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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

JDPriestly

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3. I have several avocado trees. They shed leaves in abundance.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 05:35 AM

Dec 2011

I have read that avocado trees like the mulch from their own leaves, so I just leave the leaves on the ground.

In fact, here in California, where drought is a serious problem, I generally don't rake leaves unless they are creating a big mess. We need the natural mulch.

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Frugal mulch in the garden and flower beds. [View all] Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 OP

I'm eyeing those great big piles of leaves that will clog BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #1

Everything should do double duty, I suppose. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #2

There are a lot of black walnut trees in town and the BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #4

I do not know about black walnut trees, but Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #5

I have several avocado trees. They shed leaves in abundance. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that all trees like mulch from their own leaves. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #6