Hello, Trumbull County. The leaves are starting to fall and with them comes a lot of fall cleanup. With the drought this year, the leaf fall has been slow and is spreading out over several weeks.

The gradual leaf fall has been great if you are a fan of mulching the leaves back into your lawn with the mower. Fewer leaves on the ground allow for better mulching without overloading your mower. If you prefer an even cleaner-looking lawn by raking up the leaves, the drought will drag out the chore even longer.

Leaves contain essential plant growth nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and others. Penn State has found that the leaves from a large shade tree contain approximately $50 in plant nutrients if you had to purchase them. You can return these “free” nutrients to the s

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