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They're called leaves for a reason. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Brings nutrients into your soil so you have a healthier lawn

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That has not been my experience. The leaves wreck the ph of the soil and block light from letting grass grow.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not much grass growing when it’s -20 out but you might have too many leaves so they don’t decompose fast enough during your winter

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah that's definitely the issue here. There's still a layer of wet leaves by the time the grass wants to start growing in the spring.

[–] stringere 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let those leaves kill the grass and replace it with moss, clover, walkable thyme, native grasses, or any number of more interesting ground covers. I'm working towards a no-mow lawn. It's fun finding creative ways to thwart a pesky city ordinance: "A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all yard areas shall be comprised of turf grass".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The layer of leaves kills that stuff too, right?

[–] stringere 2 points 3 days ago

Probably. With a clover lawn you'll probably need to reseed annually anyway. $4 per 1lb bag covers ~10,000 sq ft so not really a bank buster there, just a little work in the fall and spring.