarp t
purplepatty said
on 9/23/2008 In order to have an efficient compost pile the ratio of brown (dried leaves, etc.) material to green (fresh mown grass, etc.) material should be around 50/50. I start a new compost pile in the fall just for leaves and end-of-the-season grass. The brown and green material is layered with a little garden dirt and watered if need be, and turned every time I add new material--about once a week. When I have far more brown material than green, I get lawn clippings from the neighbors (they think I'm nuts), but I always have the best compost on the block.
My old compost pile is made of material I have collected all spring and summer with the addition of kitchen scrapes. Again, no meat, fat or milk products of any kind. I made three wire bins which enables me to fork each pile into an empty bin (much easier and efficient than "turning"). During the winter I cover the piles with a tarp t