How to Build a Leaf Composter

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Tip 1 - How to Compost Fallen Leaves

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Charlie Kiss | permalink

By building a simple compost bin like the one from DIYNetwork.com, any gardener can transform fallen leaves into wonderful free compost for the garden.

For further reading: http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/how-to-compost-fallen-leaves ^[1]

Tip 2 - Composting Leaves – 4 Simple Tips To Making Great Compost With Leaves | Old World Garden Farms on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by David Dubendorf | permalink

The leaves have begun to turn to brilliant shades of red and orange. Each day – a few more start their gentle decent from high atop branches down to the ground. For gardeners –it signals that its time to get those compost piles and bins filled up with huge amounts of leaves - and turn…

For further reading: http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2012/10/02/composting-leaves-4-simple-tips-to-making-great-compost-with-leaves/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Using Leaves for Composting

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Doreen Bruno | permalink

The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $50 of plant food and humus. Pound for pound, the leaves of most trees contain twice as many minerals as manure. For example, the mineral ...

For further reading: http://compostguide.com/using-leaves-for-composting/ ^[3]