Beginner gardening guides - How to make Leaf mould compost: turn leaves into free compost easily

Turn leaves into beautiful free leaf mold compost. This video shows you how to easily make leaf mould compost. Saving you time and money when mulching your plants. http://www.gardenninja.co.uk/make-leaf-mould-compost/ Cleaning up fallen leaves is the burden of many a gardener. Just as you have finished, the leaves start to fall again! Did you know you can make incredible leaf mould compost from them to enrich your garden? This how-to guide will show you a super easy way to make your own free compost! I don’t know of any gardener than likes cleaning up leaves, but come the Autumn months its something that most gardeners need to tolerate. Leaf mould compost is an excellent way to rid yourself of wet slimy leaves and enrich your garden with a nutrient rich compost. It costs virtually nothing and, if you don’t mind waiting around 12 months, then you have a perfect compost to mulch our garden with. All explained by Garden Ninja, Manchesters Garden Designer and blogger Lee Burkhill. Why not subscribe to my youtube channel? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuhMHrXyf2bvga2Mq0DJvwQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardenninjadesign/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Garden_Ninja Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garden_ninja_lee/ I don’t know of any gardener than likes cleaning up leaves, but come the Autumn months it is something that most gardeners need to tolerate. Leaf mould compost is an excellent way to rid yourself of wet slimy leaves and enrich your garden with a nutrient rich compost. It costs virtually nothing and, if you don’t mind waiting around 12 months, then you have a perfect compost to mulch our garden with. THERE ARE TWO METHODS TO MAKE LEAF MOULD COMPOST Traditional long winded way (2 years +) Quick bin liner method (12 months) The traditional way of making leaf mould involves creating bins of at least 1m x 1m in diameter. These bins are then lined with chicken wire to allow air flow and to help the leaves break down. You can see an example of two leaf mould bins below. The disadvantage is that it takes a large amount of space and, more often than not, a sudden gust of wind can suddenly whip out most of your leaves, taking you back to square one of having to clean them up again! The disadvantage is that it takes a large amount of space and more often than not a gust of wind can suddenly whip out most of your leaves, taking you back to square one of having to clean them up again! There is a far easier way which involves using bin liners. This takes about half the time of the traditional method and guarantees you amazing leaf mould compost in about 12 months. After 12 months check the bag, if the contents are a dark brown rich colour, then the mould is ready. If still a bit slimy or wet then leave for an additional month and recheck. Leaf mould is an excellent mulch which can help improve your soil condition and protect plants from water stress during periods of high temperatures during the summer months. If you are wondering how best to mulch and what the benefits are, why not read my guide on how to mulch here.