Should I not leaf blow off the leaves from my garden?
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Yes it is a mulch and protector.
Leaves are excellent mulch! You may have to take a spring rake & 'tamp them down' to keep the wind from blowing them away. If nothing else, a short fence staked in on the far side of the garden area [the area opposite where the wind most constantly blows] should help hold the leaves at the edge of the garden space. Otherwise place a circle of short fence material in the center of the garden & rake up the leaves & place them inside it-they will 'mulch down' over the damp/wet months....when Spring arrives you can spread the wet deteriorated leaves into the garden soil.
I put leaves on my gardens every year. One gets covered all by itself, it is under a huge maple tree. Everything else is covered in shredded leaves from when we vacuum up all the leaves from our huge trees. I till them in each spring, removing some where it is real thick to use as mulch around the plants until I have lawn clippings to put down. In my front garden, I remove the extra leaves until the plants start coming up, then I put them back to degrade into the soil. They help keep in the moisture.
You can collect fall leaves with a lawn mower instead of raking if the mower has a grass bag. It will chop the leaves up into smaller pieces so they will decompose faster. Just don't do it when they are wet.
i use leaves in my Garden. Before I plant I use my tiller and till the soil and leaves together.
https://www.thespruce.com/using-autumn-leaves-in-the-garden-2539787
Any mower can chop the leaves for you, if you put them on a couple inches deep then water them, that should pretty much make them stay put.