On 08/11/2010 01:01, uriel13 wrote:
alan.holmes;904608 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

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.


Never found that makes much difference.

My leaves are mostly beech and oak both very full of tannins and take
two years to rot down. I use my green bin for the purpose since I
already compost more stuff than they accept in the green bin scheme.

Regards,
Martin Brown