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ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Brings nutrients into your soil so you have a healthier lawn
Comment on They're called leaves for a reason.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Brings nutrients into your soil so you have a healthier lawn
tacosplease@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That has not been my experience. The leaves wreck the ph of the soil and block light from letting grass grow.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 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
tacosplease@lemmy.world 7 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.
stringere@sh.itjust.works 7 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”.