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Sḵwálwen Botanicals – Changing the Face of Skincare
Falling leaves are a free, local, sustainable source of valuable organic material and trace elements.
Falling leaves are a free, local, sustainable source of valuable organic material and trace elements. Here’s how to make your own ecologically correct Leaf Bin. Leaf compost can be part of our own homemade potting soil as well, so we can leave peat in the ecologically sensitive peat bogs where it belongs. You’ll need a large heavy-duty plastic garbage bag, a rake, and something to poke holes:
In one year or less, the leaves will transform themselves into beautiful, usable free mulch. Try some on lily of the valley – they sometimes stop blooming if you use manure or regular compost, but thrive on leaf compost.