Leaf mould is easy to make, free of pests, diseases and weeds (unless you gather it from where they’re seeding), a delight to handle, and you can’t possibly overdose your soil on it. As they slowly moulder, only the toughest bits remain, eventually forming spongy, dark brown crumbs to rival any dessert topping. Leaf mould is what’s left when the dead, fallen leaves from deciduous trees and shrubs are heaped up and allowed to rot down. After investing a good few blood-pumping hours in raking, sweeping, gathering and barrowing, I’ve stood back and watched one of nature’s free and annually renewable gifts to gardeners – decaying leaves – transform into something rather special.Īlthough I worked hard to set the process on track, it is nature’s patient, unseen decomposers, together with time, that have done the real magic.Īnd now it’s time to grab my sieves, reinvigorate muscles that I never knew I had, and put this rich – and free – resource to work.
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