leaf mold
Example Sentences
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I've got three ingredients in my potting compost: one-third compost, one-third rotten down leaf mold, and one-third loam that I've got from molehills in my field is perfect.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
The soil will benefit from a little cultivation and a top dressing of compost or leaf mold, which is then scratched into the soil.
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
