"MMoniker" wrote in message
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Thank you all for your advice! I prefer to err on the side of letting
nature care for them, but in suburbia man messes with it more than is
best and I'm never quite sure if somehow I'm sabotaging it
inadvertantly. I've done nothing to that part of the yard except mow,
so I'll leave well enough alone. Thanks again!


Another thought: Does your state have a cooperative extension service, for
agricultural & gardening advice? If so, you'll probably be able to find
someone who's familiar with your question.