?? Yes, I do know that. That's what happens when leaves kill your grass and sticks to the ground. You can't get your blade low enough to touch it. I don't get your comment. |
| OP here - I’m talking about the leaves that fall after October. When you stop mowing as it’s cold outside and grass has stopped growing. |
You must have a tiny yard. Do you know much leaves Oak trees can produce? Enough to choke my 22hp JD riding mower. |
I wet them after raking if it doesn't rain. It compacts them down. |
I mow the leaves, not the grass. It's not that cold October & November. But yes, a pick up in mid November and early December should do it. Leaves hang on for a long time in DMV area |
I just blow them on top of my raised beds. Free compost for spring. |
I don’t get yours. No leaves have killed my grass. |
For us I don't need one past Thanksgiving, generally. |
https://www.lawnsandpalmsfl.com/are-dead-leaves-bad-for-my-grass/ "Once the dead leaves get wet, they are much more likely to smother your grass, depriving it of much-needed oxygen and even sunlight. This could result in your grass dying." |
My grass hasn’t died in the 20 years I’ve been in my house and mown over leaves. Why are you trying to convince me otherwise? |
Not trying to convince you. I am just explaining what could happen if people don’t mulch or rake leaves. I don’t give rats a$$ what you do. |
So why keep quoting my post endlessly? Don’t you know how to make your point? |
Now I see the dummy. They don't. I stopped doing anything to the leaves on my lawn other than raking a small amount in my front yard into some plant beds. The remaining leaves have never killed my lawn. My lawn looks great. I don't touch them at all in the back and I have no problems with the grass there either. They get blown around enough to not affect my lawn. Lightning bugs and other insects overwinter in leaf littler. We have lost approx. 1/3 of the insects that existed on this planet and it has consequences. |
What leaves stay wet long enough to kill grass. I've owned homes for 40 years and don't have this problem. |
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OP I don’t have a service but I do have more hardscape than lawn available to mulch over. I do make a pile and mow over it, and then I use the mulched leaves as, well, mulch, under and around shrubs mostly. I don’t know if that’s gardener approved - maybe I should compost them first - but it seems to work fine.
I do it at least three times. Twice will be okay if you’re not picky. |