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Old 08-11-2010, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by alan.holmes View Post
As usual, the walnut has shed it's leaves into a HUGE pile all over the
garden.

The boss of the house has said that they will not compost quickly, maybe
take several years, so should I try to compost them or just either throw
them out or put them on the bonfire?

Alan
Hi Alan,

I have always found the leaves of all and any trees rot down at the same rate. Just make sure they are wetted before adding to the bin, ideally you should layer them with vegetable waste. This will ensure that the breakdown products of the vegetables saturate the leaves. I always use a compost accelerator to speed up the process.

Bosses are people who never quite made it as workers!

PS:- I hope my boss never reads this comment!



uriel13