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"SUNSHINE" wrote:

With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch, and
with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.I
s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
adverse effect on my Camellias?

AFAIK lime does not help the composting process. I believe you need a carbon
source and a nitrogen source to compost. The dead leaves and bark are your
carbon source; animal manure is the usual nitrogen source. However, I have
heard that the oil in eucalyptus leaves makes life hard for other plants.

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