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USA Today says to mow/mulch, don't rake, your leaves

 
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/05/raking-leaves-fall-stop-now-keep-leaves-lawn-mulch-them/3853468002/

Even a mainstream media source has some permaculture principles coming in.  A good way to normalize this for people.

(The idea of the mowing is so the leaves won't blow around and get in neighbors' lawns.)
 
What is that? Is that a mongol horde? Can we fend them off with this tiny ad?
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