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Bauer, Sam. \u201cGood Question: Do You Really Need to Rake All Those Leaves?\u201d Good Question: Do You Really Need to Rake All Those Leaves?, University of Minnesota Turfgrass Science, turf.umn.edu\/news\/good-question-do-you-really-need-rake-all-those-leaves.<\/p>\n
Chiu, Allyson. \u201cWhy You Should Be Lazy and Leave Your Leaves in the Yard.\u201d The Washington Post, WP Company, 14 Oct. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2023\/10\/14\/raking-leaves-yard-fall-environment\/.<\/p>\n
Doubek, James. \u201cWhy Experts Say You Shouldn\u2019t Bag Your Leaves This Fall.\u201d NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2022, www.npr.org\/2022\/10\/25\/1131114849\/leaves-fall-autumn-compost-mulch-grass-lawn-nutrients.<\/p>\n
Tumin, Remy. \u201cWhy You Don\u2019t Need to Rake Leaves.\u201d The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023, www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/19\/us\/raking-leaves.html.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"