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"Ooh, ooh! Would this same system work using pine needles? To prepare for hoped-for future raspberry and strawberry beds? Would all pine needles work, even Aleppo?
Are all tree leaves tannic or only certain types?"
Are all tree leaves tannic or only certain types?"
"That's great! Thank you , Harry. I don't have berries, but I think the acidity would be good for my mulch pile/garden."
"The grass was probably starved of water by the tree, shaded and then covered by the leaves. Add the tannins and you have poor growth beneath the tree. The tannins shouldn't be a problem in the compost as long as the leaves don't swamp the other…"
When I moved into my home I had grass in my front yard and a male carob tree. The grass never did well under the tree. I had read that the leaves are high in tannic acid and attributed that to killing the grass. If I composted the leaves would that…
