Re: Oak leaf compost
- Subject: Re: Oak leaf compost
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 18:30:34 EDT
In a message dated 9/26/02 6:19:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mtalt@hort.net
writes:
> my leaf mould is mostly
> oak leaves and my plants seem to love it. Seems to be one of those
> garden myths going around - oak leaves make soil too acid. They do
> not; all leaves turn pretty neutral when rotted. Oak trees prefer
> acid soil, but their leaves don't make it so:-)
In my previous garden most of my leaves were oak too. And I never noticed any
problem from using compost from those leaves. Oak leaves may be a bit more
leathery than say maple leaves, but if you shred them up, they decompose
pretty well. If you don't shred, it's just going to take longer to get them
composted.
Bill Lee
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