Making Leafmould

Making leafmould is a cost effective and sustainable way to improve the soils of your block.Leafmould can be made by gathering leaves from around your property (this can help with fire management too).

Leaves must be placed into a bag or container through which air can circulate. Industrial strength rubbish bags with holes poked in them work well.

Once you have a large enough quantity of leaves, they must be moistened and mixed up. The bag or container can then be left for one to two years for the leaves to decompose. Leafmould that is between one and two years old makes a great soil improver or mulch.

If you leave your leafmould for over two years, the well rotted mix can be used to sow seeds. If you want to sow seeds, add some sand and mulch to the well rotted leafmould.

Making leafmould will improve your soils, save you money and help with managing excess leaf litter.