composting leaves -- any to avoid?
Why would a high in nitrogen oak leaf decompose slowly?
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John Henry Wheeler
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7
"Ann" wrote in message
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Stephen Henning expounded:
Oak (leaves are rich in nitrogen but slow to decompose.)
True, but chopped up, they make wonderful mulch for a perennial
border, far nicer than bark mulch!
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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