Leaf litter is an excellent soil amendment.


lbbs wrote:
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We have lots of perennial flowers in our flower bed. (12 different
varieties or so- including bushes and roses, 15'x6' aprox garden) My w=
ife
was thinking of putting mulch between the flowers so the weeds would no=
t
grow (easier maintenance). I was not sure if that would be a good id=
ea
for two reasons. 1. when the leave accumulate in the fall time in o=
ur
flower bed, it will be difficult to get rid of them (hard to get a rake=
in
there). With dirt flower bet, what ever you can't rake out, it will
decompose with the rest of the dirt. And if you leave them in with th=
e
mulch, seeds will start growing there next year. 2. will perennia=
l
flowers be able to poke through the mulch every spring time? I alway=
s
thought that mulch is more ideal it you have a simple flower bed or aro=
und a
tree truck. what do yo think? thanks

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