Using leaves as fertilizer »This is how it's done

How does foliage fertilization work?

A layer of leaves provides a protected habitat for numerous small microorganisms. These feed on the foliage and decompose it that way. The leaves become too humus converted, which is distributed in the ground. Thus, foliage enriches the Earth through a completely natural process.

Making fertilizer from leaves

1. Fill the foliage into sacks.
2. Give something Compost accelerator added.
3. This natural remedy contains fungi and bacteria that promote decomposition.
4. Also give horn or Stone meal added.
5. In this way you increase the nutrient content.
6. Close the sacks.
7. Poke small holes in the sacks for ventilation.
8. After 8 to 12 weeks, the leaves will have decomposed into garden soil that you can use as fertilizer.

Pay attention to

Since decomposed foliage is one hundred percent natural, you can hardly harm your plants with an overdose. Even so, you shouldn't put all of the leaves on the compost heap. To maintain the ecosystem, it is important that it consists of a maximum of 20% rotted leaves. If the leaves predominate on the compost heap, the efficiency of use as fertilizer is reduced. This is because the trees are in front of the

Leaf shedding withdraw almost all nutrients into the trunk. Only the addition of organic waste makes the foliage rich in nutrients and thus valuable for your plants.
In addition, no moisture must form on the compost heap, as moisture leads to mold.