tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post2377054377786847414..comments2023-09-07T15:35:59.964+01:00Comments on The Compost Bin: Leaf MouldCompostwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-40738510699876323382008-12-31T21:01:00.000+00:002008-12-31T21:01:00.000+00:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-72352071864153900132008-12-30T16:14:00.000+00:002008-12-30T16:14:00.000+00:00Hi CW,Thanks for the interesting and useful post -...Hi CW,<BR/>Thanks for the interesting and useful post - we really need to get our garden sorted - we've got such big plans for next year but time is racing by already! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment on my blog - not sure if you checked back for the reply or not so thought I'd reply here too - we're back in Wales now but hope to be over your way for the Grand Cider tasting in Spring - I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-39748536175346136062008-12-30T12:31:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:31:00.000+00:00Fullfreezer thats what *I* do with our ride on mow...Fullfreezer thats what *I* do with our ride on mower, use it to gather up as many as I can at a time and clear paths on the grass.<BR/><BR/>Bring me sunshine, I use leaves in the same way with the hens! I put them in their runs and quite often dump a pile in the Orchard for them to have a furtle through...<BR/><BR/>dowhatyoulove thank you for the compliment :-) <BR/>I do that with leaves, just Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-9297767372289821092008-12-30T12:25:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:25:00.000+00:00Joanne, you CAN put them in with the rest of the s...Joanne, you CAN put them in with the rest of the stuff in the compost heap BUT leaves take longer to compost down than other stuff, so it is better to have a separate leaf pile/bin.<BR/><BR/>You can always add partially or fully composted leaf mould TO the compost heap afterwards if you like.Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-71973275040924226072008-12-30T07:20:00.000+00:002008-12-30T07:20:00.000+00:00Wonderful information, thank you for sharing. I wi...Wonderful information, thank you for sharing. I wish I were more settled to have a great garden set up. Bernie and I are pretty nomadic, and so I only end up with a garden now and then, I do happen to be at my parents for the moment though, and this fall as a clean up we gathered up the leaves with the riding mower, and just put the chopped up matter on the part of the garden that we didnt want Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-11981451048946968342008-12-30T07:05:00.000+00:002008-12-30T07:05:00.000+00:00Next year I shall be forgoing leaf mould and will ...Next year I shall be forgoing leaf mould and will instead use the leaves to put down on the paths through the field in an attempt to ward off the evils of ankle-deep mud. I've used some in front of the pig arks and it works a treat.<BR/><BR/>Using nature to overcome nature - that's the way forward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-81978867661919145972008-12-30T01:22:00.000+00:002008-12-30T01:22:00.000+00:00We ended up getting a new mower this fall. We end...We ended up getting a new mower this fall. We ended up, after much deliberation over which was the best type of mower, getting one with a collection bag. We usually the mulching blade on the grass but the collection bag was fabulous for cutting up and collecting the leaves for composting. It chops and vacuums them all at once for easy transport to the compost pile.Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-4698702731543746272008-12-30T00:29:00.000+00:002008-12-30T00:29:00.000+00:00Sounds great! Can you just put your leaves in wit...Sounds great! Can you just put your leaves in with the rest of your compost?Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824924349210440889noreply@blogger.com