fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoThey're called leaves for a reason.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1655arrow-down118
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minus-squaretacosplease@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThat has not been my experience. The leaves wreck the ph of the soil and block light from letting grass grow.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoNot much grass growing when it’s -20 out but you might have too many leaves so they don’t decompose fast enough during your winter
minus-squaretacosplease@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoYeah that’s definitely the issue here. There’s still a layer of wet leaves by the time the grass wants to start growing in the spring.
That has not been my experience. The leaves wreck the ph of the soil and block light from letting grass grow.
Not much grass growing when it’s -20 out but you might have too many leaves so they don’t decompose fast enough during your winter
Yeah that’s definitely the issue here. There’s still a layer of wet leaves by the time the grass wants to start growing in the spring.