Many people ask themselves when they should do a fall clean up. Some people wait until all of the leafs are down on the yard while other people mulch the leafs on they’re yard little by little, week by week, and take care of their lawns that way.
In my experience, it is much better to work on the fall clean up every week or every other week than all at once. One reason for this is that if leafs pile up higher and higher, they are harder to work with. Additionally, it takes a whole lot more time to rake leafs, than to mulch leafs. When the debris is limited, it is often possible to use a mulching lawn mower and bag to get the debris off the yard. Therefore, this type of fall clean up can take about the same amount of time that it normally takes to mow the lawn.
In summary, the best way to do a lawn clean up is to do it weekly or bi-weekly (depending on the amount of debris fallen on the yard). By spacing the clean up over time, you can often reduce the amount of total hours needed to be spent on the clean up. Additionally, if you hire a lawn mowing service, you may consider asking them to continue coming one time per week or one time per every week during the fall to take care of the yard. Also, be sure to ask them if they can blow the leafs out of the flower beds, trees, and bushes each time they come. By doing this, especially if the service uses a bag, your lawn will look clean each week and their will be no giant accumulation of leafs to clean up in November. In summary, I hope you consider the benefits of cleaning up your lawn a little at a time vs. all at once.
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