On Oct 29, 11:06*am, willshak wrote:
If no scientific study available, which is better in your experience or
opinion?
Raking all the leaves off the lawn before winter, or leaving the leaves
where they fell, and under a blanket of snow (see sig for location). If
left on the lawn where they fell, would the nutrients be better released
by melting snow, and also provide a smidgen of insulation for the ground?

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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If you let the leaves stay on the lawn where they fall, you'll quickly
have dead grass. Leaves fall while the grass is still actively
growing. Covering it up with leaves and keeping it wet will quickly
kill it, just as any other mulch will. With a mulching mower, you can
mulch up light leave coverings to return some organic matter to the
soil.