With fall almost here, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll do with all those leaves. One of the greatest gifts leaves give us is leaf mold, a natural soil conditioner that is easy and free ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! I see many homeowners cleaning up leaves this fall around the valley. Why not gather these leaves to make leaf mold, a valuable compost? This week I want ...

Another group of graceful Narcissi showcases several pendant flowers per stem, with slender leaves and a lighter scent. These ...

Leaf mold! Ick. Just the sound of "leaf mold" makes germaphobes grimace. But when the process of making it is done right, leaf mold can be gold in the garden. Another term for leaf mold would be ...

Most people think of mold as the yucky stuff growing on the forgotten broccoli in the back of the refrigerator. But leaf mold is a term used by soil scientists for decayed leaves that have broken down ...

In many regions, fall leaves add a lovely flare of color to the season but are also an annoyance as they accrue on the ground. Most people simply rake them up and throw them out, but you can actually ...

Autumn leaves are welcomed by some as a gift to the garden. For others they are nothing but a nuisance, something to be gotten rid of. Most gardeners know that leaves are full of plant nutrients and ...

In Britain, leaf mold is considered the premier choice for mulching perennial gardens. Few U.S. gardeners use it. Leaf mold is simply leaves that are partially decomposed. It looks like shredded ...

IT must be a matter of common knowledge to persons interested in woodlands that some woods and copses have a more or less thick deposit of leaf-mould, whilst in others this covering is absent. It is ...