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    Tidying up behind the greenhouse and found 2 large bags of leafmould

    Would it be ok to use it for earthing up?

    Would it also be ok to use dried grass clippings?

  • #2
    The leafmould will be brilliant for earthing up and wil also add organic matter. Think some people do use grass clippings also (as long as they've got no weed and feed in them!)

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    • #3
      Leafmould is too valuable for earthing up. At the very least mix it with grass clippings or old newspapers. If I had two bags spare I'd use it to make potting compost

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      • #4
        Originally posted by solway cropper View Post
        Leafmould is too valuable for earthing up. At the very least mix it with grass clippings or old newspapers. If I had two bags spare I'd use it to make potting compost
        These are spare. I have more lying around. But I'll mix it up.

        How do you make potting compost from leafmould?

        Thank you

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        • #5
          Originally posted by solway cropper View Post
          Leafmould is too valuable for earthing up
          I agree: use grass clippings instead

          Originally posted by Bramble_killer View Post
          How do you make potting compost from leafmould?
          Seed sowing mix - Use leafmould on its own: it's low in nutrients so is ideal for seeds (which contain their own early food)

          Potting compost - Mix equal parts leafmould, sharp sand, loam and garden compost, or mix with shop-bought MPC
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            I used it this year to fill in the gap between the mounded rows of potatoes, I have loads so it's not an issue.
            The idea is that it's been so dry when I water in the dips, the leafmould will help it keep damp.
            "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

            Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by womble View Post
              when I water in the dips, the leafmould will help it keep damp.
              Yes it will, as would whatever mulch you chose, be it grass clippings, newspapers, straw, plastic sheet or even a covering of dry soil (I type this for the benefit of newbies who might be thinking there's something magical about a leafmould mulch and be fretting that they haven't got any)
              Last edited by Two_Sheds; 24-05-2010, 07:28 PM.
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                That's right, but the year I tried grass clippings the slugs had a field day and ruined half the crop.
                "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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                • #9
                  thanks 2 sheds!!

                  I'll mix it with some shop bought stuff.

                  I haven't got any loam, would it be ok to use the clay soil from the garden?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by womble View Post
                    That's right, but the year I tried grass clippings the slugs had a field day and ruined half the crop.
                    I had the same problem.

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                    • #11
                      I use leafmould as mulch between strawberry rows.. Brilliant. Slugs dislike it.

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                      • #12
                        the squirrels have been digging over the carefully earthed up leafmould over the potatoes. I need a shotgun

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                        • #13
                          I cage trap squirrels and drown them. Four last year: there is another one I see: but he/she keeps away! :-)

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                          • #14
                            You drown squirrels :0 Poor buggers!! I hope you eat them to make it a bit better.
                            We have alot of squirrels in the garden but feed them along with the birds- never had any trouble with them!! Our garden backs onto a large, protected, forest from which we get lots of naughty wildlife... its all part of gardening though.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Madasafish View Post
                              I cage trap squirrels and drown them. Four last year: there is another one I see: but he/she keeps away! :-)
                              Why? They're as much a part of nature as the birds.

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