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It only takes a small amount of time for your yard or commercial property to grow out of control. There are several things you need to do during the Fall season to keep your lawn healthy, and help it come back in Spring looking great. This includes removing leaves from your lawn during the Fall season. Some leaves left on the lawn can be beneficial, but you never want to leave too many leaves on the lawn since this can smother your grass and leave you with a lot of bald or diseased patches next Spring. Also leaves left on the lawn can quickly become a breeding ground for animals and bugs looking for a home during the winter months. This can lead to you having fungi and mold problems next Spring and can cost you a nice amount of money to fix.
Leaf Mulch Benefits
If you have a vegetable garden, I recommend using your lawn mower to mulch the leaves and then place the mulched leaves on your garden and leave on the garden during the winter months. Leaf mulch can help improve the soil by providing it with the nutrients it needs during the winter season. The leaf mulch will also help the soil to hold in moisture and can prevent weed growth. If you are trying to create a more natural garden especially for your vegetable garden area leaf mulching is a really great place to start. As part of the services offered by Sod Father LLC in central New Jersey, we can mulch a portion of the leaves for you, and you can add it to your vegetable garden. We will then remove the excess number of leaves. By mulching the leaves, you are helping them to break down or decompose a lot faster than they would if you left them. Of course, the number one reason so many love to use leaf mulch in their gardens is the cost, it’s free! What better way to create the perfect environment to grow vegetables than to utilize your own free leaf mulch.
Slippery safety hazards
One thing that many do not consider is the safety hazard that leaves covered in snow can pose. Leaves that were never removed from the lawn or property prior to the first snowfall can create an additional slip hazard. That is why it is especially important for commercial properties such as supermarkets to make sure that all leaves are completely removed during the Fall season. Between employees and customers many commercial properties have a lot of foot traffic and the last thing you want is a slip and fall accident caused by wet leaves. One of the things that our landscaping team at Sod Father LLC takes pride in is creating a safe environment on our commercial properties. The cost of regular maintenance even into the Fall season is worth it to make sure your property is kept safe at all times. We can create a customize property maintenance plan for your property that starts March 1st and ends November 30th in New Jersey. However, since the weather in New Jersey has become even more unpredictable in recent years many companies are now choosing to extend their Fall clean up services until the end of December. Leaves can create slip hazards on not just the grassy areas but also on the sidewalks, steps, and parking lot areas. Remember there are more hazards than just the leaves about which you must worry. During the Fall season you can have down branches and even down trees. Now that New Jersey has a lantern fly issue more and more trees and shrubs need to be trimmed back or removed during the Fall. We have taken the time to do a lot of research on the lantern fly and can recommend replacement shrubs and trees to install on your property that will not be destroyed by these invasive bugs. Even though Sod Father LLC does not provide tree removal services we do work with several licensed and reputable tree removal companies in the area. We will arrange everything for you when it comes to tree trimming and removal and you do not have to worry about a thing.
So, use the Fall season to assess your property and see what needs to be done to keep your property looking it’s best, not just during the Spring and Summer but year-round. Need some ideas or inspiration give Sod Father LLC a call today or complete the free quote request form below.