Hi mary,

Each fall when the flowers dies, I dig the flowers into the soil,
and then dig my leaves into the soil. Does this mean my soil getters
better
each year since nothing leaves the bed in the sense that I recycle
the dead
flowers.

For me, I will not dig it into the soil, instead I let it cover the
soil as mulch. This will reduce the soil lost by wind or water
erosion.

The nutrient release by fast decomposition of till in organic matter,
will also lost due to no life form to take it up.

Regards,
Wong

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