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  • From: "Jim Fruth" <jimfruth@charter.net>
  • To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Soil ammendment question
  • Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:51:55 -0500

Ginda asked, "Do you think it would help or hurt the lawn if I spread a thin coat of shredded leaves over the area with poor soil?
How deeply do you think I can mulch the epimedia and red bud with shredded leaves?
Do you think the earthworm casings will help the epimedia and red bud? How much would you spread?"


I have a neighbor who brings his Oak leaves and I use them mainly in aisles. If a permanent aisle, I spread 4" thick. If that aisle will be planted next year, perhaps two to three inches. If you are using it for mulch around your plants, I'd suggest the lesser thicknesses hoping rainwater will penetrate it.

As for earthworm castings, I'd rather buy the medium that the worms were inserted into. After all, the worms had to take nutrients out of it in order to grow. When I lived in California, I had a neighbor who grew earthworms in horse manure and, as a silly experiment, I learned that my plants performed infinitely better with the manure than with the castings. In my opinion, castings are not what they are hyped up to be.

Jim Fruth
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