Many experienced gardeners try to reduce the use of industrial preparations on their plots to a minimum.
This makes gardening less expensive and also helps the harvest grow as naturally as possible.
Some summer residents go to the forest not only for mushrooms and berries: sometimes they collect a large number of leaves, noted Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer.
What can be done with them?
Cover your roses for the winter
Flowers require special attention, as they can react sensitively to cold weather. Various materials are often used for covering.
Few people know that ordinary leaves from the forest can be considered as a worthy option. First, you need to carry out the hilling procedure, and only after that you can use our covering material.
Compost
Many leaves contain a wide range of elements that can be useful in the process of caring for garden and vegetable crops.
Therefore, leaves can become a valuable ingredient for a compost bin.
You can also consider the option of preparing humus. Its preparation takes from six months to a year and a half. However, such fertilizer is of high quality.
Mulching
If you look into it, if you have a medium-sized plot, you need a lot of mulch. Therefore, you can pay attention to an affordable, high-quality and free option - leaves from the forest.
How to collect leaves correctly
First of all, it is important to determine the type of wood. It is better to avoid oak. The same can be said about hazel. Rowan, birch, poplar and hawthorn are excellent options. You can also consider maple and beech.
Leaves should only be collected from healthy trees. Leaves should be dry.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
