Search
Latest topics
» Happy Birthday!!by sanderson Yesterday at 1:15 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by cyclonegardener Yesterday at 8:56 am
» Zucchini Cobbler
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:38 pm
» Vertical Zucchini
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:34 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 7/23/2024, 8:25 am
» N&C Midwest—July 2024
by Scorpio Rising 7/22/2024, 1:33 pm
» Starbucks for coffee grounds!
by OhioGardener 7/20/2024, 11:02 am
» Cover Crops to Kill Nematodes
by dstack 7/18/2024, 5:43 pm
» Hi from Lapeer Michigan
by Scorpio Rising 7/18/2024, 10:49 am
» Mel's Mix
by OhioGardener 7/16/2024, 1:40 pm
» Baker Creek Heirloom Whole Seed Catalog Pre-Order
by OhioGardener 7/11/2024, 4:00 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by OhioGardener 7/11/2024, 1:01 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by sanderson 7/9/2024, 2:23 pm
» Wasabi Radish
by markqz 7/8/2024, 10:14 pm
» Check out your local (seed) library !
by OhioGardener 7/8/2024, 11:45 am
» YIKES! I'm hosting uninvited guests in my squash...
by tappingmom 7/3/2024, 9:43 am
» Baked Eggplant
by OhioGardener 7/2/2024, 7:45 am
» N&C Midwest—June 2024
by nrstooge 7/1/2024, 7:48 am
» Epic Gardening "Master Class on Square Food Gardening"
by sanderson 6/26/2024, 10:03 pm
» Growing Tomatoes in 6" of soil?
by sanderson 6/25/2024, 4:21 pm
» Frequency/amount to water
by OhioGardener 6/22/2024, 5:34 pm
» Rhubarb Tom Collins
by DonP 6/19/2024, 2:10 pm
» Change email address
by sanderson 6/19/2024, 2:00 am
» Howdy from San Diego, CA
by sanderson 6/19/2024, 12:49 am
» Getting Started
by Turan 6/18/2024, 12:58 pm
» Turan's Garden Western Mountains and Plains
by Scorpio Rising 6/18/2024, 11:49 am
» Question about replenishing squares after harvest
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 6/17/2024, 12:14 am
» My NWA garden
by Guinevere 6/13/2024, 11:13 am
» creating grids
by plantoid 6/13/2024, 6:42 am
» SFG jOURNEY-What's Hiding in your organic fertilizer
by has55 6/13/2024, 12:40 am
Google
Using Fall Leaves in the Compost Pile - Nutrients
2 posters
Page 1 of 1
Using Fall Leaves in the Compost Pile - Nutrients
This link was embedded in another thread, "Community Garden - Azure Standard in Dufur, Oregon." Mel recommended a variety of composts from different sources, and leaves may be an important source for home made compost. I think it is worth having its own thread. Thank you Dan in CT.
https://sustainable-farming.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Municipal_Leaves_Plant_Nutrients_Available_FS824_1998.pdf
![thanks](/users/2912/12/27/03/smiles/109486.gif)
https://sustainable-farming.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Municipal_Leaves_Plant_Nutrients_Available_FS824_1998.pdf
Last edited by sanderson on 7/6/2019, 4:44 pm; edited 1 time in total
Re: Using Fall Leaves in the Compost Pile - Nutrients
More than half the volume of my compost is oak leaves. Here's what one expert says about it:
When oak leaves are fresh, they possess a pH level of around 4.5 to 4.7, making them acidic. However, as they break down, they get much closer to neutral. The bottom line is that multiple studies have shown that oak leaves (even in large quantities) have no effect on the acidity of soil.
What oak leaves do have is nutritional value that will be transferred to your soil as the leaves decay. What kind of nutritional value? Well, for example, research has found that leaves can contain as much nitrogen as cow manure that has been composted for use as an organic fertilizer…and it smells a lot better, too!
![-](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif)
» I think I may have added too many leaves to my compost pile
» Last Fall's leaves not breaking down in compost
» Nutrients in cold compost vs hot compost
» Does Old MM or Compost Lose Nutrients over time
» I can't find compost for my Mel's mix, and my compost pile is not sufficient
» Last Fall's leaves not breaking down in compost
» Nutrients in cold compost vs hot compost
» Does Old MM or Compost Lose Nutrients over time
» I can't find compost for my Mel's mix, and my compost pile is not sufficient
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|