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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: AmandaLouise on March 04, 2012, 20:54

Title: leafmould
Post by: AmandaLouise on March 04, 2012, 20:54

Hi there

Just wondered if okay to save hydrangea flowers, they are like lovely little brown leaves.  never done before just because I knew nothing about leafmould.  I was supposed to prune today but just too cold, and full of cold anyway.  But it urgently needs pruning so to save or not to save?

Cheers!
Amanda

Title: Re: leafmould
Post by: savbo on March 04, 2012, 21:09

they'll compost down fine - less tough than real leaves but could go in that heap too.

Title: Re: leafmould
Post by: AmandaLouise on March 04, 2012, 22:09

yeah I will do, put them all in.  I dont think of them as flowers, they are so lovely and crisp, hate cutting them off and chucking out.  cheers

Title: Re: leafmould
Post by: compostqueen on March 05, 2012, 09:46

I only put leaves in my leafmould bin. Everything else goes in the compost bin  :)

Title: Re: leafmould
Post by: savbo on March 05, 2012, 10:08

Quote from: AmandaLouise on March 04, 2012, 22:09

...  I dont think of them as flowers, ...

technically, I don't think they are flowers...they're bracts if I recall correctly?