Fall Leaves For Compost & Mulch! Top Benefits & Concerns ANSWERED!

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @Drakorn-du8cf
    @Drakorn-du8cf Місяць тому +2

    East Texas here! Good to know since oak, pine, sassafras, hickory and holly are are majority of our trees 😊 and oh my, all the sand

  • @laurawalls8080
    @laurawalls8080 Місяць тому +1

    Oak leaves are my top go to free mulch. I put them on everything, and pine needles on my strawberries. Seems to be working like a dream.

  • @mrbumblehill4596
    @mrbumblehill4596 Місяць тому +1

    You have Uh Leaveated my composting concerns. Thanks for the video.

    • @rollinghillsslo
      @rollinghillsslo Місяць тому

      Lol. Beware of the leaven of the oak trees ;)

  • @happyhobbit8450
    @happyhobbit8450 Місяць тому

    Thank you for confirming my understanding of leaves

  • @Freely_Accepted
    @Freely_Accepted Місяць тому

    Talk about your old school knowledge!
    The more natural path, is a far healthier one.

  • @amsohn1
    @amsohn1 Місяць тому

    Absolutely love our leaf mulch and leaf mold... fantastic for our raised beds.
    Thanks for sharing- Blessings ❤

  • @harrygrimley4352
    @harrygrimley4352 Місяць тому

    I have too many leaves so most goes to the city compost. And i have two Volkswagen size composts of my own. That said what leaves that are on the garden in the spring and the compost all gets tilled in. Yeah tomatoes 🍅🍅

  • @DebbieBrunson-in2mm
    @DebbieBrunson-in2mm Місяць тому +1

    Very helpful video, thank you!

  • @honeybee6674
    @honeybee6674 Місяць тому

    Great information, just what i need to know. Thank you

  • @ausfoodgarden
    @ausfoodgarden Місяць тому

    You just popped up in my suggested list, and this is weird! I don't think I've ever 100% agreed with what someone said in a video before.
    I guess I'd better subscribe and see what else you have to give. Cheers from Melbourne Australia!

  • @jamestyrer6067
    @jamestyrer6067 Місяць тому

    THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION 👍

  • @ellenheyer6724
    @ellenheyer6724 Місяць тому

    we had a lot of leaves on our garden last fall then had so many slugs the following summer!

  • @DebbieBrunson-in2mm
    @DebbieBrunson-in2mm Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for this video, very

  • @godsblade300S
    @godsblade300S Місяць тому

    ✌️😜 Always great to have info from someone who has Experienced a particular situation, Thanks Brother 💒⚔️ God Bless us All 🇺🇸🙏✝️

  • @suzysuzy7569
    @suzysuzy7569 Місяць тому +1

    How do you mulch up your leaves?

    • @MikeDeacon76
      @MikeDeacon76 Місяць тому

      You can buy either a wood chipper shredder or you can buy a leaf blower/vac/ mulcher combo. If you do the later, stick with the gas models.

  • @dollyperry3020
    @dollyperry3020 Місяць тому

    My favorite way of composting is to put the leaves in with the chickens. They break them down with their scratching and add their manure. It is way faster!

  • @MikeDeacon76
    @MikeDeacon76 Місяць тому

    How about black walnut leaves? Do I need to worry about the jugalone killing my garden veggies?

  • @tchotchkegirl8880
    @tchotchkegirl8880 Місяць тому

    Do cottonwood leaves work in compost building.

  • @MortenCopenhagen
    @MortenCopenhagen Місяць тому

    How do you mulch (cut) the leaves?

    • @CountryLivingExperience
      @CountryLivingExperience  Місяць тому

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  • @JenniferZadell
    @JenniferZadell Місяць тому

    Is it safe to take the neighbors bagged leaves not knowing if the yard has been fertilized? I heard you avoid those leaves, what's your opion please that's what I'm facing now.

    • @CountryLivingExperience
      @CountryLivingExperience  Місяць тому +1

      Yes, that should be fine. They are just lying on top of their lawn.

    • @JenniferZadell
      @JenniferZadell Місяць тому +1

      @@CountryLivingExperience ok great thank you

  • @TheSshadow7
    @TheSshadow7 Місяць тому

    I have land with tons of oak leaves. I want to compost them, but my concern is that ticks reside in them and survive the winter in them.
    Does composting kill the ticks and tick eggs or will I have compost full of ticks when it's complete?

    • @CountryLivingExperience
      @CountryLivingExperience  Місяць тому +1

      I don't know. We don't have a tick issue like that here.

    • @TheSshadow7
      @TheSshadow7 Місяць тому

      @CountryLivingExperience Ok, thanks.

    • @Freeland-Farm
      @Freeland-Farm Місяць тому +1

      It depends on how you're composting them. If you're hot composting and your piles are reaching 130°F and staying there, and you turn them to make sure all the material has had a chance to heat up, you're fine. I'm not sure if just leaves will reach those temps without adding nitrogen. I've been adding a thin layer of chicken litter or coffee grounds about every 12" as I fill my 1.5 yrd bins and watering it in to add moisture. Not too much, though. Damp, not dripping. Grass clippings are good too if you have them. I fill them in one day and then keep topping off for the next day or so as they settle. They'll hold about 4 yrds of loose material. Much more and the bin won't hold it all when you flip to aerate and add moisture again. They're hitting 160° after a few days. Turn then and every 3 days after that for 15 days and keep an eye on the temps. It's a lot of work, but no weed seeds or ticks makes it worth it to me. Plus you get compost way faster.

    • @TheSshadow7
      @TheSshadow7 Місяць тому +1

      @@Freeland-Farm This is what I've thought, that I'd need to hot compost. My problem that I don't have enough greens and am only on my land sporadically, every couple of days here, and then maybe miss a week or two there. So, I'm not sure how thorough I'll be trying hot compost.
      Thanks for the response. You've confirmed what I've been thinking.

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    @jojo-783 Місяць тому

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  • @rebeckahaubertin3637
    @rebeckahaubertin3637 Місяць тому

    Had to remove my hardwood..got pear fungus from the neighbor

  • @jessicapinto3817
    @jessicapinto3817 Місяць тому +1

    a-leave-eated.. I see what you did there 😏