Collecting leaves from public places

FREE LEAVES MY HOUSE COME GET THEM. Free Turkey dinner with every 100 free bags taken.

 

More than welcome to some of my 30 builder bags of beech leaves, some already starting to decompose

 

Maybe, but leaf mould when ready will be a shadow of its former self. 2 bin bags of leaves will yield about half a carrier bag of ready to use leaf mould.

Steve...

 

Oh dear dear

 

@ redstar, How bigs your dinner table as you've done half the members since adding that delicious quiche

 

Is this better. This is all from just one small section of verge about 100 yards from my house. There is plenty more yet just drom that spot. I might think about going out again over the weekend. I even bumped into a local councilor who was out walking his dog. He said it was up to the contractor to clear them up. He then went on his way.

Can I leave the leaves in the builder's bag? it will be a lot easier to store that way.



G.

 

A few ways of doing this....storing leaves.

Most of my leaves are from sycamores.....plenty of them here but they seem to produce nice crumbly leafmould eventually

In my experience the best way is to store them in black bin liners; not sure if being black helps but at the back of my mind black helps retain warmth?? However, I dont see why you should not use the builder's bag. Tie the top though. As with compost heaps the leaves need to be damp and air is needed too so I make a few holes in the bags. ( sturdy bin liners because some are flimsy and tear easily)
Supposedly decent leaf mould takes 2 years but it takes 3 years for me. Store out sight somewhere.

Despite what I have said, most of my leaves are either left as a mulch around shrubs in the back garden where they cant blow around or they are added to my compost heaps. I often mow the fallen leaves when most have fallen and they mix well with the grass; then added to my compost heaps.

 

Did I mention homemade PECAN pie with fresh whip cream on top. come and get it. Plenty here. And FREE leaves.

 

On my way...!

 

Pecan pie with fresh whipped cream!!!

 

what I really would love to incorporate in my soil chemical is pine needles. have plenty of leaves over the years been decomposing in the soil. one day I'll find someone I can rake needles off the lawn and spill it in some areas.

 

Them's got a growth inhibitor in them

That's why nothing grows under pine trees.

 

I've just taken three builders bags of leaves to the tip, I've also burnt a load and more still on the lawn under snow. I've nowhere to store them at the moment and no neighbours that want them either, what a waste!

 

I think thats what you call a GOOD RESULT around

 

@redstar you really know how to tempt us ... a chance to walk around your BEAUTIFUL garden AND homemade DELICIOUS food coupled with your good company And bags of free leaves when we leave
It's a no-brainer ...Im on me way