I didnt rake up my leaves yet and it is snowing it that bad?

Answer 1

Years ago when we moved into this house, the back of the yard was about two feet deep in leaves, it was very cold so we did not want to rake. At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, we pulled back the leaves believing we would find dead grass. You will NEVER guess what.....the grass was nice and green. Very healthy. The leaves had protected the grass through the winter!

Hint:
Buy a mower with a mulch setting (would make a very nice Christmas gift). Don't rake your leaves, mulch mow them once per week or more. This adds to your soil and keeps your grass healthy. The public learned about this three or four years ago. Our whole neighborhood does this and we all have nice green healthy grass in our yards.

Happy gardening to you.

Answer 2

it depends on how many you had on the ground. the leaves will decompose and become part of the earth, but they could take your grass along with them, if they are too deep.

I always use the mower to chop up the leaves and then let them decompose into the soil. At the same time, I have a lot of open space and not a ton of leaves.

I'd probably suggest trying to get them up if the snow melts- if you have snow from now until may, you've got what you've got..

Good luck.

Answer 3

Depends on how thick the leaves were. If they were just scattered I wouldn't worry about it and probably wouldn't have raked them myself. If they are thick and wet they can cause mold and depending on other factors could kill the grass underneath. If the snow melts and things dry off then just run the lawn mower over the leaves. That's ususally enough unless you live under tons of maple trees.

Answer 4

you know leaves have been falling off trees for years and I don't see any barren areas without grass (open areas) do you?

I never rake, I just mow in the spring and it all gets chopped, I have a mulching mower. raking and bagging leaves is a waste of natural resource, with all the hoopla about enviromental friendly ways of doing things that sure isn't one of them, (bagging them I mean.)

RRRRR

Answer 5

We lived in the woods when I was growing up, and we never raked. Dad's opinion on the matter was, "God put them there, let God get rid of them." My husband and I don't either--we just mow over them and let them act as mulch.

Answer 6

Its not bad but your leaves will be soggy and not so easy to rake up

Answer 7

i doubt it. the leaves will disintigrate and just become part of the earth under the snow. i dont think you have anything to worry about. neither did we =]