Why you should leave the leaves this fall.

When the first leaf falls, you know that autumn has started.

I'm not going to do any exposition in this one, leaves are important! And I'm going to tell you why.

(I decided to write this article after seeing a post by blackforager on Instagram. I love her account and recommend you check her out!)




Leaves make soil healthier.

If you're planning on doing any gardening, you may want to leave the leaves. Leaves function like compost. They sit on your yard, decompose, feed the microorganisms in the soil, and make it healthier. It's really cool and helpful of the leaves to do that.


Leaves provide homes for animals.

I discussed this partially in my article about why you shouldn't mow your lawn. In the article, I discussed the environmental impact mowing/not mowing your lawn has. Fallen leaves function similar to tall grass or wildflowers, leaving a space for small animals and insects to live.


It hurts the environment to get rid of leaves.

If you ignore all of this and decide to get rid of your leaves. Just don't use a leaf blower. Leaf blowers emit nitrous oxide, which is bad for the environment. Here's an article about leaf blowers that will probably explain it better than I can.




So yeah! In summary, raking up leaves and getting rid of them is bad for the environment. If you're going to get rid of the leaves in your yard, just please don't use a leaf blower.

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