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Why should dried leaves be used to make compost?

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A lawn sweeper is a good machine to use for collecting leaves. ... If you don't have manure—and many gardeners don't—nitrogen supplements like dried blood, cottonseed meal, bone meal and Agrinite will work almost as well. ... The second thing to do to guarantee leaf-composting success is to grind or shred your leaves. read more

Turn the heap every three weeks or sooner if you feel up to it. If you can turn it three or four times, before late spring comes, you will have fine compost ready for spring planting use. You can make compost out of leaves in as short of time as fourteen days by doing these things: 1. Shred or grind the leaves. 2. read more

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