Can you use dried leaves for mulch for hosta beds?
If so..
-do they need to be shredded or can they be left whole?
-do you mulch around the hostas when they are leafed out?
-" " over the top of them after they've gone dormant? If so do you mulch over the crown?
-how deep to you put them?
I've heard that decomposing leaves draw the nitrogen out of the soil and you need to add some back. When would I do that?
We had such a wet winter last year...will leaves promote crown rot?
Thanks in advance for assistance!
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