leaf mulch

[suee]

I've got tons of autumn leaves on the ground - mostly oak, and can't be bothered to pile them all up then wait 2 years for them to turn into leaf mould. Surely the soil on the veg patch would benefit from having them turned in & rotavated later, to rot down as the season progresses?
Cheers, Sue.

[bridget mc laughlin]

I'm not sure how that would turn out but tell us how it does turn out if you do

[TonyF]

Where are you in SW France Sue?

We use leaf mould and leaves (about a year old, been outside and not composted) in the raised beds at the chateau at which I garden, has never been a problem and we don't rotorvate them in, just use them as a sub strata and then as a mulch. I don't use them (oak mainly) directly on my own raised beds but I do compost them well first, at least a year, though this year I'm experimenting with using them as a mulch on my soft fruit beds.

[suee]

Leaf mulch

Tony - near Tournon d'Agenais.
Can't see how to do private message any more.
Gardening begins to take over (Seb 47) health issues hopefully! Just getting the potato bed ready.
Sue.

[Jardiniere]

They just drift in over everything anyway.........................