On Nov 7, 9:06*pm, "alan.holmes" wrote:
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

They will rot down in the compost heap. Even if not completely rotted
you can still dig compost in. Doesn't seem to matter.
Just keep the compost heap damp but keep rain out, that is too much
water which cools the heap down. I use (free) hot water from my solar
heated store when available.
I put in a thin layer of soil (or rotted down compost) in the heap
every 2 feet or so. This introduces the rotting down fungii.