Mulching Leaves Is Good for Your Lawn The Detroit News has a feature reminding folks what any horticulturist or serious gardener knows: the best way to improve your lawn and garden is to add organic material to the soil via compost. Michigan blesses us with an ample supply of leaves (which your many of your neighbors will helpfully bag up for you). Michigan State University research found no adverse effects or increase in the thatch layer and that mulching maple leaves into turf actually reduced weed competition the following season. Also, turf receiving mulched tree leaves greened up faster in spring and required less fertilization the following season. Read Fall provides free compost that has essential nutrients in the Detroit News Posted/updated Oct 25, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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