![]() They feed earthworms and beneficial microbes.Leaf humus can lighten heavy clay soils.The huge amount of organic matter they offer can be used to improve soil structure. Pound for pound, leaves contain twice the mineral content of manure. The leaves of one large tree can be worth as much as $50 worth of plant food and humus. Leaves are a rich source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and more. The trees have mined minerals from deep in the subsoil and bought them to the surface. What amazing organic matter! And free, too. Yes, LEAVES are this season’s most abundant crop. I have one eye on the gorgeous spectacle of changing colors and the other eye on the value of these leaves-and how I can put fallen leaves to good use right at home. The wind sometimes whips them into a frenzy of dancing shapes. The colorful foliage that delights the senses precedes the literal fall, when most of the deciduous trees send their leaves drifting to the ground.
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