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Don’t Bag Those Leaves—Here’s How to Turn Them Into Garden Gold

Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...
The Journal

Fall composting tips for gardeners

Gardeners are encouraged to compost leaves this fall to improve soil health. With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit the ...
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You Should Be Adding Fall Leaves to Your Compost—Here’s Why

Every fall, as vibrant leaves blanket the ground, homeowners start their annual raking routine. This year, instead of throwing your leaves away, consider adding them to your compost pile. While it may ...
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5 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Leaves Without Raking

When autumn arrives and leaves start to fall on lawns and walkways, the traditional method of raking can seem daunting. Thankfully, there are alternative techniques that not only simplify leaf removal ...
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Composting over burning: Environmentally friendly ways to dispose of autumn leaves in Northern Michigan

NORTHERN MICHIGAN, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- We are finally at the part of fall where the leaves are covering the ground and falling fast but raking leaves into streams and lakes or burning them is not ...
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Darrell Blackwelder: Composting is an excellent way to get rid of leaves and help the soil

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and improves the physical properties of the soil. Composting is the decomposition ...
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Create quality compost fast

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Start a compost pile with falling leaves and use it to enrich your garden beds. Here's how.

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...
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The Best Leaf Mulchers for Fast, Mess-Free Yard Cleanup

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › A leaf mulcher makes quick work of one of fall’s biggest chores by shredding piles of ...
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Composting leaves easier than bagging them

The leaves are really falling now. I dread getting out there and bagging them all. I failed to save grass clippings for composting, as you suggested Sept. 3. Is it possible to compost just plain ...
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The Bed-Cleaning Trick That Makes Your Compost Work Twice as Fast

You remember that electric little thrill you get when you stumble onto a gardening secret so simple, so clever, so ridiculously effective that you wonder why it isn’t printed on seed packets in bold ...