Ideal Bite

So here's the thing about leaves making mulch: It doesn't work on lawns.

In college, my roomies and I were too laz...uh, concerned about the health of our lawn to rake the leaves off of it. We figured the resulting mulch would fertilize it over the winter, and maybe even protect it from freezing.

Turns out a layer of leaves can suffocate some grasses and block needed sunlight in the fall, resulting in a brown, dead lawn come spring. It can also get you letters from your landlord saying that routine landscaping is part of the lease and if you don't do it within 30 days, you'll be evicted.

-Senior Editor Mike...off to be thankful I've got no lawn these days...

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