16 points
That has not been my experience. The leaves wreck the ph of the soil and block light from letting grass grow.
7 points
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
5 points
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.
3 points
Let those leaves kill the grass and replace it with moss, clover, walkable thyme, native grasses, or any number of more interesting ground covers. I’m working towards a no-mow lawn. It’s fun finding creative ways to thwart a pesky city ordinance: “A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all yard areas shall be comprised of turf grass”.
