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Michigan

Hi, I was wondering if uncomposted leaves are good to put into the soil where my pumpkin will be growing in the spring? Will the leaves decompose good enough to not harm the pumpkin plant? If anyone has any experience with using leaves as fertilizer, please let me know.
Thanks.

10/13/2003 1:40:40 AM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Put all the leaves on this fall as they fall from the trees. Grind them up some with your lawn mower. Then till them into the soil now and let them rot in the soil over the winter.

10/13/2003 4:52:26 AM

Oz

add red wiggler worms. they love leaves.

10/13/2003 8:27:12 AM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

I have heard that Oak leaves may not be good for your garden, or at least not untill they are well rotted. It was on here ( bigpumpkins.com ) that I read about it. If you have oak do a site search , you will likely find it.
Doug

10/13/2003 9:04:13 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

If some parts stay uncomposed it’s good for soil aeration. I used enormous quantity of leaves collected by neighbors and the soil was OK.

10/14/2003 1:34:47 PM

Itzetown City

Consider, all uncomposted stuff like leave, straw or grass binding in the compostprocess nutrients (esp. Nitrogen) that you need for the plant.
In order of the gallsourness oak leave need long time to compost and cause germicide to some seeds.

10/14/2003 2:42:28 PM