leaf mould

[david lawrence]

hi

does anyone make leaf mould on a large scale ?

 

pics comments tips welcome

 

thanks

david

 

[david wood]

will take some pics tommorow and see if i can figure out to upload here now.

 

basically three bays we use, 

 

year 1 tip in fresh gathered leaf, usually from first leaf fall until all tidy - jan approx

 

leave sitting in same heap until about oct following year w hen leaf starts to fall

 

heap two is previous years leaf moved in oct ish when leaf starts to fall, 

 

heap three is leaf thats ready to use, turned from heap two into three to complete rotation as and when previous bays needed.

 

and that makes not a lot of sense but i know what i mean......    its a cycle move once yearly, pics may explain better as we are currently filling heap one with fresh, i moved heap one into heap two couple weeks ago, same day i moved heap two into heap three

 

 

[peatff]

Water it when you first make a heap. We used to do it many years ago when I worked on the school gardens. It helps keep it all in one place and it compresses down quicker.