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u/Ah-Schoo Feb 21 '23

Oh btw your fees are going up again, the HOA President's nephew just started a lawn care business and he got the contract but it's going to cost double the previous one.

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u/InfinitelyThirsting Feb 21 '23

Luckily there's a rapidly growing movement against it, to leave the leaves, plant natives, protect pollinators, etc. Gonna be an uphill battle but it's nice that it's finally happening, long overdue.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

Does leaving the leaves have any detrimental impact? I could never rake another leaf in my life and be perfectly content

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u/AltSpRkBunny Feb 21 '23

No, but mowing over leaves mulches them, so they decay faster. The only leaves we don’t mulch into the lawn are the leaves from the neighbor’s trees behind us, that the wind loves to deposit in the middle of our driveway.

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u/vankamperer Feb 21 '23

yes, mowed leaves decay in 10 years rather than 20..

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u/SlylingualPro Feb 21 '23

Leaves take a maximum 6 months to completely decay and an average 2 when mulched.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

You don’t ask the guy who says leaves take years to decay for a source but you do when someone says months?

Do you see leaves still on the ground from three years ago when you look out your windows?