I am very glad to hear about the pine shavings. I really don't have any leaves here that I can use. Oak leaves from Live Oak & Water Oak but they are small leaves that are almost impossible to rake or collect & even if you did, they take years to break down and tend to prevent water from going through so they are not good. Then I have a massive sycamore tree which sheds a gazillion leaves & I was going to rake those & use them as mulch but in the nick of time I found out they are alleopathic so they are not good for me to use. The Tractor Supply Company is only a few miles down the road & I can get the pine shavings there. This is wonderful news!