175,886
Beneficial, not only does the decomposing add nutrients back to the soil but also provides habitat for beneficial insects, caterpillars ( pollinators ), salamanders, toads & frogs. We have a lot of trees in our yard. We use the fallen leaves to mulch our gardens, add some to our vegatable gardens, and simply mulch the leaves on the lawn into the soil.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,513,143
Mine are mowed up and left to do what Mother Nature does best!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Greg Large
Grove City, OH
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
3,349,229
As others have stated... it is beneficial to mulch.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
469,510
If you have kids, grandkids or a dog - you have to rake them into a pile so the fun can begin.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
4,581,818
Hmm, an interesting question. I have not raked leaves in years actually decades. At the time, I was told it was not only good exercise but a part of my "contract" of continuing to live in the house as a responsible child. Sounded more like a marketing scheme than good parenting to me. I digress. I didn't have much reason to think of any additional benefits or deterrents at the time.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
7,862,342
You have a good answer from Scott Godzyk.
We rake them for the City loose leaf collection.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
921,504
Fallen leaves are destined to kill any grass beneath it.
If the outcome desired in spring is the sprouting of native foliage (weeds) then let the leaves rot in place.
However, if 'grass and pride' are on display, raking is essential. Now what do you do with the raked leaves? If you do not have a 12 month composting process, you need to bag, burn or berm.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
2,784,416
If they can decompose as designed we are just fine. Cycle of life is living life. Now where man has contributed "causes & effects", common sense prevails
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
5,111,821
I have no clue... I don't do yard work. And I've never rake a leaf in my life! :) And not planning to start anytime soon, either!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Greg Large
Grove City, OH
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
3,416,038
If you have room, having a mulch area is a huge boost to your yard and gardens. Allowing the leaves to mulch turning back to soil is a plus. Many though dont have room and have to dispose of them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
380,867
depends on where they are here. It would harm our lawn area, so we blow them into our wooded area where it is beneficial
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Jerrill Ewing
Eatonton, GA
3,174,937
I run over them with the lawnmower and let them mulch. The remainder I'll use the leafblower to push back into the woods where they came from. No bagging or burning here.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
1,456,769
We mulch and allow nature to take it's course.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,505,863
A light dusting of leaves looks nice. Too much and it's messy looking and a detriment if the house is on the market. Aside from the aesthetics, there are benefits of nutrients returning to the ground, as others have said better than I can.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
420,003
I grew roses and developed patents a long time ago. It was bad to save the leaves which harbor disease and bugs.
If you compost leaves in a moist pile the heat breaks down most of the mold, bugs and disease and creates wonderful nutrient rich soil. The key is the pil needs to be 3 feet high, stay damp not soggy and combine green and brown plant waste. NEVER add proteins it attracts skunks, and rodents.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
808,179
Our lawnmower mulchs so we just mulch them into the lawn natures fertilizer.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
1,322,519
Personal preference and dependent on varying factors among which are your location and the amount of leaves and where they fall.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,416,169
As a guy who specializes in matters such as this I can tell you that it is best to leave them where they fall, especially in areas where the soils need to keep as many nutrients as they can.
I always get a chuckle out of the urbanites who pay to get rid of their leaves and grass clippings (and dog poop), and then go and pay a bit more to buy fertilizer to replace the nutrients that they threw away.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,456,009
Well, where I am, fallen leaves are natural. THey fall, they lay, they become part of the environment.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
347,398
Mulch leaves is beneficial as others have said. Leaves up against house and foundation must be removed.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,575
Beneficial. I just read a story of this very thing, where you treat the leaves as a solar panel. This is an invention of Pablo Vidarte founder of Bioo, talks about electricity from nature. A
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
135,824
beneificial to the earth and my back
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
852,862
Depends if you're asking me or my neighbor..... LOL!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
2,245,575
Mulch them on the lawns, rototiller them into the soil of your garden. Or spread them around the forest floor to decompose and to become part of your woodlots rich nutrients. Don't waste them or just burn them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
3,383,384
Just wondering, where would they go where they did not become "part of the earth?" Inquiring minds want to know.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,589,741
Leaving the leaves on the ground? Our guy blows them off all the time so I don't think it's good to leave them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,201,302
It is my opinion that the leaves provide a blanket for the ground during the winter months. They can be disposed of in Spring when the new growing season arrives.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
5,237,958
I used to have a house on a couple of acres. The leaves got chopped up by lawnmowers and left to do their thing.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
2,191,471
It could thin out your grass if left covered for too long
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
765,973
Just Laziness
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
5,253,385
Leaves are beneficial as mulch.
Much better than putting them in non-biodegradable bags and leaving them for our children's children's children...
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,060,238
We used to mulch when we lived in New England and had lots of leaves. Not an issue in my current yard.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
547,527
Great compost, my wife ranks them up and then puts them around trees.
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ