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Benefits of Composting Your Tree`s Fall Leaves

Benefits of Composting Your Tree`s Fall Leaves

When fall season comes around, tree leaves become colorful and breathtaking. Those yellow, orange, and red leaves dont…

Apr 09,2019

Benefits of Composting Your Tree's Fall Leaves

When fall season comes around, tree leaves become colorful and breathtaking. Those yellow, orange, and red leaves dont stick around for long, though. As its name suggests, fall season brings leaves down, covering your yard with dead leaves. If you are an ordered homeowner, then you likely rake these leaves to keep your yard neat. However, if you are also a resourceful homeowner, then you will compost those leaves rather than wasting them by throwing them away. At Sesmas Tree Service, your professional tree removal and care service providers, we suggest to our clients that they make the most of those leaves by composting them. These are some of the benefits of composting your trees fall leaves.

Benefits of Composting Your Tree`s Fall Leaves

How to Compost

Composting is a common term tossed around in conversations regarding yard and garden work, but how do you do it? It is actually a simple process. All you need is a container, bin, or even empty space that does not receive direct sunlight. Add a mixture of two parts brown and dry items such as leaves, pines, or shredded paper with one-part greens such as grass clippings, weeds, and scrap foods. These materials should be moist and kept away from direct sunlight. Turn the pile once a week to even out the layers. Your compost is ready it starts to look dark and crumbly.

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Benefits for You and The Environment

Compost provides many benefits for your yard, yourself, and the environment. First and foremost, you get exercise and fresh air when composting. Get everyone involved to turn this into a family activity. Its good to get a little dirty and resourceful. These are only some of the other profits from composting:

Compost provides quality organic matter, nutrients, and microorganisms that enhance the soil. It also shades soil from the sun to help hold water and nutrients in the soil. The slow release of nutrients as the compost decays allows more effective delivery of nutrients and encourages vital root growth.

Many homeowners use chemical fertilizers to supplement their trees, but these products are not very effective and can be extremely harmful for the environment and wildlife. Their quick release, as opposed to composts slow release, wastes valuable nutrients. Chemical fertilizers also tend to disrupt local ecosystems. Go natural, use compost. Compost is more affordable, benign, and effective.

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3 large Leyland Cypress trees removed near front of our home. Excellent service, professional crew, very competitive pricing for superior work! Rolando provided the initial estimate and the  follow up and was the best in terms of customer relations. I'd both use this company again AND highly recommend them.

Susan Hitchcock

This is the 2nd time we have used Sesmas Tree Service. They are a wonderful company to deal with. They were on time, professional, and very thorough. They cleaned up prior to leaving and went out of their way to protect our plants and landscaping. And they kept to their proposal with no hidden cost or add ons. Definitely a five star experience!

Gene McFadden

Wow!  I deal with tree services in my professional work and I can honestly say Sesmas is by far the most professional, best equipped, efficient, safety conscious, and communicative service I've ever encountered.  Their price was very reasonable and they even went so far as to include additional work without increasing the price.  Call them!  Now! They are very quick to respond.

Scott McLendon

We've used Sesmas several times and have always received excellent service.  Estimates are quick and easy and the crew is efficient and leaves the property clean of debris.  Recently we needed a tree removed next to a heavily landscaped area.  Sebastian went over everything with me in detail and listened to my concerns.  The crew did an excellent job in removing the tree with minimal disturbance to the surrounding area.  We are pleased and will consider them again in the future for pruning and tree removal.

Tonia Griswold

Sesmas Tree Service was amazing! I had two dead trees cut and a lot of trees that were already down on my property removed. Sebastian came out and sent the quote in writing within 24 hours. We were in the process of scheduling the service when a slot opened up sooner snd I was able to go ahead and get the work done. Everything was explained ahead of time for what to expect. The crew was very efficient and professional.  All of the work and cleanup was done in one day. I would recommend Sesmas for your tree cutting/cleanup needs.

LaDora Woods

I hired Sesmas to cut down a very tricky tree that was hanging over my house as well as a few large limbs. They did a great job and had the machinery to get the job done right.

Perry Hartman

Great experience with Sesmas. They were meticulous with my tree removal, safe and efficient. David’s communication throughout the process was much appreciated. Highly recommend!

Lindsay Ellenburg

Great experience with Sesmas Tree Service. The arborist who came out was a Board Certified Master Arborist, and you could immediately tell he knew his stuff. He took the time to explain what needed to be done, gave us clear options, and helped us feel confident from start to finish. The whole process was easy and professional. We’ll definitely use them again.

Ed Martin

Composting is the best alternative to dealing with backyard debris and kitchen food scraps. This process greatly reduces the amount of waste you produce. Green waste, such as leaves, in landfills create harmful methane gas. Unfortunately, it makes up to 20 percent of what goes into landfills. Because landfills are closed environments, leaves that enter a landfill are there to stay and cannot be recycled.

Contact the Professionals

Composting is fairly simple, but it does consume valuable time. If you would like to have professional and ISA-certified arborists handle your composting, then call Sesmas Tree Service. We can also offer expert consultations. Call Sesmas Tree Service to speak with a friendly representative today.

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