Using walnut leaves in the garden.

Hello dear friends, welcome to gardening secrets! Autumn is ending, and we have many leaves. I have a video about using leaves in the garden, link in the description. But I'm getting many questions about using walnut leaves, because many gardeners are afraid to use them, thinking they're toxic. Stay with me to find out how dangerous walnut leaves are and what we can do with them. The walnut is an allelopathic plant, meaning it secretes biochemicals that inhibit the development and growth of other plants. I've talked about allelopathy in other episodes, like when we talked about rye. Rye is also an allelopathic plant, and remember, if we use it as a green manure, we need to wait two or three weeks between cutting it and planting our main crops, so the allelopathic effect passes. Keep that in mind. So, the walnut is also an allelopathic plant. Walnuts contain juglone, but the highest amounts are in green leaves, flowers, and green walnuts. Dry leaves contain such small amounts of juglone that we shouldn't worry about it. Earthworms and