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    Do you turn a Leafmould pile?

    I collected a load of leaves in the autumn and recently put them all in one of my compost bins.

    I was just wondering if you turn the pile of leaves like you would a normal compost pile, or just completely leave them?
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  • #2
    you can do either. since it is cold pile it will take a long time break down either way.
    turning it may speed up process but not by much given it is not mixture green and dry matter like hot compost pile is.

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    • #3
      I just put mine into a black sack, tie the top, puncture a few holes with a fork and throw them in the corner behind the shed.
      Remember they're there sometime next year
      Repeat..........

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      • #4
        I never turn them, just take the top layer off which is the less rotted and use the lower stuff. Turning- too much like hard work!!!!!
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\.............agree, I don't turn my pile.
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          • #6
            I wont be turning my pile.
            I checked it the other day and I can pick up big layers of leaves in big clumps as they are moist on the inside. Only the outside leaves are not breaking down as quickly as they are drying out quicker. I am planning on keeping them in the cage and making sure it keeps damp over the summer. Then in the autumn bag it all up as Thelma said and free up the cage for the new leaf litter

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            • #7
              I've found they break down quicker if the leaves are in bags rather than the cage I used to use.
              Location....East Midlands.

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              • #8
                They most likely stay moister Bren.
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                • #9
                  That's what I think as well BM.
                  Location....East Midlands.

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                  • #10
                    I'm in a minority. I do turn mine every now and then. I also mix in some grass clippings and/or chopped nettles when I do. So far it's reduced from 4 builder's bags to 1.5. Am guessing I'll end up with about 2/3 bag, which should make all the seed compost I need for next year.
                    http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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