Re: Leaf Shredder
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Leaf Shredder
- From: B* S*
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:08:15 -0400
>In a message dated 11/8/1999 7:05:24 PM Central Standard Time,
>remmulp@STNY.LRUN.COM writes:
>
><< May I ask
> what brand and how ell it works?
Avoid the kind that runs on electricity and is like an inverted weed-eater.
These lack power to handle even damp leaves and quickly clog and stall.
The motors burn out quickly under even modest use.
Actually I find that it is not neccessary to shred leaves to get good leaf
mold, though shredding works faster. With unshredded leaves and a handful
of lawn fertilizer sprinkled on each 1-foot thick layer, I get usable stuff
in about a year. Since I make a pile each year, that means I have plenty
whenever I want it. The key is to be sure the leaves are damp before
piling them up; once piled it is hard for water to penetrate the heap. Dry
leaves take much, much longer to break down.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
