I pile thick, thick layers of Fall leaves on my garden beds. They are for mulch but of course they compost and turn into the most wonderful soil. I have been doing this for years.
Last fall I put about 12 inches of fall leaves on the big backyard tomato bed. They have settled down but are still pretty thick. I will just scrape some aside for each tomato plant that goes in. Eventually it all will turn into compost.
