{"id":11779,"date":"2022-03-09T23:58:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T23:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2022-03-10T00:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:03:16","slug":"too-many-leaves-in-garden-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/too-many-leaves-in-garden-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Many Leaves in Garden Soil | 3 Things That Will Happen Next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Adding too many leaves and mixing them through garden soil can cause a temporary uptake of nitrogen from the soil. As soil bacteria break down the leaves in the soil they will draw nitrogen from the soil for a short time which can slow plant growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To help leaves to break down as fast as possible break them down in a compost pile or worm farm instead of mixing leaves through the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leaves that have been mixed through your garden soil will break down slowly but can cause the soil to dry out if you add lots of them. They will break down slower than when mixed into compost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n