COMPOSTING
Autumn leaves are falling everyJ where now. The process indicates J a possibility of great soil fertility if judiciously utilised. While all leaf and vegetable matter is of t value, there are different degrees of value according to the water . and chemical composition of the s foliage, and it is here that the 0 matter becomes of interest.
Ranking highest on the scale are the so-called English deciduous trees —oak, elm, and lime, with sycamore and ash not far behind. These trees are plentiful in Canterbury, so that the leaves should not be allowed to waste, but either dug in where possible or gathered for the compost heap. Walnut and laurel leaves appear at the other end of the scale, and though their inclusion is permissible, it is as well not to be too liberal with them. An alternative with these is to burn them and apply the ash residue.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28889, 8 May 1959, Page 3
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