Once your
leafmould is ripe, dig it into the soil to build up texture or mix with sharp sand to use as potting compost.
For the best
leafmould, use leaves from hornbeam, oak and beech, leaving them for at least a year before using.
Richer
leafmoulds can be made by adding a few grass clippings.
. Continue to rake up fallen leaves and put them into old compost bags to make
leafmould.
n Rake up leaves and keep them in dustbin bags with ventilation holes to make
leafmould, which produces a good mulch.
* Rake up leaves and keep them in dustbin bags with ventilation holes to to make
leafmould, which produces a good mulch.
(1) Improve soil by forking in grit, gravel, garden compost,
leafmould and compost from summer containers.
Some gardeners see nothing but work but compost produces one of the best soil conditioners -
leafmould. It's important you choose the right rake - as I'm about to show.
With very few exceptions, rhododendrons must have acid soil with plenty of organic material worked into it, and a good annual mulch of
leafmould or well-rotted compost.
All bulbs benefit from an autumn mulch with garden compost or
leafmould. It is also important to allow the foliage to die back naturally and to keep container grown bulbs growing until natural die back occurs.
Including organic matter in the soil - manure, compost,
leafmould or green manures - also helps to retain what moisture there is in the soil.
Collect remaining fallen autumn leaves and either add them to the
leafmould pile or dispose of them