Has the collected leaves gone into the organic waste so far? Stop it! Better to bury it in the garden. In this way you enrich the soil with many important nutrients. You can read exactly how to do this and what you need to pay attention to on this page.
How can you use leaves in the garden as fertilizer?
Burying leaves in the garden serves as a natural fertilizer by releasing important nutrients into the soil. Loosen the soil, remove roots and weeds, add crushed leaves, cover with soil and distribute evenly.
Instructions
Enriching the soil with natural products is easier than you think. See for yourself in this guide:
Time
It is always possible to use leaves as fertilizer. Only frozen ground prevents digging. Of course, in the fall, when the trees shed more leaves, you should stock up on a small supply that you can work into the ground throughout the year. Do you need tips and tricks for a professional compost heap? On this page you will find all the important information. Before you use the leaves as fertilizer, they should have completely decomposed. If you would like to learn more about this process, we can recommend another article: Decomposition of foliage.
Procedure
- Loose the soil at the desired location.
- Remove all roots and weeds.
- Put the chopped leaves into the soil.
- Pour some soil over the fertilizer.
- Make sure it is evenly distributed.
Benefit
The composted leaves are in no way inferior to conventional fertilizer in terms of efficiency. What's more, this is a purely natural product with no additives. In this way, you save a lot of money on expensive fertilizers with little effort.
Be careful with walnut leaves
However, you should not incorporate walnut leaves into a conventional perennial bed. Tannins contained change the pH value of the soil. The acid attacks the roots over time. Nevertheless, you do not have to throw away walnut leaves. You can find helpful tips on how to deal with the walnut in this article.
