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    KG PROBLEM SOLVER

    Dec 31, 2019 2 minutes

    BIN IT OR BAG IT?

    Regarding your article in the November 2019 issue on leafmould, will shredded leaves break down adequately in a large plastic bin with a lid as long as the contents are kept moist and stirred regularly?

    Grant Mooney, Kelso

    Ben Vanheems, gardening expert and regular KG contributor

    Placing leaves

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