How to Make Use of Dead Leaves for Soil

Is your yard covered with leaves? You are lucky because to gardeners, dead leaves are gardening gold. Dead leaves have so many uses in gardening.

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Mulching is the practice of covering the surface of your garden soil with any material of your choice. You can use dried leaves as mulch.

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Using Dead Leaves for Soil

Mulching

Composting is the process of breaking down organic materials into a fine material that amends the soil. How can you use dried leaves to make compost?

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Using Dead Leaves for Soil

Composting

Leaf mold is the unfinished product of leaves when they breakdown. Leaf mold is a leaf that looks rotted as at breaks down.

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Using Dead Leaves for Soil

Making Leaf Mold

Dead leaves are gardening gold. Dead leaves have so many uses in gardening. When your yard is covered leaves, do not throw them away, instead, use them as mulch, for compost, or humus.

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