• SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Tricky balance when you need to manage mold/fungal growth and too much cover killing grass. But yeah, we are “wasting” a lot of nutrients by trashing leaves like we do.

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      3 days ago

      But yeah, we are “wasting” a lot of nutrients by trashing leaves like we do.

      I was raised to compost those fuckers, more people should be doing that

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      3 days ago

      when you need to manage mold/fungal growth and too much cover killing grass

      “Need to” or " need to " …

      The grass will be fine.

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        3 days ago

        Too many leaves will definitely kill the grass.

        Whether that’s a bad thing is a separate question.

        #killyourlawn

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            15 hours ago

            Well plants and leaves can definitely help with this. If you’re in the US, your state DNR may have resources on which plants are most effective for this in your area and site conditions.

            Also, if you are getting a lot of runoff from upslope, you might need to investigate whether changes are needed at the source of this runoff rather than in the immediate area of erosion. If you can slow that upslope water and allow it to absorb in the soil up there, that can help a lot even without changing anything lower down.

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                16 hours ago

                You could always use native grasses and plants. There’s nothing inherently wrong with grass, but it’s important to have grasses that make sense within your ecological context. Using a bunch of non-native grasses may help for soil retention on your hill, but native grasses would do the same thing – arguably better since you can use ones with root systems that grow deeper into the soil and they’re more drought tolerant – and they’d be multipurpose (food, cover, nest materials, etc.) for native animal species. They’re often prettier and more colorful during the various seasons and take fewer resources to maintain once established.

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        3 days ago

        There are things that kill grass. And not enough sunlight is one of them.