I am mulching my leaves back into my lawn but am concerned that there maybe quite a bit of build up

what can I use to help speed up the decomposition of the leaves in my lawn and planting beds

thanks

In your lawn, you can mulch them with a mulching mower. Word of warning: I purchased a "mulching" mower that did not have a true mulching blade on it. It is worth the money to get a mulching blade. I think I paid ten dollars more than what the original type blade cost.

In the garden, I must admit, I leave them there. (No pun intended).

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Nadine Bielling
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The Laws of Ecology:
"All things are interconnected. Everything goes somewhere. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Nature bats last." --Ernest Callenbach

Moisture is the #1 thing to use. Next would be milk (at 3 ounces per 1,000 square feet) to get some fungal activity going on the leaves. But they still have to be moist for the decomposing fungi to keep active.

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David Hall
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Dirt Doctor Lawns Forum

All dry leaves are "browns" (high carbon materials)

"Greens" are high nitrogen materials
(i.e. food scraps, grain meals, raw manures, etc.).

True composting of any form needs a blend of greens and browns, in order to develop a healthy aerobic humus material, loaded with beneficial aerobic microbes.

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The entire Kingdom of God can be totally explained as an Organic Garden (Mark 4:26)
William Cureton