Telling my neighbours I'm studying successional plant communities over the next 10 years, and never gardening again
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2024
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See, I did the whole "leave the leaves" thing last year and it completely killed the vegetation under my big maple tree. It was kind of nice since it gave me a chance to replace that grass with clover, but now I don't want the clover to die.
It's been a year and we will have maple leaves from last year that haven't decomposed. Not quite sure what I'm supposed to do.
If you have a backyard full of trees/shade, they will never dry.
Leave them over winter which is when they provide key shelter/food. Winter is killing the grass anyway, and then mow them in the spring to shred them and help them decompose. We mow ours in june and they were gone a month later.
Leaving all of them is in itself a human impact on the environment, you wouldnt find a single maple in a forest, but you also wouldnt find a field in a forest. if youre concerned about bugs I'd still be removing at least some leaves
really theyre a resource I'd collect them for compost heaps
They're called leaves because you're supposed to LEAVE THEM!
I honestly hate raking, and I love the sounds of autumn. Unfortunately I'm surrounded by retirees whose sole form of purpose is lawn care and they just call my landlord to force me to do it cuz it's "bad for the grass" or some other dumb shit.
Telling your tenants what they can and cannot do with their rented property should be some kind of violation of the right to quiet enjoyment of property.
This and the HOA shit is really weird to me. America is all like "we highly value our personal freedom and private property" but then HOA's and landlords come in and want to tell you exactly what you have to do with your yard. What the hell?
Yes but part of the American dream is buying a house, having it skyrocket in price, and sell it for multiples of the original price. And if your neighbourhood looks anything but pristine, you're preventing these people from achieving their dreams! Will no one think of these poor people's investments?
The biggest issue for me is when neighbors rake their leaves and my leaves blow over to them. I feel terrible about it.
I hate my neighbors (hyperconservative chuds), so I just stand outside drinking a Bud Light while I watch it happen
Quit stealing my leaves, neighbor! Those are MY leaves!
When will this meme die?
Mr Beckham doesn't seem to be a good man when you scratch past the brand he's been cultivating.
Yeh just get the leaves off any pavement, steps or walkways or sidewalks. When I was a little kid I would wander the neighborhood with a rake or a snow shovel, etc. Sometimes old ladies would pay with money and tip with cookies.
Don't listen to those kids. If you have to, just give them a snack
Wait, being lazy is good for the environment? I'm in.
You can even use this argument to avoid mowing the lawn.
Then what am I supposed to do with this body grooming kit?
My wife has gotten used to this but some of the neighbors still judge a bit. Then again, we're the house with the hummingbirds and tons of other nesting migratory birds as well as the house with lightning bugs
It's like fighting my instinct. I want to clean it up but I want birds to have bugs to eat in the spring. So I just compromise and do it in a way that pleases no one.
Composting?
Leaving the leaves on the ground but painting them to match the grass. It's a real pain in the ass to get the shading right.
Lpt: Just paint the grass at the same time, colour matching won't be a problem ;)
Why not both?
until it snows, then it becomes a slip n slide for all.
Thank you for removing the middle panels from this meme. They were pointless