Procrastination authorized

I've been putting off the last round of leaf raking until all the leaves have fallen. At least I've been telling myself that was the reason, not laziness.

Today, there was a pro yard guy a couple of houses down with his monster leaf blower. So I walked over to find out if he'd beinterested in doing my yard. He was, and the price was good.

Later, as he was finishing up, I talked to him about some future lawn needs. It turns out he isn't just a lawn guy. He has a horticulture degree and his fulltime job is as supervisor of lawn and garden care for the neighboring school district.

I told him I'd been avoiding raking until the last leaves were down. He said that was perfectly okay. Really? All my neighbors were of the opinion that you needed to rake weekly or more so the grass didn't die from lack of sunlight.  But there it is, straight from the horticulturist's mouth.

Comments

[Connie]

Decomposing leaves can act a little like fertilizer. You just don't want to leave a heavy layer of leaves on the ground all winter because mold may develop and cause problems with the grass. Well, at least that's what I think. But I don't have a degree in horticulture.

[Linda]

Leaf raking is highly over-rated. I just wait for the wind to blow. It's worked this year, so far. I haven't been able to figure out where they wind has taken them, since my neighbors' yards are also leaf free. If there a leaf heaven somewhere? (Or maybe they fly south and east for the winter and end up in your yard.