Rake Those Leaves!

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:42 am

It's that time of year! How do you dispose of the volumes of leafy material?

I have 23 different species on my property, everything from Spruces and Long-needled Pines to Peachcots, Birches, and Russian Olives.

I use a leaf blower to blow them all into the street, (a rake hurts me too much these days) but then I sweep them up and bag them. (I hate it when the neighbors just let them drift around the neighborhood.)

So how do you get rid of them?

Oh...funny thing this year, my Peachcot dropped half it's leaves, then paused for a week. Weird. Then an early snow blew in and covered them before I could get them up! Now I have to work like a madman this weekend before another snow hits!:-3

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shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:55 am

Raking? What exactly is that? I leave my leaves on the ground to protect the grass! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:15 am

Here is how I get rid of my leaves: Since I live in the woods on 23 acres, I hire a landscaper to come and get rid of them for me :wah:

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:43 am

We went green here several years ago and the city bought a leaf vacuum. Everyone rakes to the curb and the city comes by the day after garbage day and sucks the stuff up. I think we are limited to branches the width of quarters in the piles, but there is nothing like coming home from work to a clean yard.

Very little leaf burning anymore.:-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:01 am

omg.....leaves again?:-5:yh_rotfl

I have used my leaf blower many a times this year and it comes in really handy!

I can get right into the gardens and blow them all to hell!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

then I had to bag then and used 60 bags!:-5:-5

The rest, I used my lawnmower to multch, which I have to do one more time tomororw.

We don't get mechanical leaf blower machines in our area, its only for the higher income people, which pisses me and others off as these are the ones who can afford to hire someone themselves.:-5

In Toronto with 5.5 million people, it should be all or none.

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:28 pm

snow? Awww I'm missing snow... But anyways i rake them up and jump in the pile... or uh... our lawn guy deals with all that actually but i used to rake them and jump in the pile!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:29 pm

I rake them, and rake some more.........not alot of fun.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:05 pm

I have no leafs

only pinecones,

they have proven to be a bad choice of piles to jump upon... just thought I would issue that warning. :wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:30 am

One of my favorite aromas is that of burning leaves. But, since this is "environmentally inappropriate", I don't get to enjoy the smell so much. :wah:

We rake up our fallen leaves and stuff them in large orange plastic pumpkin bags right before Halloween and put them out in our front yard for decoration. After that, we mail them to Nomad.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:19 am

along-for-the-ride;1264552 wrote: One of my favorite aromas is that of burning leaves. But, since this is "environmentally inappropriate", I don't get to enjoy the smell so much. :wah:

We rake up our fallen leaves and stuff them in large orange plastic pumpkin bags right before Halloween and put them out in our front yard for decoration. After that, we mail them to Nomad.

those do look so pretty around Halloween!:guitarist