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The Controversy Behind Raking Fall Leaves (& If You Should Or Shouldn't Do It)
In 2023, the National Wildlife Federation dubbed October "Leave the Leaves Month ... this is a huge argument against leaving leaves, because the piles can hide snakes, rodents, ticks, spiders ...
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Monty Don's 'obsessive' October gardening task for happier plants
As October heralds the arrival of chillier days ... This approach enables a bigger leaf pile, which will slowly decompose into mulch. He notes: "I also leave drifts and piles of leaves under ...