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how much leaf mould will that make for me i wonder....
Interesting about Barnsdale. I was reading Organic magazine ( an old copy) and they trialled various overwinter methods.1 Left bare2 grazing rye3 leaf mould coveringThe crops of Swiss Chard the next year were ( from memory)1 14kg2 21kg3 31kgGuess which method I'm using this year.
I've just filled about 7 or 8 bags with leafmould from a friendly freecycler. Given that I haven't got much else in the way of decent compost, except some rotting horse manure, what would you say would be the best use of the precious leafmould? Mulching, digging in, mixing with the manure,saving for spring etc? It's about 2 years old, if that makes a difference.
Yesterday afternoon I went round the corner to the terribly nice manicured housing estate and collected four bin bags from the turning circle where the maple leaves had all conveniently blown together.I got several polite smiles, a couple of looks from behind curtains and an occasional hello. They probaby though I was on community service as I was garden dressed and having a seriously bad hair day ( well, it was Sunday)Only in Britain would people be too polite to ask what the h**l I was doing. Had to smile. and as a bonus I picked up a couple of bags of free stable manure on the way back from the tip.