2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
And again came the autumn season, when the trees threw off their "robe" and presented the earth with gold. Every season, summer residents solve a dilemma - what to do with the fallen leaves: take out, burn, put in a compost heap or bury? It is impossible to get a definite answer to this question
Each gardener solves this problem in his own way. Some remove fallen leaves due to the fact that they assume that this is a breeding ground for insect pests and pathogens. Therefore, they do not risk putting leaf litter into the compost, the decay process slows down as a result of leaf caking, and it takes a lot of time for the death of pests. Adherents of the "natural natural cycle" argue that autumn leaves protect the roots of trees from frost, increase the fertility of the soil and enrich its composition during decomposition. In addition, winter crops are covered with leaves, and partially rotted leaves are used as a thermal barrier, equipping warm beds.
Thus, everyone decides the issue of fallen leaves in the garden at their own discretion. A caring gardener, for convenience reasons, will find a suitable method for using foliage, be it humus, compost, or wintering help for trees.
Be sure to follow the rules:
- Do not leave the carrion under fruit trees. Collect all rotten fruits and bury them on the side to a great depth. Never dispose of the carrion in the compost heap.
- If in the summer your shrubs and trees have been ill with powdery mildew, scab, coccomycosis, then the litter should be immediately disposed of outside the garden area. The causative agents of diseases remain on the leaves and, in order to avoid recurrence, they are taken out or burned.
- A multi-colored carpet of leaves is not recommended to be left on the lawn. After a massive fall of leaves, force yourself to clean the garden. In winter, the foliage under the snow turns into a compress, which negatively affects the lawn grass.
How to use fallen leaves:
1. Leaf humus is used as a means to improve the structure of the soil, an acidifier for plants - acidophytes and mulch. The main advantages of such humus are conditioning properties. When leaf humus is introduced into the soil, moisture is retained longer at the roots of plants.
2. Natural mulch from wet fallen leaves, spread on empty beds, helps to fight weed growth and soil weathering. During spring planting, dig up the rotted leaves along with the soil.
3. Adding shredded leaves to the compost heap with other organic matter. It is useful to add the leaves to the compost heap if there is a large amount of green garden waste and vegetable fruits there.
4. Cover perennial garden flowers with dry leaves. In this case, the leaves will act as a heat-insulating material.
5. If you are using the technology of tall beds, then cover them with chopped fallen leaves, after mixing with the green components used to fill the beds.
6. The leaves can be used to create an excellent quality soil for indoor plants and flowers. To do this, you need to mix the leaves of trees (not evergreen) with annual weeds without roots, flowers and seeds. Place the mixture in a plastic bag. Stir the contents from time to time, when the composting period is over, the soil is ready.
Leaf picking tools
- The most popular classic option is a fan or garden rake, which almost every summer resident has. But removing the leaves using a rake is very time consuming and laborious. An accidental gust of wind will ruin the result and all the work down the drain.
- An alternative to mechanical tools is modern garden equipment with gasoline or electric drive. It can be a garden vacuum cleaner or an air blower.
With a vacuum cleaner, leaves and other garden debris are collected in a special bag. The task of the blower is to blow the leaves into one pile with a stream of air.
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