Eucalyptus leaves - leaf mould?

AdukiBean

Hello there,

Last year, we moved into a house with a whopping great Eucalyptus in the back garden. At this time of year, it's shedding leaves and we're raking up massive piles of them daily. I've read in a couple of forums that making leaf mould with Eucalyptus leaves isn't good - something about toxins? Is that correct?

If so, can anyone suggest what can be done with them all. Seems a pity to just put them out for the council.

If not and I can use them, anyone got any tips? They're dry as anything and I think will take an age to break down. 

Huge thanks one and all!

Wilderbeast

Mow them up, load into the compost, and throughly wet them, job done !! If you don't have a compost bin then mow, bag them in old compost bags or similar, wet them throughly, stick a few holes in the bag then leave in a corner. Any  toxins will rapidly break down and disipate before the leaves are ready to go out. 

Pete.8

I had a huge eucalyptus. The early summer leaf drop is a pain and I found that the mower doesn't pick them up.
Some made it into the compost bin, but they didn't break down.
The method suggested above may work better but I imagine it would be a very long process.
I put them in the garden waste bin