The cooler and drier the climate, the slower the composting process. The
little bacteria whose job it is to break down decaying matter do their work
best in a lot of heat, humidity, moisture, and air. It's possible that the
cold winters and relatively cool summers of New Hampshire are not quite
enough to help these little guys get the job done in quick time.In my cool
western dry climate, certain kinds of leaves could last almost indefinitely,
turning to dust long before they turned to compost. However, leaves can be
dug into moist earth here and will eventually decay.
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Has any one had success doing this? I've tried on several occasions with
very little compost and lots of leaves looking like they just fell
yesterday
after a year's time. I've tried adding water after filling the bag and
bagging wet leaves. I use partially shredded leaves from my mower.

Cheryl
Southern NH