7 Ways to Use Leaves in Your Garden

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Would you like to save time, effort and money spent on your garden while also improving your harvest? Clearing up fallen leaves is hard work, but those leaves can protect and feed your plants, as well as reducing the amount of watering, weeding and digging you need to do next year. In this video we explain how fallen leaves are a great free resource to improve your soil, and demonstrate how to use them as mulch to reduce weeds, increase water retention and protect plants from cold weather. If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers: http://www.GrowVeg.com http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com http://gardenplanner.almanac.com and many more...

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I've been adding a thick layer of grass clippings to all of my Raised Beds this Fall...and Now I'm adding a thick layer of shredded leaves. Rather than disturb my soil, I plan to add bags of cow manure and topsoil this weekend to cover them up. I'm hoping it all decomposes enough by the time I'm ready to use them in the spring. It's unusually warm still, here in Nebraska, so I'm counting on the Earthworms to help this be a success. I suppose I should water the beds also. Ideally, I'd like to add more height to my frames and keep building it up!

You've been watchin' too many editions o' gardener's world lad! I remember Geoff Hamilton shovellin' ;eaves into bin bags an' forkin' air 'oles in 'em.

Omg its October 25, 2015 2 years since this video was made

What about the leaves that fall onto my drive from v tall roadside trees? Too polluted?

I'm concerned about mulching with leaves, as here in rainy Seattle wet leaves are slug haven (we have to clear leaves from anywhere near our garden, as the slugs hide out underneath them). Is there a way to mulch with leaves in a rainy climate, without encouraging snails and slugs?

Interesting note pine needles do not actually acidity anything. By the time they have decayed enough they are pH neutral.

I am so happy I have found your videos...So helpful!Thanks....

Nice ideas. What is the difference between leaf mold and composting?

Thanks for sharing these helpful tips for homeowners.