Use of composed leaves
- Subject: Use of composed leaves
- From: Don Martinson l*@wi.rr.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:14:06 -0500
My local municipality makes available large quantities of composed leaves for city residents. To my knowledge, they are not amended in any special way. I would expect the leaves to have been mainly mixed hardwoods - lots of maple, some ash and linden - the predominant street trees in this area. I wouldn't expect to find much, if any, oak or black walnut.
In the past, I've used this primarily as a top dressing, but due to some construction, I have a much larger area next to a foundation to fill in - an arc 12 feet in span, 3 feet wide and at least 1 foot deep. This is an area that I will be using for general planting. I don't think I should be using this compost alone for fill, but should at least add, perhaps, some sharp sand to improve drainage. Peat moss perhaps?
Suggestions appreciated,
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Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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