DRIED JACKFRUIT LEAVES (KATAHAL LEAVES) - 10 LEAVES

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The Unusual Properties and Benefits of Leaf-litter

As well as providing a natural source of food for living plants and organisms, dried leaves contain tannins and humic acids, which leach into the soil when it rains. Tannins are what give blackwater rivers and streams their characteristic tea-color appearance and low pH value. Selective leaf litter can also provide additional benefits, including anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, all of which support your substrate health. All the leaf litter Biome Exotics offers have been specifically selected to have these enhanced properties. Other leaves can be mixed in to increase the organic matter when preparing your substrate mixture.

DRIED JACKFRUIT LEAVES (KATAHAL LEAVES) PROPERTIES:

  • Originating from south India.
  • Can be used as leaf litter sprinkled over top or shredded and mixed into substrate.
  • Jack Fruit leaves have anti-bacterial and fungal properties.
  • Provides great natural cover for ground dwelling reptiles and micro-fauna.
  • As decomposition takes place, microfauna including isopods, and springtails will use them as food.
  • 100% organic.
  • 100% completely free from chemical residues. 
  • Enhances substrate biofilm - Read more about it [here].
  • Has the ability to slightly reduce substrate pH.

*Leaf, wood, and bark biofilm sustains 40-times more active microbes.