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Re: Last year's leaves

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Hi Deb,

Expect to wait a good six weeks after turning in your leaves before
planting, since they will cause something know as nitrogen immobilization in
your soil.

I t might be better to rake them aside, and simply put them back on as a
mulch once your soil has warmed up, and then, should you insist on tilling
them in, to do it in the fall, so that the soil will be ready to plant in
come next spring.

My two cents,

Frank Teuton


-----Original Message-----
From: MomLittr@aol.com <MomLittr@aol.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 10:05 AM
Subject: Last year's leaves


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>I have piles of last year's leaves on my garden beds that I need to turn
into
>the soil before I can plant.  Problem is I have no way of chopping them up;
>will this be a problem when I turn them into the soil?  I plan on amending
the
>soil with composted manure when I turn the leaves in  - I am hoping this
will
>help speed up decomposition of the  leaves.  Any suggestions and/or
thoughts
>on this.
>
>Very anxious for spring.
>
>Debbie L.
>Barnegat, NJ
>
>
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