leaf mold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leaf mold
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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For me, loam from my mole hill, compost, and also leaf mold, fallen leaves allowed to rot down in a bag for a year or two, provide the most amazing medium.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
Compost and leaf mold, for instance, can both be made in your own backyard.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
We’re used to adding organic matter in the form of compost, leaf mold, peat moss or some similar amendment to make the soil loamier, but in older times a pasture was often the source.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2015
If you have soil with lots of sand or clay, you can improve it by adding organic matter such as peat, leaf mold, or composted manure.
From Southern Living ● May 19, 2010
From time to time one or another would begin to scrape in the gravelly bank, or venture a little way in among the trees and nut bushes to scuffle in the leaf mold.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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