Fallen Leaves Are Treasure, Not Trash. Make Incredible Compost of Pile of Leaves Around Your Trees
Channel: American Life 365 - 美國生活365
Date: 2021-12-10

Hello, Charles from American Life 365.  It is early winter now. A lot of fallen leaves on the ground. I am blowing them to pile up around tree trunk. Fallen leaves are treasure, not trash.  Why?  Is there any interesting usage?  Absolutely.  It is not an exaggeration to say that life is in a dead life.  Dead leaves are an important part of our micro-ecosystem.  Don't rake and pack into rubbish.  I am blowing off these dead leaves and pile them under my tree.  They provided quilts for my tree.  It can keep my roots warm and hydrated.  These dead leaves provide food for the earthworms, and the earthworms turn them into organic fertilizer for my trees.  These dead leaves rot and establish a paradise for microbes and healthy fungi. Microbes convert minerals into nutrients for our trees.  This decomposition is an important part of the ecosystem.  Don't rake and pack garbage.  If you discard fallen leaves, you basically give your tree food to other trees or garbage, which is cruel to your tree.  Your tree will scream: hello sir?  That is my meal.  Don't give it to others.  I'm hungry.

  The accumulation of dead leaves under trees can also repel weeds, and some beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies are welcome to build houses.  These insects are essential to pollinate your trees and ultimately make your fruit prolific.  I have a video about bees.  People always complain that fruit trees are not productive.  In fact, you should complain that you do not welcome insects and bees.

  Dead organisms are also a source of carbon.  Carbon and water are the main components of all life.  My friends often ask me why my garden is always healthy and productive?  The secret is to add as many organic ingredients as possible.  Basically, the most fundamental thing is to add more carbon and minerals to life.

  Does this mean that more surrounding tree trunks are piled up?  Not really.  It's like a sentence "If nothing can go wrong, it will go wrong anyway."  If it accumulates too much, more than 3 inches thick, the roots will have difficulty breathing air and water, and the roots will rot.

  My last question is are dead leaves mulch?  Not exactly, dead leaves can be covered.  The mulch is chopped leaves or bark.  The dead leaves are broken down into small particles to increase the surface area to obtain more micrograms.  Speed up decomposition.
  I have a video of my shredder for shredding leaves, limes and branches.  If you want to check, you can find the link in this video comment.

  This is the whole content of this video, I hope you don't throw away your dead leaves and leave them on your tree.  thanks

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