Comment on They're called leaves for a reason.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 days agoNot 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
Comment on They're called leaves for a reason.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 days agoNot 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 3 days 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 3 days 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”.
tacosplease@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The layer of leaves kills that stuff too, right?
stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 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.