This is the week to gather and store all fallen leaves as the main ingredient for making leaf mold. Your own leaf mold is a free source of soil conditioner. The white filaments of the mold that ...

A great way to give your tomatoes a nutritional boost is with leaf mold, a gold mine of rich nutrients. Leaf mold is free to make if you have access to deciduous trees, making it a wallet-friendly ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others. Oak, alder and hornbeam will soon rot down, while sycamore, beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut take a ...