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| Author: | alclubb [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Shredded leaves for flower bed mulch |
I have a LOT of trees in both my front yard and my back yard, and I wanted to use all the fallen leaves for something. I just recently bought a leaf mulcher and have been shredding the leaves. It's like a weed eater turned upside down with a large funnel shaped thing to feed the leaves into. It works great and makes a medium size shredded mulch. I wanted to use the shredded/mulched leaves in the flower beds just like a regular mulch, but wanted to know if there is anything different I need to do other than just spread it around the existing plants like I would hardwood mulch. I was thinking of putting it in at about a 3" depth.Thanks. |
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| Author: | dlwenzel6 [ Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shredded leaves for flower bed mulch |
returning these leaves to the land is a good idea.... depending on the size of the mulched cut, the leaves will settle and mulch quickly....another benefit is that they won't blow as easily when mulched. i used to cart away about 7-10 bags each from my 2 burr oak trees. now i simply mow the leaves, and layer them into my landscape beds, and into my raised garden beds to over winter.(i turn them into the soil as i plant seeds, and remulch before summer). you may find that placing 6" of leaves today will give you 3" of leaves in March... |
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