Why do we need to rake/bag up leaves? Wont they biodegrade on their own?

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Why do we need to rake/bag up leaves? Wont they biodegrade on their own?

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Here is the real reason for many areas, US perspective: common lawn types in the US are “turf grass”. Turf grass is not naturally occurring in many regions and fairly sensitive. It gets suffocated by the naturally occurring dynamic of seasonal leaf beds. For many people the reason they need to rake their leaves is because it will kill their turf grass. If you don’t have that or don’t care about that, there aren’t many strong reasons to rake, maybe concerns over slipping over wet leaves. More and more people are allowing their natural native grasses to grow on their properties which makes clearing leaves less important.