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GarySabo Joined: 8/09/2007 Location: Wisconsin Rapids,Wi Posts: 7	Posted: Aug/09/2007 2:02 PM PST I have numerous maple trees in my yard.I have been tilling their leaves into my veggy garden.Do these leaves bother certain plants? I was told that a chemical in maple leaves may have adverse effects on some veggys. Quote \| Reply \| Report

GarySabo Joined: 8/09/2007 Location: Wisconsin Rapids,Wi Posts: 7	Posted: Aug/09/2007 2:08 PM PST Thank you Quote \| Reply \| Report

fallenrockzone Joined: 7/09/2007 Location: Posts: 5	Posted: Aug/16/2007 5:02 AM PST Agreed, compost can be really good for your plants if you handle it correctly. I've seen people fall on either side of the fence - good or bad. Here are a couple good articles that I've found give the basics of it. These are a pretty basic view, but if give a good overview. Hope it helps. www.free-articles-database.com/home-gardening-land scaping/what-compost-does-garden-a74.html">http:// free-articles-database.com/home-gardening-landscap ing/what-compost-does-garden-a74.htm www.free-articles-database.com/home-gardening-land scaping/factors-needed-compost-pile-a727.html www.free-articles-database.com/home-gardening-land scaping/compost-primer-a579.html (edit: i guess you need to cut and paste these into a browser) Cheers! Quote \| Reply \| Report

poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: Aug/16/2007 4:00 PM PST We had several maples around our garden at my old house and I never had any trouble with bug pests at all. The ground was wonderfully earthwormy, too. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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