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Which is better for the lawn over the winter?
on 10/29/2008 11:06 AM willshak said the following:
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? Has everyone gotten their frustrations and anger out over this message? I'm gonna mulch the leaves. It was a matter of timing. My tractor mows and snowblows, but it involves replacing the mower with the snowblower. I still have leaves on the trees, but the temperature has been mild for this time of year (Thank god for global warming :-)) If I replace the mower too early, I can't mulch the leaves. If I wait too long, I may be replacing the mower for the snowblower while laying in the snow. Here in the NE (see sig), My grass stays green over the winter, and in those places where the late fallen leaves have never been raked up, the spring grass growth lifts the leaves up and they are removed in the first mowing of the spring. I use a contractors grass seed mix, which contains all sorts of grass seed, from annual to perennial, so I don't know what grass is actually growing in the spring. In the past I have used annual grass in some places, but it seemed that they stayed all year. I would never waste beer on the lawn. If I drink the beer, I don't care what the lawn looks like! :-) -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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