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[–] SzethFriendOfNimi 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Tricky balance when you need to manage mold/fungal growth and too much cover killing grass. But yeah, we are “wasting” a lot of nutrients by trashing leaves like we do.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's why I went for a twin blade mower. It turns everything into powder.

[–] Noodle07 34 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Does work for my depression as well?

[–] ch00f 22 points 3 weeks ago

There are other powders for that

[–] CluckN 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried addressing that with my twin blade blower. Don’t recommend.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"I told you not to try it feet first!"

[–] Brickhead92 6 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus Christ what was I thinking! That would have hurt hell! Turns around

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure why it took me year to realize that this is the best solution. Its much easier than raking my huge backyard and it’s just less wasteful at the end.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

But yeah, we are “wasting” a lot of nutrients by trashing leaves like we do.

I was raised to compost those fuckers, more people should be doing that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

when you need to manage mold/fungal growth and too much cover killing grass

"Need to" or " need to " ...

The grass will be fine.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Too many leaves will definitely kill the grass.

Whether that's a bad thing is a separate question.

#killyourlawn

[–] Alexstarfire 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I need something to prevent the soil from eroding when it rains.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Well plants and leaves can definitely help with this. If you’re in the US, your state DNR may have resources on which plants are most effective for this in your area and site conditions.

Also, if you are getting a lot of runoff from upslope, you might need to investigate whether changes are needed at the source of this runoff rather than in the immediate area of erosion. If you can slow that upslope water and allow it to absorb in the soil up there, that can help a lot even without changing anything lower down.

[–] Alexstarfire 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You could always use native grasses and plants. There's nothing inherently wrong with grass, but it's important to have grasses that make sense within your ecological context. Using a bunch of non-native grasses may help for soil retention on your hill, but native grasses would do the same thing -- arguably better since you can use ones with root systems that grow deeper into the soil and they're more drought tolerant -- and they'd be multipurpose (food, cover, nest materials, etc.) for native animal species. They're often prettier and more colorful during the various seasons and take fewer resources to maintain once established.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Hell you could kill the invasive grasses & replace them with native plants.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately I’ve been having an issue with losing grass and dealing with erosion.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Plant a deep root plant, turff grass that's kept short has short roots.

[–] marcos 4 points 3 weeks ago

There are things that kill grass. And not enough sunlight is one of them.