Hi,

Unable to find room in my small garden for a compost bin, last Autumn I
collected and bagged all the fallen leaves hoping to end up with a good
supply of leaf mould. When I opened the first two bags in October of this
year, all I found was a muddy mess. When I first bagged the leaves I
followed instructions found in a gardening magazine, used large plastic
bags, pressed the leaves firmly into the bags, pierced holes around the
sides and tied the tops. This year I have once again collected three large
bags of leaves hoping to have more success. Where did I go wrong last year?
Any leaf composting advice would be most welcome.

Thank you in advance,
Rufus.

Rufus wrote:

Hi,

Unable to find room in my small garden for a compost bin, last Autumn I
collected and bagged all the fallen leaves hoping to end up with a good
supply of leaf mould. When I opened the first two bags in October of this
year, all I found was a muddy mess. When I first bagged the leaves I
followed instructions found in a gardening magazine, used large plastic
bags, pressed the leaves firmly into the bags, pierced holes around the
sides and tied the tops. This year I have once again collected three large
bags of leaves hoping to have more success. Where did I go wrong last year?
Any leaf composting advice would be most welcome.

Sounds to me as if you pressed too hard. I only fill the bags loosely
with damp leaves.
--
Nick Wagg
TranscenData Europe Ltd, Oakington House, Oakington, Cambridge CB4 5AF
Email: URL: www.transcendata.com
Tel: +44 (0)1223 237111 Fax: +44 (0)1223 234192

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Rufus wrote:

Hi,

Unable to find room in my small garden for a compost bin, last Autumn I
collected and bagged all the fallen leaves hoping to end up with a good
supply of leaf mould. When I opened the first two bags in October of
this
year, all I found was a muddy mess. When I first bagged the leaves I
followed instructions found in a gardening magazine, used large plastic
bags, pressed the leaves firmly into the bags, pierced holes around the
sides and tied the tops. This year I have once again collected three
large
bags of leaves hoping to have more success. Where did I go wrong last
year?
Any leaf composting advice would be most welcome.

Sounds to me as if you pressed too hard. I only fill the bags loosely
with damp leaves.
--
Nick Wagg
TranscenData Europe Ltd, Oakington House, Oakington, Cambridge CB4 5AF
Email: URL: www.transcendata.com
Tel: +44 (0)1223 237111 Fax: +44 (0)1223 234192

Yea I tend to fill the bags quite full but they do break down into very
little compost, and I thus mix them up a bit through the year, then
amalgamate them into other bags, this not only mixes them up and keeps the
total number of bags required down.

Duncan