"Leaf" It In Your Yard
Composting Virtual Tour

The Finished Product
This pile of humus represents 25 trees' worth of composted leaves from the previous year.

Note: Humus is more powerful than regular soil. It is so nutrient rich that it can actually kill plants if used in too high a concentration! For best results, use 1/3 humus with 2/3 other soils.
A compost pile will produce humus (rich, dark soil) in 3 to 8 months depending on many factors such as the season, temperature, weather, and the composter's maintenance of air and water in the pile.
Mix this soil into your garden, add it around trees, sprinkle it on your lawn, use it as topsoil for areas of new grass seed, put a spoonful in your potted plants each week when watering...the possibilities are endless!