Leaf mould time! Has it been a year already?

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Leaf mould time! Has it been a year already?
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It's time to think about making leaf mould again with this year's fallen leaves.

I thought I'd show you what happened to last year's drumful. A year ago, the drum was packed to the brim with shredded, fallen leaves, moistened and left alone in a shady place under the Mandarine tree.

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Pic#1 shows the drum with lots of holes in it that 'processes' the leaf mould. It's really just to contain the leaves and let air and moisture get into the system. 

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You can see in pic #2 that the volume reduced by more than half through microbial, fungal and insect activity.
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Pic #3 is the top few centimetres, pic #4 is the middle of the pile and the last pic is the super fine, finished stuff towards the bottom.
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Next year, I'm thinking of turning the contents of the drum after  6 months or so to see if that will make the mould more consistent throughout the drum. I'll do a second drum too that will sit for 2 years, some folks swear by that.
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