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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Leave the Leaves!

Leaves are not litter

They're food and shelter for butterflies, beetles, bees, moths, and more. Tell friends and neighbors to just #leavetheleaves

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Meanwhile, a road near me.

Clear the fucking leaves

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

The link in the post body has some tips on how to do so responsibly. Might be worth sharing with your neighbors!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Leaf blowers are the dumbest fucking shit ever

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They also freeze and become a major hazard when left in the road

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

tbh sounds like the roads problem maybe he needs to change

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

If you have a few trees you can just mow over the leaves right on the lawn which breaks them up enough for your fall fertilizer if you don't have a use for them. The last few years I've been using mine to compost in place my gardens. Haven't had to bag since

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The decompose into dirt. So put them where dirt already is, don't leave them where dirt is not.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

In my town they get blown into piles by the wind and end up clogging all the storm drains, so the town is pretty strict on clearing leaves from your yard.

I compost mine over the winter, and then I have fresh fertilizer for trees in the spring. But most people just have a dozen trash bags in their yard until garbage day. Too bad.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

When I was a kid, I heard that leaving cut grass on the ground was better for your lawn. Surprisingly, this was enough to convince my dad that I didn't need to bag the clippings when mowing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I live in the city but I get birds that are usually only found in the forest because they like to forage in the fallen leaves! It does make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup. I'll clear them off the sidewalk. I don't see any reason to more than that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I clear them a reasonable amount away from my house, because they may not be litter but they are a fire hazard where I live. But they still get to naturally decompose in dedicated spots.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

I had to think about this because in my town they are soggy and wet 99% of the time. Then I remembered last year I stepped on one that crunched.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh yeah that's true. I don't let them pile up right against the house. I'm not going to rake and bag them though. Trees have been here a lot longer than we have, they probably know what they're doing better than we do.