How To Compost Your Leaves & Grass Clippings

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[lmen255]

Ya if you just use the bagger they don't get cut up enough and it fills up very fast. Mulching then using the bagger to vacuum it up does work better.

[erochow]

@lmen255 good points there. the leaves are mulched smaller that way. eric.

[tanagaba]

I really enjoyed watching this. Do more videos on other topics!

[erochow]

@tanagaba you can watch all our fun videos on cooking, gardening, DIY, and other fun stuff on our site GardenFork.TV

[bmeyer44]

I'll bag them like you do, but then I put them in a big rubbermaid trash can ( the kind you use outside) then stick my weed eater in there and chop em up...wear some safety glasses, because it has a tendency to spit them all over the place if you fill it too full.

I only put about half a can at a time.

You can cut them into quarter or dime size pieces or smaller...works really great!

[erochow]

@bmeyer44 hey thanks for that idea, have to try that one. thx, eric.

[anoni81b4u]

yea do all this stupid shit because raking them into a big pile next to the woods would have been way too simple ... lol@polluting mowers, bagging bullshit and chicken wire circles ... save the earth ... kill a yuppie :) 

[nervouss]

My problem is the composter the city provides can't accommodate all the leaves therefore about 25% fill the composter and the remainder is currently in a large pile in the back of my yard, trying to see if there is method to accelerate the breakdown of leaves. Hopefully I can already use this compost in the spring.

[LaRobertos]

not very mulched LOL

[savagenomore]

LMAO @ 1:29

[deasttn]

Don't forget to add nitrogen to those leaves. Looks like you have a nice, private yard so you might can get away with the yard urine trick. :-)

[waellerbe]

@erochow - Thank you for telling us about leaf mold. I will "Google" that topic.

[erochow]

@tomco78 if you google 'leaf mold' you'll learn all about it. brown leaves are high in carbon, FYI.