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Nature and Gardening

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

I never rake, but I do mulch them up with the mower. If I don't, the snow falls and turns them into a mat which molds and kills everything under them by springtime. But mowing them accelerates the natural decomposition process and converts them back into nutrients faster.