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ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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

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    • tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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.

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      • stringere@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        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”.

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