Comment on They're called leaves for a reason.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 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 10 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”.
tacosplease@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The layer of leaves kills that stuff too, right?
stringere@sh.itjust.works 10 months 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.