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We are all responsible for ensuring the safety of the sidewalk in front of our homes. If there is snow and ice, for example, we should, being good citizens, remove it, as to avoid accidents.
And the same applies of course to wet foliage. No matter how romantic a golden-yellow layer of leaves is, after a while it becomes a greasy mush, on which you can easily slide.
But before you rake them away, it’s great to play with them like a little child: stomp them away, throw them up, let yourself go. I’m sure it will make you laugh (and so will your neighbors ;-)).
Tip for today
So when you rake away the leaves on your sidewalk, do the same for your neighbors.
If you really want to do a ‘autumnal’ act of kindness, you can also rake the (front) garden of your neighbors as well.
But first check if your neighbors are set up with this. Maybe they’d rather leave the leaves as a nutrient for their lawn?
And that brings us to the question:
Should I rake the leaves off my lawn or leave them there?
Research on the internet brought me the following information:
Leaving a layer of leaves (maximum 10 cm) on the lawn as compost is a very effective method to enrich the soil and obtain a healthy lawn. And it saves you a lot of work. Not you but the earthworms will process the leaves.
So: removing leaves makes no sense at all!
But on other sites I found the following:
If in autumn the leaves start to fall massively and end up on your grass in large numbers, you need to take action. The often damp leaves suffocate the grass and prevent light from reaching it. Both factors, no light and suffocation, cause the grass to deteriorate rapidly. This will result in bald spots in the lawn in spring. A single leaf on the grass is of course no problem, but avoid large piles of wet and rotting leaves.
Conclusion: We can say – as we can say always – TOO much is never good.
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