Hints, Tips And Tricks To Make Faster Leaf Mould

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    In this episode of UK Here We Grow, we show you how to turn one of the last harvests of the year into something very special. Leaf mould is one of the best soil conditioners that you can't buy. You have to make it yourself and it could not be simpler. So join Tony O'Neill while he takes you through how to make leafmould in 6 months
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 273

  • @simplifygardening
    @simplifygardening  Рік тому +1

    Want to go in-depth on composting? Check out my book Composting Masterclass. www.amazon.com/Tony-ONeill/e/B09Z79VFRB/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

  • @Silvereagledude
    @Silvereagledude 10 місяців тому

    Tony, I like you, man! Thanks for sharing the knowledge

  • @DoubleQz
    @DoubleQz 5 місяців тому

    I helped a neigbor clean up her leaves and took the leaves home for my leaf mold pile.

  • @qwerty1234561233
    @qwerty1234561233 2 роки тому

    Thanks!

  • @luro5375
    @luro5375 5 років тому +30

    I used two things this year in my garden: leaf mulch and fish fertilizer. I don't know which one was responsible but I got a beautiful, abundant harvest of tomatoes and greens! Can't wait to use them next year again!

    • @heavymechanic2
      @heavymechanic2 4 роки тому +2

      I use fish fertilizer as a staple because of the amino acids and trace nutrients, very effective when used with other organic inputs to promote healthy soil.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      prob both Sorry about the late reply, YT didn't let me know this comment was here and I just found it

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      good stuff Sorry about the late reply, YT didn't let me know this comment was here and I just found it

    • @historyhunter5215
      @historyhunter5215 4 роки тому +4

      Fish... I use the water and fish waste from my aquariums...

    • @seriouslyjoking2
      @seriouslyjoking2 3 роки тому +3

      @@historyhunter5215 I use the water from our fish pond.

  • @magirusdeutzjupiter2234
    @magirusdeutzjupiter2234 Рік тому

    Hi Tony, thanks for the video, as usual, brilliant pal!

  • @HappyFarmsLa
    @HappyFarmsLa 5 років тому +4

    New sub here. I am mulching with leaves and composting them this year also.

  • @BonsaiCHANNEL
    @BonsaiCHANNEL 7 років тому +1

    Thank you to have shared, I've seen all the videos of you and found one very nice, mà secrets of organic fertilizer plant care, while

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +1

      Welcome to the Channel. Glad you enjoyed the video. Look forward to chatting with you more over the coming weeks

    • @BonsaiCHANNEL
      @BonsaiCHANNEL 7 років тому

      You did not do this job for a long time, it's a good thing for me to learn

  • @Ed19601
    @Ed19601 5 років тому +3

    One more thing about leaves: I also have used them -unshredded- as mulch for plants. Works well but it is also a great method for getting really, really huge spiders :-)

  • @SuzyTopAgent
    @SuzyTopAgent 4 роки тому +12

    Such a great compost video Tony and I agree, if our compost doesn't stay wet and dries out, it dramatically slows down its breakdown process.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +2

      Yes Suzy much harder for you guys to keep it moist but its important

  • @joanmarie5449
    @joanmarie5449 2 роки тому +7

    This was very informative. The most important piece for me was realizing I can go into the woods to glean leaf mould. There are big leaf maples where I live.

  • @UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14

    Maple leaves break down extremely fast, but the beeches are thick and full of tannin. It's like trying to break down oak leaves. I have the champion American beech and its sister, so I get a ton of leaves every fall. I run them over with the mower and bag them. I also have the champion American holly, so I dump the shredded leaves under it's dark, damp shade to break down. I usually tap into it when I am making compost over the summer. It's one of my secrets for quick, hot compost.

  • @pasquale14815
    @pasquale14815 4 роки тому

    I grow tomatoes in wire cages that I also use in the Fall to make leaf mold, but I just learned something new about urine.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      AWESOME Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

  • @disneykidstoys6186
    @disneykidstoys6186 7 років тому +1

    you are doing a great job ! and going to be very successful

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому

      Hi Thanks, and thanks for your support too :') glad your enjoying the channel

  • @Ed19601
    @Ed19601 5 років тому +25

    I shred them with a leaf sucker/blower or lawnmower and i use 'special' leaf mould starter (read: i pee on them)

  • @ВалариПетровский
    @ВалариПетровский 4 роки тому

    Great advice thank you 👍

  • @lizzieatherfold2293
    @lizzieatherfold2293 6 років тому

    Excellent video

  • @simplifygardening
    @simplifygardening  5 років тому +27

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  • @ikyitching
    @ikyitching 6 років тому +3

    Nice! Now, I know it is basically composted leaves!

  • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
    @terrykingsallotmentgardening 7 років тому +4

    Hello Tony, going to have to think of a way to shred my leaves, definitely makes a difference. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge and experience.
    😆 Happy Gardening to you my friend, Terry.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +1

      Well worth shredding Terry makes the world of difference

    • @wendyrowland7787
      @wendyrowland7787 7 років тому +2

      Try using your lawn mower with the collection box. A mixture of grass and shredded leaves compost well. You can also lay the leaves out and collect as if you are mowing, this is also quite effective in cleaning the underside of your mower. It works well for me, I compost them in a half ton bag with a weighted cover to stop the leaves blowing about.

    • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
      @terrykingsallotmentgardening 7 років тому

      Wendy Rowland haven't got a lawn mower, but I will be looking out for one that's left out for the scrap man. Thankyou my friend.

    • @kevinperry4551
      @kevinperry4551 6 років тому +3

      I got a $20 plastic 35-gallon garbage can, pour the leaves in that and take my weed whacker, weed eater, weed chopper to them. It works fairly well, altho they tend to want to fly out. I take an old sheet or towel to lay over the top to keep the leaves contained.

  • @alanrosine9373
    @alanrosine9373 6 років тому +2

    Realizing this video was posted just over a year ago I"m hoping this post can still get a reply.
    Hello from Kansas City in the US. Have been looking for a way to recycle the from our more than 2 dozen trees on our property and excited to put these details to use.
    I have some questions after watching several videos.
    A video spoke of transferring the leaves into the 1 tonne fiber bags instead of the plastic wrapped mesh bins.
    * Do you still wrap the bags with plastic?
    * Do you still cover it with carpet?
    * This was a year ago, is there a follow-up video showing how well the new bags worked?
    Several references to the water. All seem to mention urine, manure and even dirt from a forested area.
    * I believe a comment in one video stated a 10-to-1 water/urine ratio. Is that correct?
    * Understanding this is a fungal breakdown, does it matter how much manure to use in the water?
    * Is the teabag of dirt a replacement for the manure or in addition to?
    Video states keeping the leaves damp (watering every 7-10 days).
    * Should the leaves be turned/rotated when they are watered?
    * How long should the watering done?
    * How do I know when to stop watering?
    * How do I know when the result is complete?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому +1

      Hi thanks for your questions, I will do my best to answer them fully for you.
      We use many forms to make our leafmould, the plastic wrapped bins and the one-ton sack both work really well so either would be ideal. yes, cover the top with carpet to keep the warmth in during winter. 10/1 urine water. With manure just soak a load in water and then use that don't need to water down.
      The teabag is a replacement for the manure /urine as this already has the fungal spores in so all your doing at this stage is multiplying you don't need to attract them.
      Water the leave until they are good and wet and then leave them to drain until moist once the process starts you shouldn't over wet them you want to be able to keep moist but not have excess water if you squeezed them in your hand.
      When the leaves look like soil or well-rotted compost you're done.

    • @alanrosine9373
      @alanrosine9373 6 років тому

      Thank you very much for such a quick reply.
      I have two 3'x4' wire bins of mulched leaves to be transitioned into my my first fungal experiment as soon as the 1 tonne bags arrive.
      I'm very excited about my first successful execution of this technique and having a way to dispose of the bags upon bags of leaves we collect each year.
      One last question just came to mind.
      Would one or more bags in a greenhouse produce enough heat to 'warm' a greenhouse/poly tunnel/hoop house during the winter?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому

      No dont forget it gets warm for a couple of days and then gets cold you dont want the heat after the first week or so as it would kill the fungi that produces leaf mould. for heating in the greenhouse your better making a hot bed from fresh manure, a 3x3x3 bed would be sufficient to keep a green house or tunnel frost free and you could germinate seeds above it on a pallet or similar. Hope that helps

    • @alanrosine9373
      @alanrosine9373 6 років тому

      Some more questions.
      My attempt was delayed 6 weeks, however, did receive some bags this week and had an amazing day today to transfer our mulched leaves. Was not able to use manure but did create some tea with some local green space dirt as you suggested as well as some urine. Fingers crossed. Thank you again for your previous responses.
      Your video states that the leaves need to be watered every 10 days. You spoke of the tea made from dirt from your local woods. Is that the type of water to be used?
      When watering the leaves in a 1 tonne bag, how wet do you keep the leaves? Is it possible to over water?
      You had mentioned when done correctly this will break down in 4-6 months. Is there any thing that can be done to speed up the break down any further?

  • @bennywalsh2038
    @bennywalsh2038 3 роки тому

    I hope you see his. Not sure what you mean when you say that you shred the leaves 'four times?' Four times before you start or, as I assume, during the six months at some sort of time interval?

  • @MuddyBootz
    @MuddyBootz 7 років тому +3

    Nice vid Tony 👍🏻 Amazed at the effect of shredding has on the speed. Looks fantastic product in the bucket. You have given me an idea to built a leaf mould bin from pallet collars with some large holes drilled in the sides to get some airflow. Good tip to make the tea bag 😄

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +1

      let me know how it goes Nigel. airflow isnt an issue with leafmould though, its not biological fungus dont care

  • @craig5927
    @craig5927 3 роки тому

    Really dumb question, which company makes the bags? I can't find them lol

  • @stevenfeil7079
    @stevenfeil7079 5 років тому +2

    They don't die, they go dormant.

  • @donzilia
    @donzilia 4 роки тому +1

    Fab informative video, thanks so much. How long do you leave the hessian ball of woodland soil in water? And do you add pee to the resulting solution before sprinkling it on each layer of leaves? Or is the pee separate?! Cheers.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +2

      it can all go in and leave it in for an hour or so Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

  • @cptreech
    @cptreech 6 років тому +4

    If you have fruit trees, layer your leaves with windfall fruit for faster breakdown.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому +2

      Yes that would break down much Faster, but it then becomes compost instead of leafmould. Leafmould is a fungal breakdown by adding fruit tot he processes you turn it into a bacterial breakdown. But your right if your just after compost adding fruit would def speed things up

  • @syeduddin3114
    @syeduddin3114 3 роки тому

    Can I use green dried leaves for leaf mould? Is there any chance of fungus attack in tomato plants if we mulch by leaf mould?

  • @allotmental.
    @allotmental. 7 років тому +5

    I might build my leaf cage one day! I've been throwing them on the top of the soil the last few years and it seems to be ok 😉

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +3

      Yes they will break down that way, Its what happens in nature, only issue is that if we get windy weather they blow away and by doing it this way you get to use the leaf mould for many purposes

    • @LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden
      @LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden 7 років тому

      Just read your profile LOL , good health, subscribed btw

    • @faribadadi1339
      @faribadadi1339 6 років тому

      Allotmental oo

  • @mitchelllott
    @mitchelllott 3 роки тому +2

    dude just changed my soil culture for life

  • @harrellt1405
    @harrellt1405 4 роки тому +1

    Which one is better nutrient wise, compost or leaf mold?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      Compost is better for nutrients Sorry for the late reply. had some issues with comments not showing that they had not been answered, so I am getting through them

  • @billastell3753
    @billastell3753 4 роки тому +2

    Shifty looks around "urine as a catalyst". Thumbs up and a subscription.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      Cheers Bill. welcome to the channel, I am sorry for the late reply, YT didnt tell me about your comment. I just found it

  • @tomfisher3117
    @tomfisher3117 Рік тому +1

    Thank you!! This is by far the best leaf mold video I've ever seen. Thanks and Blessings to you!

  • @lisawagner2480
    @lisawagner2480 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video. What to do about lots of non-beneficial insects in the leaf mold? I had some beautiful dark mulch after 2 years but lots of shield bugs and box elder bugs seem to overwinter in the leaves and bug babies crawled out when I went to spread the mold in spring!

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      You could check it, but to be honest if your using it as a mulch then it wouldnt be an issue. The other thing you could do is spread it out and allow light to get to it, the bugs will all climb out of it

  • @OverGrowTheUk
    @OverGrowTheUk 7 років тому +1

    great tips tony thanks for sharing mate.
    atb

  • @jackman6256
    @jackman6256 2 роки тому

    What if I just bury them in my garden
    In fall of year ? Will this help

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      If you bury them that will use nitrogen from the soil and its more bacterial than fungal so turns to compost rather then leaf mold

  • @TheGrumpyGardener
    @TheGrumpyGardener 7 років тому +2

    As expected now, great tips from your vids :) I was in Wales last week around the brecon area , should have popped over and pinched some of your leaf mould!!

  • @TheSateef
    @TheSateef 8 місяців тому

    wouldn't shredding it again chop up all the worms? by the way, please look at the camera while talking, this side view thing is awful

  • @REXveris
    @REXveris 7 років тому +3

    Great video as usual Tony! Hello from Oregon, US!!! Don't forget about using chickens to expedite composting of leaves!!! I have had pretty amazing results using a chicken tractor on an area heavily mulched with leaves. Large, unshredded leaves were turned into leaf mould in just under 2 moths with no extra work on-top of regular chicken tractor care. Also, as far as the contamination from automotive chemicals from the streets, Paul Stamets' work has shown that saprophytic fungi can absorb and metabolize petroleum-based pollutants to benign compounds that the fungi actually use to further their growth! So not only was the contamination cleaned up by his mycoremediation technology but the resulting mushrooms (oysters is what he used) had no trace of the contaminants! Pretty cool stuff, but yea in the US you cannot use leaf mold collected from streets in an organic certified farm. Cheers!

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +2

      Thats a great idea. something I have never tried. Oregon. our little channel certainly getting about and its great, tell your friends about us. would love more of our US cousins here :)

    • @sandyralston5814
      @sandyralston5814 7 років тому

      Georgia, USA here also.

    • @DavidSmith-hs4lr
      @DavidSmith-hs4lr 7 років тому

      REXveri

    • @mezmereyez6204
      @mezmereyez6204 6 років тому

      Hi from Mississippi, USA!! Love your channel!!! Been making leaf mold for awhile now, but since pretty much all we have is oak trees to get leaves from around here (got pines galore, but, ya know....pine needles :( ) it take FOREVER to break down. I will have to use the method you described in your other leaf mold video. Cheers!! Mary Ann

    • @heron6462
      @heron6462 5 років тому

      I agree. If you keep chickens, you can deploy them to help compost your fallen leaves. Build two large bottomless boxes using planks or similar. In the autumn, fill one (the ‘supply’ box) with fallen leaves. Starting in March, begin transferring a couple of bucketfuls every day of the leaves in the ‘supply’ box to the ‘composting’ box, tossing in any kitchen scraps and garden leftovers. Your chickens will excitedly scratch through them for hours in their search for goodies, especially for insects and weed seeds: this will also crumble the leaves, helping them to break down faster. The chickens’ manure will add nitrogen, and any organic stuff they don’t want will simply rot down and enrich the mix. The chickens will also work on the top layer of leaves in the ‘supply’ box. When autumn comes, the ‘supply’ box should be empty, so collect more fallen leaves and fill it up again. Keep adding more during the winter if you can, as the leaves will compact and sink down. In March, transfer all the leaf mould in the ‘composting’ box, which will now look like chocolate cake with earthworms in it, to your vegetable garden. Begin again by progressively transferring your new fallen leaves from the ‘supply’ box, plus the usual kitchen scraps and garden leftovers, to the ‘composting’ box, letting your chickens clean it up and break it down as before.

  • @Rattybag1
    @Rattybag1 6 років тому

    Would adding compost accelerator to the leaves help with breaking them down faster?

  • @peterstevens4223
    @peterstevens4223 4 роки тому +2

    Good morning from Auckland, New Zealand it’s Wednesday, November 20, 2019

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      morning Peter Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

  • @hotheadsniper
    @hotheadsniper 6 років тому +1

    why should we make leaf mold wasting at least six month in the process when we can get the same results by converting these leaves into a compost within a month?converting these leaves into vermicompost will even take lesser time.it doesn't make sense to me.i don't know much about the leafmold.please point me in the right direction.until there is a huge difference between the use and benefits of leaf mold vs.compost it looks like stupidity to me to make leafmold instead of compost.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому

      Hi Nirvik, Sorry for the late reply but didn't notice your comment went to comments for review section. Leafmould is different to compost. It is used for multiple things like seed sowing or for making clay soils much finer, whereas compost can be used for these jobs leafmould will make that environment quicker in the long run

  • @beryltarus3484
    @beryltarus3484 4 роки тому

    Hi, can i use a sac, perforated, to make leaf mould, because i don't have those bins or paper bags

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      Yes, absolutely you can use the sack just keep it moist

  • @doubleooh7337
    @doubleooh7337 4 роки тому

    If you can take that heat away like with a long curled hose with cold water in you can get 60c water for free and by taking that heat away in that way i bet you could more then half that time again ;)

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      possibly could sorry YT didnt tell me about your comment. I just found it

  • @o0Avalon0o
    @o0Avalon0o 4 роки тому +2

    Very interesting & well-made video, thanks!

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :) I have 2 other leaf mold videos on the channel

  • @hopeup2792
    @hopeup2792 2 роки тому +1

    Where did you get that huge bag for your leaf mold?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      You can buy them in any hardware store they are 1 ton bulk bags

  • @GuffeyJon
    @GuffeyJon 7 місяців тому

    Just thought to use these construction sacks for leaf mold compost; how did it turn out?

  • @martinhughes1367
    @martinhughes1367 5 років тому

    Great tips bud!

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  5 років тому

      Thanks for commenting and letting me know you enjoyed the video. I really appreciate it

  • @GettingGoshen
    @GettingGoshen 3 роки тому

    What is hessian in american terms I googled it but it said it is jute fabric?

    • @mothratemporalradio517
      @mothratemporalradio517 3 роки тому

      Hello, oddly enough i was thinking about this the other day, i was wondering if burlap is the same as hessian. Just googled it and it looks like that is what hessian is called in the US. Apparently it is derived from the 17th century Middle English word "borel:, meaning coarse cloth. Jute is the name of the fibre used to make it. Hope this helps!

  • @redtobertshateshandles
    @redtobertshateshandles 2 роки тому

    I scrape mine up from the carpark. Pre chopped and composted. Pollution, it's everywhere anyway.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      I think the amount of pollution in a carpark would be a ton higher, but everyone has a right to decided whats right for them

  • @LiliansGardens
    @LiliansGardens 4 роки тому

    I puposely collected my leaves after it has rained on them.because I want the earthworms too. This means I cannot shred it. Any other advice on how to fasten the creation of leaf mould.

    • @coleweede1953
      @coleweede1953 4 роки тому

      Add soil every couple feet. Soil makes compost turn black on no time

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      shredding is a must I am sorry for the late reply, YT didnt tell me about your comment. I just found it

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      yes good tip I am sorry for the late reply, YT didnt tell me about your comment. I just found it

  • @fergusdangerfield156
    @fergusdangerfield156 2 роки тому

    Hi Tony,don't know how many times I've watch this vid. I've just collected approx a cubic metre of mainly oak leaves. They had been raked into a pile in a wooded garden and have stood for about a year. The uder layers are quite wet, I have them in a wire netting cage, should I be turning these periodically as I do with compost??

  • @adamdavis785
    @adamdavis785 Рік тому

    How about LABS added to leaves? Would this increase breakdown?

  • @judyvance1556
    @judyvance1556 Рік тому

    What if my water source has chlorine?

  • @neva-surrender
    @neva-surrender Рік тому

    Does the 1 ton bag allow for drainage at the bottom?

  • @Matrix2458
    @Matrix2458 4 роки тому +1

    Myccorhizal doesn't grow in the leaves until there's a living root, the stuff you see isn't myccorhizal

    • @pwade4061
      @pwade4061 4 роки тому

      Produce the Community truth. He also says it isn’t “biological breakdown” but I think he meant bacterial

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      Yes your correct Sorry for the late reply. had some issues with comments not showing that they had not been answered, so I am getting through them

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      Thanks for correcting me Sorry for the late reply. had some issues with comments not showing that they had not been answered, so I am getting through them

    • @Matrix2458
      @Matrix2458 4 роки тому

      @@simplifygardening All good, there's definitely a lot of other people saying the same thing, so the confusion is understandable. The Saprotrophic fungi are very important too

  • @ErwinvanHolten
    @ErwinvanHolten 2 роки тому

    How much time between the four shreddings? Great vids, thanks.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      They can all be shedded in the same day all 4 times, you just need it fine

  • @Maz1989
    @Maz1989 7 років тому +1

    How well is the leaf mould going in the one ton bag? I am going to start it this year with same method!

  • @Ceodayone
    @Ceodayone 3 роки тому

    Throw in some food scraps like coffee grounds or vegetables, and it will really jump start the process !

  • @bryanplott2716
    @bryanplott2716 2 роки тому

    I used to pick leaves up on the road for a job I would not suggest using them. I would go to a local park and rake them up in the grass

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому +1

      Totally agree with you Bryan too much pollution there

  • @aceofspades5786
    @aceofspades5786 Рік тому

    Watched a guy in the states use an simple electric strimmer to chop them up in the dumpy bag. Thanks for tip on keeping them wet.

  • @eliakimjosephsophia4542
    @eliakimjosephsophia4542 5 років тому

    We bagged up three bags easter weekend, I left them on the ground all winter. Some had already gone in a large tub then we had all of that rain. Now I lovely golden water from the rain that came upon the leaves. What do you think about that being a fertiliser Tony?

  • @marklewis4793
    @marklewis4793 5 років тому

    ...add cowshit n yoghurt for wild mouldiness!

  • @ashleyhowell3089
    @ashleyhowell3089 2 роки тому

    How did using the ton bags for making leaf mould work out for you? Any hints or tips / things to avoid?

  • @briankane6547
    @briankane6547 Рік тому

    "Diolch, bonllefau ffrind." ?

  • @paulhatton100
    @paulhatton100 7 років тому +6

    i use my lawn mower to pick them up as its a village less contamination

  • @cw2126
    @cw2126 3 роки тому

    👍👍👍

    • @cw2126
      @cw2126 3 роки тому

      going to start collecting

  • @HowToGardenChannel
    @HowToGardenChannel 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic leaf mold video

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      glad you enjoyed it Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

  • @commentscorner617
    @commentscorner617 3 роки тому

    are 'fresh' green leaves considered nitrogen or carbon? Thanks.

  • @commentscorner617
    @commentscorner617 3 роки тому

    is it recommended to leave the bin bag outside or inside? does it matter if rain lands on your bin bagged pile of leaves?

  • @kimmfitzgerald9704
    @kimmfitzgerald9704 5 років тому +4

    Thank you for the information! I have been finding urine really does work to accelerate the process. I don't have a shredder so I try to dry out the leaves and crunch them in my hands and stomp on them while in buckets. Looking forward to using the finished leaf mold as seed starter.

    • @StreamHugger
      @StreamHugger 4 роки тому

      Interesting. What kind of urine? Human or animal? Fresh urine? Or clumps of cat litter?

  • @catalinoancea6601
    @catalinoancea6601 7 років тому +3

    Great video! Have nice day!

  • @Dabigez829
    @Dabigez829 7 років тому +1

    Just subscribe to your site, and wanted to tell you hello from New Orleans, Louisiana UNITED STATES.
    Do you put coffee grinds in your leaf mold to speed up the process?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +1

      Hi Rick. welcome to the channel and thanks for your support... No i dont add coffee grounds as thats a nitrogen source, when you add them it turns it into compost not leaf mould, It gets to hot for too long, we want the heat to start the breakdown then need it to cool for the fungal spores to take over

    • @Dabigez829
      @Dabigez829 7 років тому

      UK Here We Grow thanks Tony, now I have to start a new leaf mold with just leaves and leave out the coffee ☕

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +2

      It's worth it, in the long run, Rick. The Coffee ground is good to use in the garden as a nitrogen source or to mulch with but it limits what you can use the leaf mould on. If you just use the leaves and maybe the tea made up from woodland soil this allows you to use pure leaf mould as a seed starter, an additive to bed, to be added to the potting mix. the list is endless

    • @ExProsiveGaming
      @ExProsiveGaming 7 років тому

      Well where's the problem with compost? It'll finish faster and have more nutrients..

    • @ExProsiveGaming
      @ExProsiveGaming 7 років тому

      "No i dont add coffee grounds as thats a nitrogen source" - yet you add urine which is pure ammonium nitrate/ nitrogen??

  • @floriebrown2089
    @floriebrown2089 7 років тому +4

    Thanks for the video, the main elements from the leaf litter that you scraped from the soil is fungi, there are more bacteria in a house hold compost. I was glad to hear you mention that you add urine to your leaf litter which provides nitrogen.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому +1

      Thanks Florie yes its quick the way we do it. Oh and just for ref we do let the chicken in to the plot from time t time to dig through..

  • @theelpydimension
    @theelpydimension 3 роки тому

    Wow that looks like great material. Based on your video it would appear I don't shred my leaves enough! Do you water the piles/bins every 10 days throughout the winter as well? Thanks for sharing, this was very helpful.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  3 роки тому +1

      Just make sure they are moist. but don't water every 10 days it will be too much

  • @historyhunter5215
    @historyhunter5215 4 роки тому

    I did this by accident. Last may I planted potatoes in big totes and used leaves for the filler.... suprise!!!

  • @SamCole
    @SamCole 7 років тому

    I found some decomposting leaves under the pile of leaves in our property that has been un raked for years and years. Can I just add those decopost leaves directly to my flowers beds or wait till those leaves completely broken down like yours before adding them? Thanks a lot and your helps and tips are fabulous.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому

      Sam Cole you can add them as a mulch right away Sam

    • @crpth1
      @crpth1 5 років тому

      We Are The Coleys - Adding to what was already said.
      Even the "fresh" leaves can be added as mulch. They will turn into compost one way or the other. It becomes more a question of your individual choice. Based on aesthetics, intention or any other criteria of your choice.
      Bottom line is don't waste them. ;-)
      Cheers

  • @letsgobrandon4601
    @letsgobrandon4601 4 роки тому +1

    Ok guys

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому +1

      :)Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

  • @stephenseidl3389
    @stephenseidl3389 2 роки тому

    What did you put in your watering can around 5:25?

  • @LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden
    @LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden 7 років тому

    Great video and perfect timing, added to our Garden Playlist and community.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  7 років тому

      Thanks, Glad it was of interest. Check out some of our other videos esp the how to section there is loads of useful stuff in there for this time of year :)

  • @pronoun_dilemma
    @pronoun_dilemma 3 роки тому

    Hi Tony. Great video. Can i try to make leaf mould in a plastic bin? If so, do i need to drill some holes in it? I'm not sure if ventilation is needed. Thanks, Dave.

  • @najmamohammed1437
    @najmamohammed1437 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much. Great video

  • @pronoun_dilemma
    @pronoun_dilemma 2 роки тому

    Hi. Why is it necessary to put the woodland soil into a hessian bag, and then into water? Would it not be the exact same just to put the soil straight into the water?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      Because you would block any rose you use on your watering can and the soil can go back tot he compost later

  • @GARDENSTATEGARDENER
    @GARDENSTATEGARDENER 7 років тому +1

    GREAT VIDEO

  • @PlottingAlong
    @PlottingAlong 7 років тому +2

    great idea

  • @rdkitchengarden4359
    @rdkitchengarden4359 7 років тому +1

    this is a good system, thanks for the share

  • @cheeseface99
    @cheeseface99 6 років тому

    Whats the npk value of leaf mould?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому +1

      its around 222 but its not the NPK that does the work in leaf mould its the bacteria and fungal life that allows the plants to absorb nutrients from the rest of the ground around. Feed the soil not your plants

    • @cheeseface99
      @cheeseface99 6 років тому

      UK Here We Grow thanks i am growing cannabis, and want to make a leaf mould that would feed the soil for the next crop, my thinking is as you say leafa drop mould and as it rains the unlocked elements flow down, the plant is an annual as im sure you know so the leafs would drop with the seeds moulding down over winter providing food for all the seeds dropped in a sort of contained cycle...mum rots down to provide seedlings what they need....am i correct?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому

      Yes you would be correct in your views here

    • @cheeseface99
      @cheeseface99 6 років тому

      UK Here We Grow thank you! Can i take green fresh wet leafs and bag them up as due to trimming i have plenty or should i dry them out first then bag them?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому +1

      You need them to be dead leaves, better off collecting them in Autumn the leaves you have now will be much better put into compost

  • @catlindarnell2367
    @catlindarnell2367 4 роки тому

    So I recently brought in a bunch of leaves into the garden and no now I'm being bombarded by ticks. I won't use any chemicals and the Eagles an hawks would be having thanksgiving with me if I free ranged chickens. Any other tips for getting rid of them somewhat naturally? I'm about ready to go out and rake them into piles and burn them😕

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      Catlin Ive never had ticks come in on leaves are you sure thats where they came from? Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

    • @catlindarnell2367
      @catlindarnell2367 4 роки тому

      @@simplifygardening Yeah it was the decomposing leaves all matted together in thick layers. But they seem to have scattered and i dumped lot of wood chips over the area.

  • @frankscales7295
    @frankscales7295 6 років тому +1

    Top of the class Tony..again thank you Frank

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  6 років тому

      Cheers Frank, This is one of last years videos Got a new leafmould one coming in a few weeks

  • @ingilizanahtar644
    @ingilizanahtar644 8 місяців тому

  • @stevendowden2579
    @stevendowden2579 5 років тому +1

    love making my own compost can,t beat it

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      agreed sorry about the late reply, YT didnt notify me of a load of comments

  • @philupdegrave731
    @philupdegrave731 2 роки тому

    Tony, Since this process is fungal rather than bacterial, should I not use horse manure to make the "tea" for wetting the leaves?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  2 роки тому

      Horse manure is bacterial too. but it makes no difference its fungal dominated as that comes from the leaves and the fungal life will breed quicker than the microbial life.

    • @philupdegrave731
      @philupdegrave731 2 роки тому

      @@simplifygardening Many thanks, my friend.

  • @Marcardarrig
    @Marcardarrig 4 роки тому

    Hi there Tony.
    I have a question, I have started a leaf mould bin I have holes on the bottom and sides of the bin and full of chopped up wet leafs with some earth from the ground from where i got the leafs and urine mixed through. I was wondering how often should I aerate the bin?
    Thanks Marc

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  4 роки тому

      You dont Marc. Leave this to get on with it. Did you shred the leaves?

    • @Marcardarrig
      @Marcardarrig 4 роки тому

      @@simplifygardening hi tony, ya i did. thanks for the reply/

  • @exeterbeekeeper
    @exeterbeekeeper 5 років тому

    I will be do leaf mould this winter. My bee hives are on a large wooded allotment plot.

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  5 років тому +1

      Thats great I have a new video for leaf mould coming soon too

  • @sophietyrrell3131
    @sophietyrrell3131 2 роки тому

    That is the Jadam's system.

  • @mothratemporalradio517
    @mothratemporalradio517 3 роки тому

    Hello, your accent sounds Welsh to me. Can i please confirm if my Cymraeg radar is on target?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  3 роки тому +1

      Hey Cat. It certainly is. I am from South Wales :)

    • @mothratemporalradio517
      @mothratemporalradio517 3 роки тому

      @@simplifygardening :) thanks for confirming. Cool! I was born in Australia, but Nain was from Wales. I keep wanting to learn the language and to visit. Lovely to come across the accent. Cheers!

  • @cottingwhite7784
    @cottingwhite7784 5 років тому

    I’m subscribed but I get the feeling that I don’t get all your utube post is that possible?

    • @simplifygardening
      @simplifygardening  5 років тому

      Yes they only send out to small groups of people have you clicked the bell? If so click it again and there is an option to select for all notifications

  • @riverunner9978
    @riverunner9978 4 роки тому

    I shred my leaves and topdress my no till beds,then well rotted manure on top! In spring ready to grow!

  • @allanplant8756
    @allanplant8756 2 роки тому

    Excellent, Thanks so much.

  • @davidschmidt270
    @davidschmidt270 3 роки тому

    Thank you Sir 👏👏👏👏