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Leaf mold has several great attributes. The first is that it can hold up to 500 percent of its own weight in water. Besides helping retain moisture in the soil by reducing evaporation, leaf mold also absorbs rainwater to reduce runoff, and in hot weather, it helps cool roots and foliage.
Most leaves are slightly acidic when they fall, with a pH below 6. However, as the leaves break down into leaf mold, the pH goes up into more a neutral range. Leaf mold will not correct pH problems, but will have a moderating effect.
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Kenny's Leaf Mold Mulch is the connoisseur’s choice for mulching perennial garden beds. It is a cocoa brown, sweet-smelling, moisture-retentive mulch that looks great! It's unbelievable that so few people know what it is. Leaf Mold Mulch is the nutriant rich product that is produced from leaves. Partially decomposed leaves - when leaves break down through the winter into leaf mold for spring, one of the healthiest and best soil-toppings that nature provides. The skeleton of the leaf melted away, leaving dark residue is the leaf mold—a crumbly brown material with a pleasant, earthy scent.
Purchased bark mulch is sterile. The product of dyed wood waste that takes years to break down and in the meanwhile robs the garden bed of moisture.
 
Over time, yearly applications of leaf mold mulch can significantly improve the quality of your soil. The result will be better water-holding capacity, a more flexible texture, and an increase in beneficial soil life. Though leaves are not high in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, tree roots mine calcium, magnesium and many other trace minerals from the soil and your garden will also benefit from these nutrients.
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