Leaf Compost

Every Metro City is filling up with dry leaves on roads. What are we doing? Just burning it. Instead of burning, pile them and add a bucket of water with 100ml of buttermilk every 10-15 days + Some Nitrogen-rich liquid like green leaves, grass clippings or kitchen waste. Compost will be ready for 60 days then use for plants.

The leaves of one expansive shade tree can be worth as much as money of plant nourishment and humus.The leaves of most trees contain twice the same number of minerals as manure.Since most trees are profound established, they ingest minerals from somewhere down in the dirt and a decent bit of these minerals go into the leaves.

Their humus-building qualities mean enhanced structure for all dirt sorts. They circulate air through overwhelming earth soils, keep sandy soils from drying out too quickly, douse up rain and check vaporization.

The advantages of leaf compost are various. The manure expands the porosity of the dirt, raises the soil strength, reduces the strain on landfills and makes a living "cover" over your plants. It adds supplements to plant soil and the bigger molecule estimate helps upgrade the tilth and release compacted earth. Manure holds dampness and repulses weeds when utilized as a best dressing or mulch.

Leaf mould is the delicate, cushiony later discovered normally in the backwoods or forest simply over the dirt. It deteriorates gradually and adds supplements bit by bit to sustain plants and enhance the dirt structure. Leaf mould isn't as rich in supplement an incentive as totally treated the soil leaves yet it is less demanding and faster to make.

Cautions :

• Heat should be maintained in composting process. So, protect leaf compost from rains by arranging the setup under shade.
• Diseased leaves may spread pathogens and spoils compost.
• Shredding the leaves will essentially accelerate the composting process.