The fall season is almost upon us. You may have even seen some leaves falling from the trees already. As more leaves start to land in our yards, it’s important to know how to properly get rid of them. Otherwise, your lawn can be smothered, which weakens your grass and makes your lawn less healthy overall. Here are leaf removal tips you’ll want to follow this fall season.

Deal With Leaves As They Come

You don’t want to wait until every last leaf has fallen from your trees before you start cleaning them up. This can create an overwhelming job for you at the end of the fall season. Instead, it’s better to deal with leaves as they accumulate on your lawn. This makes the job more manageable throughout the season, and you won’t have parts of your lawn that get buried underneath your leaves and have less air circulation.

Consider Turning Your Fallen Leaves Into Compost or Mulch

Instead of packing your leaves into bags, you could use those leaves to your advantage by converting them into compost or mulch. Shredded leaves can offer extra protection to your lawn when winter arrives. They also serve as a dependable organic material that improves the quality of any garden beds that you have.

Advice for When You use a Leaf Blower

If you’re going to use a leaf blower, you’ll want to start at the perimeter of your yard, and then work towards the center. By the end of your time blowing the leaves, they should all be collected in a relatively neat pile that makes gathering them much easier.

Don’t Ignore the Gutters

Leaves don’t just land in your yard; they land in your gutters as well. Part of your leaf removal routine should involve cleaning out the gutters so that they aren’t all clogged up. Otherwise, your home could experience water damage down the road once you get a little rainfall.

Advice for Recycling Leaves

A last piece of leaf removal advice is to utilize leaf recycling programs if they’re available in your area. This is an environmentally-friendly way of dealing with your leaves. On top of that, your leaves will be converted into useful compost that can benefit grass in the future.

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