That will work too but unshredded leaves take much longer to decompose and you can pile a lot more leaves on your compost if they are shredded first. I have a country property and lots of leaves, plus my neighbour's leaves and anybody else is welcome to dump theirs too. I lawn mower would work well on a small scale. I use my leaves on the garden, but this bulb idea in intriguing. I was afraid to bring some kind of pathogen, but apparently any "mold" in them is beneficial. Bea I didn't have such equipment. So in the past I would dig a trench. Fill it with leaves. Put a thick layer of mushroom compost on it and covered it with a layer of soil. Keep it moist and leave it for a year. Then it will be nicely crumbled and easy to use. Never thought of use it for my plants dough, but did use it my vegetable garden. Aad _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com/