[SailinAway]

I tried something new this year. I mowed the leaves where they lay and didn't pick them up. It looks pretty good. I'm pretty sure the leaves will have disintegrated into the soil by spring. How come more people don't do this?

Two exceptions: the section with pine needles needs to be raked (multiple times every year), and walnut leaves cannot be left on the ground because they're toxic to the grass. My method: large self-standing plastic bags and a plastic manure rake (Tractor Supply) to pick up the leaves. Thank God this was not pine cone or walnut drop season.

Totally agree about preservation of body capital!