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Raking Your Lawn: Beneficial or Detrimental?

By: Impeccable Landscapes       October 10, 2017

If you are a homeowner in Spokane, you may have heard that raking your leaves during the fall can be detrimental to your lawn. On the other hand, you may have also heard that NOT raking can also do a world of damage. So what in the world are you supposed to believe? As the Spoken lawn care experts, we have a bit of information on this subject and we would like to share it with you. Continue reading below to uncover what exactly you should be doing with your leaves and how this decision will affect your lawn in the seasons to come.

Pros and Cons of Raking Leaves

Honestly, there are good things about both raking and not raking. For the majority of people, they find that the supreme advantage to raking the leaves in their yard is that it makes it look much better overall. Not to mention, there is always the added bonus of being able to jump in giant piles of crisp leaves. This doesn’t mean that this is an easy process, however. This is actually the largest drawback to raking. It is absolutely exhausting and can take a hefty amount of time. Additionally, you’re likely to acquire a few blisters while you’re doing it.

There is also a lot of discussion about not raking causing the leaves to suffocate your lawn. While there is a good amount of evidence that disputes this, the bottom line is that there are probably better ways to handle fallen leaves than simply letting them set on your lawn all fall.

What Should You Do With Your Leaves?

When it comes to how you can get rid of the leaves that are piling up on your grass, you have a ton of options. Your final decision will truly depend on where you live, how much you want to work on the project, and what you want your yard to look like. Below are a few options you may want to consider.

Leave Them Alone

As mentioned above, you could leave them alone. Truly there is no threat of damage occurring to your lawn unless you have an immense number of trees shedding onto your grass. Additionally, if you live in an area that receives a ton of snow, you may not want to leave your yard covered in leaves as it will prevent your grass from getting natural light and air which is needed in order for it to be healthy and grow.

Compost Them

Were you aware that fallen leaves actually contain important minerals that are wonderful for your soil? If you want to compost your leaves, you can get a much healthier yard and you will be finding a much better use for those leaves other than just trashing them.

Ask The Lawn Experts

If you aren’t entirely sure which way you are leaning after this article, we understand. You only have one lawn and you’re afraid to do something that might threaten it. In this case, we would suggest that you call Impeccable Landscapes today. We have a team of highly trained lawn care and landscaping professionals who will know how to handle your particular lawn and who can also help you to ensure that you have the grass you desire from here on out.

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