It is that time of year again when Fall is upon us and the leaves are changing and falling. Although Autumn brings splendor to our views, the falling leaves can be the turf owner's worst nightmare. When leaves stay on your turf for extended periods of time, they begin to rot into the lawn. This can prevent sunlight from reaching the grass and encourages disease. If not removed, leaves can make bald spots in the turf.
As a landscaper, we have to balance cost effectiveness for our clients with the necessity of keeping the leaves off the turf for extended periods of time. Here is how we, at AA Tex Lawn deal with the fallen leaves. In our service agreements we include 3 to 6 leaf vacuums annually. This is when we take a vacuum truck and physically remove the leaves from the property. From a cost effectiveness standpoint, we do not remove leaves every week. What we try to do is alternate weeks. One week we mow and hide leaves in natural areas and the next week we blow them into piles and vacuum them up and haul away. By doing this, we provide our clients the best balance by keeping expenses low while protecting the turfgrass from harm.
The types of trees dictate when they let go of their leaves and how long the leaf season will last on your property. You will see the Maples let go first and the Oaks last. The variety of trees on your property will dictate when and how we send the vacuum truck. Rest assured we do have a plan and at the end of the season we will do a final clean up of your property. As I said, leaf removal is a balancing act and can be a lot of work, but it's well worth the beauty, functionality, and vitality of a tree shaded landscape.
Happy Autumn!
The AA Tex Lawn Team
