Thanks to the University of Maryland/Maryland Grows for this article about why you should leave the leaves.
With the fall season, we are starting to see a lot of articles talking about the massive ecological and soil quality benefits of leaving leaves, stems, and sticks in our green spaces. As a biologist, I understand why doing so is indeed the right thing to do. However, I often face pushback on this topic from people I mention this to through my Extension work or just in my neighborhood. There are of course many barriers to adopting such practices that I have heard people mention. One that comes up often is the one that involves social or peer pressure...
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