Composting live/laurel oak leaves

Heyyou · April 2, 2015

Has anyone had success composting live or laurel oak leaves?

I have a large pile of these (with more falling) collected over two years. It seems their waxy coating prevents them from composting rapidly.

I plan to do the following:
1. Mix in grass clippings as they become available this spring and
2. Try trench composting some (i.e. burying them in thin layers in trenches).

Would appreciate hearing your experiences (successes and failures) in trying to compost these leaves.

April 2, 2015	#1
Heyyou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 14	Composting live/laurel oak leaves Has anyone had success composting live or laurel oak leaves? I have a large pile of these (with more falling) collected over two years. It seems their waxy coating prevents them from composting rapidly. I plan to do the following: 1. Mix in grass clippings as they become available this spring and 2. Try trench composting some (i.e. burying them in thin layers in trenches). Would appreciate hearing your experiences (successes and failures) in trying to compost these leaves.