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Gardening

IrishAyes

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4. The ones my neighbor offered me were already burnt.

Reply to roody (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:49 PM

Nov 2013

I always burn most of mine because the nutrients are then more bio-available. But I use strawberries for a blanket around most things too, and then some unburned leaves on top of them. When it snows, I bank the snow up over the plants as well.

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Question about leaf ash fertilizer [View all] IrishAyes Nov 2013 OP

At most I would think you just have a little carbon left, all the volatile stuff jtuck004 Nov 2013 #1

Why not use the leaves unburnt? roody Nov 2013 #2

The ones my neighbor offered me were already burnt. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #4

I wouldn't think that anything toxic would be left Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #3

Sounds good to me, but I needed to hear a trusted source second the motion before trying it. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #5

Well, good luck with the roses. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #6

Different strokes! IrishAyes Nov 2013 #7