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drew51 · December 18, 2014

Thanks Carolyn for the reminder why we are here.
As mentioned I shred leaves twice. I use the lawn mower for one shred, or I have a blower you can reverse to suck leaves into a bag. Do that, then dump them and suck them up again. Shredded like this they will decompose faster, tend not to mat up either.
I don't have a compost area. I would have to sacrifice garden space for one. So I'm hoping the basic principles of lasagna gardening are sound.
Yeah since leaves are neutral when done composting no net change in PH appears to be the case.
Just to comment on that.

December 18, 2014	#66
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	Thanks Carolyn for the reminder why we are here. As mentioned I shred leaves twice. I use the lawn mower for one shred, or I have a blower you can reverse to suck leaves into a bag. Do that, then dump them and suck them up again. Shredded like this they will decompose faster, tend not to mat up either. I don't have a compost area. I would have to sacrifice garden space for one. So I'm hoping the basic principles of lasagna gardening are sound. Yeah since leaves are neutral when done composting no net change in PH appears to be the case. Just to comment on that. Last edited by drew51; December 18, 2014 at 10:25 AM.