Greens that don’t break down?
I have what I call a lazy pile (well, several, in varying stages of progress), that’s almost entirely mulched/mowed fall leaves and grass clippings. I toss other random plant matter on there from time to time and it generally starts breaking down in a week or two.
I have two large bushes that I think are some kind of euonymus (Japanese spindle, maybe)? The leaves are on green stems, not woody stalks. I gave them a big trim about a month ago when the spring growth really started. I added it all to my pile (maybe about 20% of the existing volume of the pile) and it’s all still bright green, shiny, and fully intact.
I suspect the answer is “just wait,” but have I stalled out all progress with this pile by adding these? Did I add too much at once? I turned it so they’re pretty far down in the pile and they’re still just not budging.