STEP BY STEP Build a bin for leafmould
Make some valuable soil conditioner by stacking fallen leaves in a wire-lined frame. Fungal activity slowly rots the leaves down to a friable compost. The result is the best conditioner, adding humus to the soil, or it can be sieved and used in homemade potting compost.
1 DRIVE four stakes deep into the ground in a formation that will support wire netting and hold the leaves as they rot down.
2 PUT the wire netting around the outside of the frame. Tie it using strong twine to each stake, one at a time, and pull taut.
FILL with leaves, pressing
