I have my 2 main plots in and they are coming along great. I planted them back in April and went through a really bad drought last month. I was worrying about them but the hurricane came by this weekend and perked them back up.

I also bought the "Secret Spot" seeds and planted them on Saturday. Those suckers are reaching for the sky. They are already 3-5 inches tall, but I have a problem. Leaves are starting to fall, and when I checked on them today they were covered in leaves. I hand picked them off (with gloves sprayed with scent killer). Should I just let nature take its course and let them grow with fallen leaves on top of them or every once in a while clear them. Its a real sweet spot, and suprised how fast they sprouted so I want to help them survive until they are mature enough to puch up through the falling leaves.

Anyone have any suggestions....besides cutting all the trees down around it?

i wouldn't cut down all the trees around it...we have several plots surrounded by trees and when the leaves cover them we just use a leaf blower and try to blow off the majority of the leaves...spray yourself down before blowing the leaves and try to get in and out as quickly as possible...we've had great success with this and even had deer in our plots the same evening that we had just cleaned out the leaves