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[–] 61 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Obligatory "leave the leaves" if you can. Insects and small animals use the leaf litter and they're good for soil creation (thanks, worms and fungi). Wondering why you don't see as many lightning bugs/fireflies nowadays? Leave your leaves and they'll have places to lay their eggs. Avoid becoming a member of the cult of the lawn!

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Depends on the climate and the number of trees. I understand wanting to leave all the leaves, but it'll just create a muddy mess in my yard. I mulch them, it spreads through the yard. I circle around the trees and garden beds to get more leaves in those areas. Leftovers go on the composting pile.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yeah the tree:land ratio of my back garden is highly in favour of the trees. Every autumn the entire area gets coated in a thick layer of sycamore leaves that can easily take a year to decompose even in a compost pile. I rake that shit into piles over my flowerbeds for the winter, then into the compost during the spring. I would mow them but it's the UK so it's rare to find an autumn day where the leaves aren't too wet and soggy.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Ewwww, there are bugs in my lawn‽ Kill them kill them kill them!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Oh no! Are there completely harmless animals outside?! How scary!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Absolutely terrifying! Do you have a flamethrower I can borrow?

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