leaf mold

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For me, loam from my mole hill, compost, and also leaf mold, fallen leaves allowed to rot down in a bag for a year or two, provide the most amazing medium.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

I like to use purchased composted leaf mold and aged manure, which, in my experience, are reliably free of weed seeds.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2021

Make leaf mold by letting piles of autumn leaves break down, and you won’t need bags of mulch.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2017

If you have soil with lots of sand or clay, you can improve it by adding organic matter such as peat, leaf mold, or composted manure.

From Southern Living • May 19, 2010

We marched purposefully down her little path to the lettuce bed by the gate, where she knelt in the leaf mold and began punching holes in the ground.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver