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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 October 19, 2009
05:50 AM Post #7185201
| There are a total of 320 votes:
| They go in my compost pile
(172 votes, 53%) |  |
| The city/town I live in has a compost area, and they haul them off
(27 votes, 8%) | |
| We do not have seasonal leaves
(20 votes, 6%) | |
| We burn our leaves
(8 votes, 2%) | |
| Other
(93 votes, 29%) | |
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Previous Polls |
DeeS
Ladoga, IN
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2009
05:57 AM Post #7185213
| First again.whooHoo |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
October 19, 2009
06:07 AM Post #7185222
| second again!
Isaac |
zonkel
Florence, MS
(Zone 7b)
October 19, 2009
07:52 AM Post #7185377
| I voted other- I leave them as mulch.
Our property borders 1/10 mile of a beautiful stand of white oak/hickory/beech/pine/red oak woods. I love the effect of the forest scenery, so leave it as natural as possible (with the exception of killing the poison ivy ;-) Hey, it started chemical warfare first!!!).
Susan
Forester
This message was edited Nov 6, 2009 9:17 AM |
roseone33
Southern Mountains, GA
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2009
08:06 AM Post #7185413
| leave them where they fall. |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 19, 2009
08:25 AM Post #7185455
| Other...dh got me a shredder/chipper/vac last fall and we started shredding and chipping up everything, bagging some up for use in spring, some in go in the compost er, and some as winter mulch on my many perennial beds. We have 3 huge Norway maples, a quaking aspen, and a honeylocust tree on our property. I will go in the back behind our lattice and shred up some of the kids who live behind us leaves. They seem to appreciate that. Leaves are leaves to me as long as its not from a black walnut I'll take em. |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
October 19, 2009
08:49 AM Post #7185522
| Living in the country, we don't worry about leaves. Soon after they fall, we get strong south winds that blow them all into the grove. Only thing I hate are all the seed pods that end up in flower beds & produce volunteer trees. I pull more trees than weeds! |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
09:18 AM Post #7185591
| Shredded for mulch here also.Oaks and Pines make great mulch. |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 19, 2009
09:59 AM Post #7185729
| Compost and mulch here... right after they grow taters. * ))) |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 19, 2009
10:15 AM Post #7185785
| Winter mulch here and then into the compost the following season. |
music2keep
Peterstown, WV
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2009
10:43 AM Post #7185896
| I use the fallen leaves as a mulch to protect my flowers during the winter. |
Joan
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
 October 19, 2009
10:52 AM Post #7185927
| I don't have many deciduous trees, so leaves aren't really a problem. The ones that do fall I just leave them and they blow away. I do rake up the pine needles that are shed every year though, and I think I'd rather rake leaves. |
AuntAnne
College Station, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2009
10:52 AM Post #7185928
| Yeah I'm in the other category for the same reason. I put down a lot of leaves for mulch then put hay on top of that. It protects pretty good. |
joycet
Franklin, OH
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2009
11:16 AM Post #7186026
| Cece...you had me going there for a minute!!
"I will go in the back behind our lattice and shred up some of the kids who live behind us"...leaves. LOL! ;o) |
Katlian
Carson City, NV
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2009
11:18 AM Post #7186031
| My leaves and the ones that blow into my yard barely make enough mulch for one bed so I get a couple of big boxes of leaves from my inlaws who have lots of trees. I may have to skip the mulch in the veggies garden this year dus to a serious seedling-eating pill bug infestation. |
wannadanc
Olympia, WA
October 19, 2009
11:20 AM Post #7186037
| cececoogan: whatever does THIS mean?
"I will go in the back behind our lattice and shred up some of the kids who live behind us leaves."
Are you shredding the kids who live behind you? I have known a few I would like to shred.
Thanks for the AM grin!!!! |
roybird
Santa Fe, NM
October 19, 2009
12:22 PM Post #7186305
| I put "other" because I use them on the ground as mulch in the winter. However, I think I will throw some in the compost pile, too, now that you mentioned it. |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2009
01:08 PM Post #7186486
| Other, because it was a combo, shredded for mulch and compost |
patgeorge
Nurmo
Finland
(Zone 4b)
October 19, 2009
01:41 PM Post #7186599
| I put the leaves -mostly birch - into a separate bin and leave them to rot to make leaf mould. My problem is pine needles. They take much longer to rot than other leaves. I don't have many so I put them in the dustbin! |
Petalpants
Corpus Christi, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
02:00 PM Post #7186672
| Cece: You don't need to Shred the kids up--- just throw them in your compost heap whole; don't you know that kids love to play in dirt and jump around in leaves? Yes sir, they will mix it all up real well, and then you can send them home! |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 19, 2009
02:05 PM Post #7186692
| Thanks Petalpants. That reminds me. Safety tip: Don't rake your leaves into a big pile and run and jump in them like when you were a seedling. The ground is much harder now. (I always forget and do it every year owie!) |
Petalpants
Corpus Christi, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
02:10 PM Post #7186710
| I add lotsa leaves to the compost pile in the back, and use some leaves to cover up tender tropical plants when it's going to freeze (rarely). The leaves in the front yard, well, they mostly blow to the neighbor's yard ---well, they blew in my yard from the Other neighbor's yard; yeah, we just trade leaves back & forth, depending on which way the wind blows! =) |
Petalpants
Corpus Christi, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
02:14 PM Post #7186723
| I forgot: I Do save a few of those 'perfect' Autumn leaves that have such pretty colors, press them in a phone book, thinking I might use them someday, for a project. |
Petalpants
Corpus Christi, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
02:17 PM Post #7186739
| Dalia, Yes, I know what you're talking about; You need a big, big heap of leaves before you jump in, Ha! |
wannadanc
Olympia, WA
October 19, 2009
02:51 PM Post #7186866
| When I retired, I created my own "Bucket List" - long before the movie was ever created. On the list is the childhood wish to fall backwards into a huge pile of large leaf maple leaves - and to contemplate the blue sky above. Unlike other items on my list, this one has yet to be completed because of where I live. In "wettern Washington" - by the time you get enough leaves for said pile, they are well on their way to compost, wetted by natural atmospheric offerings. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 19, 2009
02:55 PM Post #7186881
| Maybe a little trip down the road to southern OR wannadanc? |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 19, 2009
04:39 PM Post #7187281
| LOL I said a funny. The kids that live behind us (22 and 26) have a few big trees and I will go over and shred up their LEAVES and bag them, for me. I do the work I get to keep them. They don't want them anyhow and will only burn them, I have a much better use for them.
Maybe next time I better re read before hitting send, hey? |
Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA
(Zone 10a)
October 19, 2009
05:27 PM Post #7187482
| Most of them blow away but those that remain we save to use as mulch in the summer. |
randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 19, 2009
05:31 PM Post #7187494
| I voted for in the garden compost. I shred some and some I just put on the garden and cover up and water them good and they will be gone in the spring, leaving behind something good. Any body got extra leaves, I have room for them LOL |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
October 19, 2009
05:31 PM Post #7187497
| I think Bernie's leaves just blow down here to KY... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2009
05:46 PM Post #7187542
| Depending on the type of leaves and what else is in them, they either go in my compost pile or the city's, so I voted "other". |
Indy
Alexandria, IN
(Zone 5b)
October 19, 2009
07:23 PM Post #7187890
| I mow them inward to a windrow...and then drive in reverse over them with the riding mower to shred them. Then they are raked and scattered over the gardens. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 19, 2009
09:13 PM Post #7188379
| Bravo/Brava Indy! I keep hinting to my DH (who is the lawner) to do that. I bet you can dig them right into the garden in the spring (sighing with envy). I'm reluctant to take on lawning cuz I don't know how I would fit it in or I'd do it myself. |
Dave47
Southern, CT
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2009
09:38 PM Post #7188484
| Some go in my compost. Some are left for a little protection for my beds. But the vast majority are blown intothe surrounding woods. |
greenbrain
Madison, IL
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2009
11:56 PM Post #7188876
| I voted "other" because my town has an ordinance against composting, so any leaves that I can get my hands on go into my "lasagna" beds. If you can't make compost, make lasagna! Thank you Patricia Lanza. |
scutler
Charleston, SC
(Zone 8b)
October 20, 2009
12:25 AM Post #7188953
| I voted "other". I used to rake them and add to the compost pile, but a few years ago when I injured my knee I started leaving them in place. I have a landscaper who takes care of the front yard - to make the HOA happy. He mulches leaves in place with his mower. I only get a sprinkling of leaves in the backyard cottage garden, not enough to kill the tiny strip of grass back there. I just leave the leaves where they fall. The birds, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and other critters that visit the backyard love it that way because the fallen leaves attract insects for them to eat.
Less work for me, better for the wildlife the garden. Now that's win-win! |
stormyla
Norristown, PA
(Zone 6b)
October 20, 2009
01:13 AM Post #7189039
| I shread mine for mulch. Others I leave whole to fill cages to protect some flowering shrubs. Others I put into the compost. I need a lot more of them than what my trees produce, so I accept my three neighbor's leaves as well as get a few truckloads full from some landscapers. Here the landscapers have to pay to dispose of their leaves, so I happily accept them for free. |
MollyMc
Archer/Bronson, FL
(Zone 8b)
October 20, 2009
06:58 AM Post #7189286
| Since I don't cultivate much grass (except in my dogs yard) the oak leaves lay where they fall to mulch and hopefully turn my sand into soil. The pine needles are gathered in the fall to mulch the flower beds and freshen the pathways in my wild gardens.
 |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
07:25 AM Post #7189308
| an ordinance AGAINST composting? Haven't they heard of the "Go Green" movement? |
ViolaAnn
Ottawa, ON
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
09:28 AM Post #7189587
| My thoughts exactly, Cherie. Time for that community to get with the times. |
Beach_Barbie
Kure Beach, NC
(Zone 9a)
October 20, 2009
09:56 AM Post #7189657
| We do two things - shred them with the mower and leave to feed the lawn and the rest (including friends leaves) go in the compost pile, which I turn this time of year.
Barb |
nifty413
North Central, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 20, 2009
10:15 AM Post #7189719
| I just leaf them be. |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
October 20, 2009
10:46 AM Post #7189778
| i think mulching is a better idea than compost piles. i have read some articles before that say compost piles are not always a good idea.
i personally think its better to do it natures way and just leave them where they are.
Isaac |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 20, 2009
11:56 AM Post #7189939
| What is the negative issue with composting? I can't think of one. |
Mainiac
Cape Elizabeth, ME
(Zone 5B)
October 20, 2009
12:58 PM Post #7190121
| I use the leaves to mulch my gardens and then compost them in the spring! |
TexasTam
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 20, 2009
01:39 PM Post #7190261
| I mow over them, using the bag on our lawn mower to collect, then scatter them over the flower beds. Any extras go in the compost pile or on my raised veggie beds.
Usually this is a tiresome chore, but we got a new electric mower this spring. No more endless, repeated cranking to restart the mower after I've emptied the leaf bag each time...yey! |
woofie
Chewelah, WA
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
01:53 PM Post #7190304
| My goats love them! |
randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 20, 2009
03:41 PM Post #7190550
| Woofie; I think my goats would love them too. Maybe I'm too stingy by putting them all on the garden. lol
I think I'll let them have some, thanks!
Russ |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 20, 2009
03:58 PM Post #7190590
| I don't get a ton of fall leaves, but the ones I do have get shredded up and used as mulch. |
woofie
Chewelah, WA
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
05:17 PM Post #7190796
| Russ, check to make sure your leaves are ok for goats to eat. Ours are some sort of cottonwood; not sure about other trees. But, boy do they come running for them. When the wind blows in the right direction in the fall, the goats come running to snarf those leaves. We scoop them up with the lawnmower and dump them over the fence, too. |
randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 20, 2009
06:29 PM Post #7191034
| Woofie; The majority of my leaves are Sugar Maple and Chinese Elm. I do have Black Walnut as well but I usually burn those before putting the ash on the garden.
I don't know if they would bother the goats but I have enough other stuff for them.
I gathered all the sweet corn stalks from a friends garden as well as from mine. I am running the stalks through my chipper shredder. Then I give them peelings and apple cores, watermelon rinds that I can't make pickles out of. They really go crazy over pear peelings. Too bad I can't have them all winter. The fallen apples are too big for them to get in their mouth, so I usually toss them in the leaf part on my shredder but that makes a mess in the catch bag. |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
06:30 PM Post #7191035
| I only have one very young maple in my yard, but my parents bring me about 8-10 huge garbage bags full of mulched maple leaves, many of which go into my compost bins. Yesterday my next door neighbor was mowing, bagging, and then BURNING his leaves, so I offered to take them off his hands for him. He was only too glad to give them to me! He thinks I'm some sort of wack-o, though. He thought the compost bins were my trash barrels, and that my rain barrels had something to do with wine-making. LOL Yes, I attach huge 50 gallon drums to my downspouts to make wine.
I do mulch my veggie and flower gardens with mulched leaves, too. It really keeps the weeds down, and makes a good base layer to go under the wood chips I top off the beds with.
Angie
|
randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 20, 2009
06:50 PM Post #7191131
| Hey Angie; I've been thinking about making some wine, with the excess of fruit and berries that Ive gathered; but rain barrel wine hmmm that has quite a ring to it.
LOL |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
07:05 PM Post #7191208
| Since our house is smack in the middle of the woods, we just rake them off the driveway and back into the woods. A few years later, voila! Rich topsoil! |
woofie
Chewelah, WA
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
07:29 PM Post #7191294
| HA! Angie, that is FUNNY! |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
08:51 PM Post #7191599
| Yeah, I'd have to strain all the dead bugs and bits of shingle out of it before I bottled it up.
Angie
|
randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 20, 2009
09:55 PM Post #7191900
| Angie couldn't you just leave the bugs and bits of shingle in it?Then you could call it a health drink, as it has protein and fiber. Yucky |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
October 20, 2009
10:24 PM Post #7192023
| [snort!] I bet the FDA would crack down on me for false health claims.
I suppose it IS a health drink. . .for my PLANTS!
|
sharonf1
Lake in the Hills, IL
(Zone 5a)
October 21, 2009
02:09 AM Post #7192588
| Just got one of those leaf mulcher things (stand alone or put on top of garbage can) this year as a birthday present. Still waiting for my leaves to fall to give it a whirl.
~Sharon |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 21, 2009
07:27 AM Post #7192775
| Angie thats a hoot. Read your post about the compost bins and rain barrels to dh and he even laughed and asked what planet did your neighbors move here from. |
twinkielee
Minden, LA
October 21, 2009
09:44 AM Post #7193128
| Leaves get chopped up with last mowing of yard and the mulch goes around my trees and in flowerbeds except for the few my 7 y/o grandson and I rake and burn because he likes to "scrape leaves with Ta." He enjoys the bonfire and hot chocolate while we watch it burn. |
deann
Au Gres, MI
(Zone 5a)
October 21, 2009
11:32 AM Post #7193564
| I do nothing with mine. Are you kidding me...I live on 200 acres most of which is woods...
Deann |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 21, 2009
11:57 AM Post #7193655
| Just think what great memories you are making Twinkielee...maybe even starting a new tradition for your grandson to carry on. |
twinkielee
Minden, LA
October 21, 2009
01:56 PM Post #7194002
| He's making the great memories for me, themoonhowl. One day he'll have other more exciting things to do than rake leaves with me but I bet he'll remember the fun we had. His dad still talks about helping me plant "those big red flowers" when he was about that age. :-) |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 21, 2009
02:01 PM Post #7194022
| And they will be precious to you both...grin |
Elphaba
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 21, 2009
06:25 PM Post #7194894
| Like many of you, I either leave them where they fall, or if they must be collected, they go to curbside recycling where the city takes them to the mulch area.
FYI, if you live in my city, county or most of my state, BURNING LEAVES IS PROHIBITED. It's air pollution. I know b/c I'm sensitive to air pollution and my neighbor keeps breaking the law and burning his leaves making me very ill. Texas like many states has serious air quality issues, leaf burning just adds to the problem. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
October 21, 2009
06:39 PM Post #7194933
| Well said Elphaba! Agree 100%!
Resin
|
wannadanc
Olympia, WA
October 21, 2009
08:38 PM Post #7195341
| Love the screen name, Elphaba!!!!!!!! |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
October 21, 2009
09:27 PM Post #7195497
| I blow my leaves out of the flower beds and off of the decks out to the lawn where they are chopped up when we mow. If I have a pile of chopped leaves, I will put it on the garden. My lawn was always green even through the hottest summer since I had the best, most well fed soil in the neighborhood. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 21, 2009
09:29 PM Post #7195501
| I second Resin. |
cando1
Ozone, AR
(Zone 6a)
October 22, 2009
07:13 AM Post #7196409
| I live in the woods. Except for a few places they stay where they fall. I have a natural self placing mulch. |
sasha10
Como
Italy
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2009
09:55 AM Post #7196782
| I leave them: it's a natural way of fertilizing the soil |
Leysha
Dallas, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 22, 2009
10:37 AM Post #7196872
| I live in an apartment so we don't have leaves to worry about. I've never done a compost pile and I don't have the space for that either. :( |
irisMA
South Hamilton, MA
October 22, 2009
01:28 PM Post #7197340
| We have a wooded area so don't get all the leaves raked. They go into a compost pile in the woods. Decay faster if the lawn mower is run over them. Many people intown bag them & have them picked up. Those go into a town compost pile (I think). People who are not gardeners, but 'lawners' find leaves a nuisance. |
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 6b)
October 22, 2009
01:57 PM Post #7197417
| I use mine for a winter protection on my unplanted landscape plants. In the spring they are mowed back into organic material as its ment to be IMO... |
Malteser
Qormi
Malta
October 22, 2009
06:09 PM Post #7198074
| Reading all the entries above, it seem that everyone mulches their plants and trees for winter. We do not have snow or frost here, so plants do not need protection. In Malta it is the other way round. We do that in summer. From April to September we do not get a drop of rain. So we mulch to conserve the water in the soil. As to fallen leaves, those that fall on soil are left there, and those that fall on the paths are swept up and composted.After we prune our 8 vines and other bits of twigs and thick flower stalks, we leave them to dry and they they go through the shredder, and again used as summer mulch. |
Carolyn_Roberts
Ladson, SC
October 22, 2009
09:55 PM Post #7199037
| Those darn HOA communities. They do put ordinances on everything... There is one trick around them. Find out who the families on the boards are. I have found that being in my line of work even they break the rules. It is often overlooked because they hold just enough umph (power) with the people they think they can get away with it. But I guarentee that the ones with the prettiest yards have a compost or humus bin in their yard. You have to be just nice enough to get in and discover it. When you put yours in and someone discovers it. They will push it under the carpet because they know they have one also. It is in the bylaws and is not allowed. Usually It is the ones that say you can not that already have theirs set up. I have people down here calling the HOAs Natures Gastapo. |
blueflower19
Lufkin, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2009
10:19 PM Post #7199120
| Other - Mulching blades on the mower and they feed the lawn! |
gardengus
Flora, IN
(Zone 5a)
October 22, 2009
10:48 PM Post #7199224
| I voted other too.
My goats also get the bulk , what they don't eat makes good bedding. |
joeswife
(Debra) Derby, KS
October 22, 2009
11:46 PM Post #7199399
| mine go over my flower beds and all around the house foundation.. insulation and compost all in one.. I do use a few in the compost pile, but most of them blanket my near tropicals here in Kansas, and I don't take them off until I see at least ten inches of new growth peeking thru in the spring, and then sometimes I wait a little longer , since we always seem to get a Late Freeze by surprise.. most everything that comes from my yard stays in my yard. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
October 23, 2009
04:49 PM Post #7201203
| My DH mulches them up with the lawn mower to feed the lawns and beds. |
Kylaluaz
Weed, CA
(Zone 7b)
October 23, 2009
09:19 PM Post #7202066
| I steal them from my neighbors who would otherwise eventually rake them up and pile them in a huge burn pile. I bag them up and use them in the compost and as mulch. Fortunately the neighbors could care less that I steal their leaves.
I am moving to a place without such neighbors where most of the trees are not deciduous, but there are one or two, but still, I am bagging up leaves to take over there, have four bags in the back of the car right now. I don't think I can possibly have too many.
This is the first year I have composted without alfalfa but have used the leaves both as the major carbon source and as a corrective for possible odor. I have been truly amazed at how well this has worked! |
joeswife
(Debra) Derby, KS
October 23, 2009
09:49 PM Post #7202213
| Ky u are my kind of gardener for sure! |
Kylaluaz
Weed, CA
(Zone 7b)
October 24, 2009
01:00 PM Post #7203659
| hahaha theft rules. ;-) |
woofie
Chewelah, WA
(Zone 5a)
October 24, 2009
06:58 PM Post #7204691
| Nah, nah, just a bit of "unsanctioned" recycling. :-) |
Kylaluaz
Weed, CA
(Zone 7b)
October 24, 2009
08:39 PM Post #7205018
| Well, yes...
and some appreciate it and some even advertise for it????
http://i.imgur.com/WSfAi.jpg |
woofie
Chewelah, WA
(Zone 5a)
October 25, 2009
10:48 AM Post #7206427
| Oh, that's funny. I especially liked the last sentence, "will have more in a few weeks." hee hee hee! |
dalmatian_fan87
Cascade, VA
(Zone 7a)
October 25, 2009
06:25 PM Post #7207686
| i picked other...we just blow them off into the forest behind our house...the silly deer that we have around here use the leaf piles as beds, lol |
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 6b)
October 26, 2009
03:04 PM Post #7210645
| Joeswife:
i really hate those freight train fronts out of the artic. we are the same. I have seen it 70 degrees in the am and snowing by 5pm and accumulating. Its wacky and I have to watch the weather all the time in the winter. Oh well a nice fluffy bed for the plants and they are as the song goes "B Happy"
Dave |
joeswife
(Debra) Derby, KS
October 26, 2009
10:28 PM Post #7212252
| Dave: I hear ya.. it might be balmy at 9 am and freezing by 3 pm.. I have the first layer of leaves on the beds right now, the little impatiens are still shining brightly.. ( peeking thru the leaves..) |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 28, 2009
09:22 PM Post #7218666
| I am a thief. I steal snow. I shovel sidewalks and paths to doors up and down the street, load it in my trusty barrow and dump it on my beds. Here in Cowtown they call that being a 'Snow Angel' and people smile and wave at you while you're doing it. Very funky weird but true. |
joeswife
(Debra) Derby, KS
October 28, 2009
10:49 PM Post #7218989
| That is a wonderful idea.. I bet that would be a hit in Buffalo, NY.. |
Kylaluaz
Weed, CA
(Zone 7b)
October 28, 2009
11:32 PM Post #7219130
| O Dahlia, that is so much more work than stealing leaves though... snow is HEAVY! but I would probably do the same, if I lived where you do... |
Katlian
Carson City, NV
(Zone 6b)
October 29, 2009
11:25 AM Post #7220338
| All of our neighbors waste their snow by pushing in out in the street. We shovel ours onto the trees and flowerbeds for insulation and water.
When I lived in Bozeman the city would scoop up the snow from downtown and truck it out to the local farms. The farmers were happy to have as much as the city would give them. |
jlj072174
Raleigh, NC
(Zone 8a)
November 11, 2009
10:24 AM Post #7263050
| Not sure if anyone posted this or not, but what I do with leaves is put them in a large rubber maid trash can, and take the weedwacker to 'em to mulch 'em up (be sure to wear eye protection!). It's easier to carry the can around and dump in my beds where I want them than mowing them, raking them, etc. |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 11, 2009
12:39 PM Post #7263512
| Hm, very interesting idea! I do have an extra trash can that I'd used to grow potatoes. I might have to try that. |
bonehead
Cedarhome, WA
(Zone 8a)
November 12, 2009
06:22 PM Post #7268148
| Same as lots of others - scoop them up with the mower and spread the shreds on my beds. |
