leaf mold
noun
1
: a compost or layer composed chiefly of decayed leaves
2
: a mold or mildew that affects foliage
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Since azaleas are acid soil-loving plants, pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Consider composting leaf mold by creating a pile of extra leaf litter, which will decompose over the winter and provide a carbon-rich soil amendment for spring planting, improving soil structure and increasing water-holding capacity.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
However, many others experience similar positive impacts when applying leaf mold in other regions.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
Spreading leaf mold on the soil or using it to top dress pots and containers can, again, slowly release nutrients for plants to take up over time.
—Staff Author, Treehugger, 28 Mar. 2023
Medium-high fertility can be achieved with some aged manure, compost, leaf mold or a combination of these.
—oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2023
Bark, manure, leaf mold and compost are among the organic amendments commonly used to improve clay soil, Brewer noted.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
Mulch your vegetable crops and flowering annuals (petunias, geraniums, etc.) using clean straw or hay, rice hulls or leaf mold.
—Brittany Trang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021
The soil will benefit from a little cultivation and a top dressing of compost or leaf mold, which is then scratched into the soil.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Consider composting leaf mold by creating a pile of extra leaf litter, which will decompose over the winter and provide a carbon-rich soil amendment for spring planting, improving soil structure and increasing water-holding capacity.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
However, many others experience similar positive impacts when applying leaf mold in other regions.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
Spreading leaf mold on the soil or using it to top dress pots and containers can, again, slowly release nutrients for plants to take up over time.
—Staff Author, Treehugger, 28 Mar. 2023
Medium-high fertility can be achieved with some aged manure, compost, leaf mold or a combination of these.
—oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2023
Bark, manure, leaf mold and compost are among the organic amendments commonly used to improve clay soil, Brewer noted.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
Mulch your vegetable crops and flowering annuals (petunias, geraniums, etc.) using clean straw or hay, rice hulls or leaf mold.
—Brittany Trang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021
The soil will benefit from a little cultivation and a top dressing of compost or leaf mold, which is then scratched into the soil.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021
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“Leaf mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20mold. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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