Out of the mouths of babes.Thursday I decided to attack the growing leaf litter which my daughter (9) noticed when she got off the bus.Friday the trees mounted a massive counterattack. When my daughter got off the bus she said “Mommy, Daddy’s going to be really upset”
When I lived in NC my yard was full of oak trees. It was a major chore every year to rake and burn huge piles of leaves. Now in northern Maine, on a hill overlooking a lake, there are strong winds that blow the few leaves I do have into the woods. No more raking for me…and no more worrying about hurricanes coming and knocking trees down onto my house.
Hmm… that’s more or less the same plot as todays rerun of “Foxtrott”: Peter was asked to rake the leaves but he wants to wait until the last one falls (which he has taped to the tree with duct tape).
my husband mulches our leaves and it usually winds up being 4 times before the last leaf falls. Then he rakes up tons of pecans that fall out of 3 trees……nice shade but a pain.I know we can crack them and use them but cracking and getting the pecan out on a “native” is like cracking and getting pecan out of a rock……I just pay the price and buy my pecans already done.
JeanPick up the pecans (I use a Gem Scoop because natives come in so many different sizes, a large nut lets the smaller ones escape from the spring-like harvesters) and take them to a sheller. You get back the meat for far less than what you pay at the grocery store, you know they are all the more flavorful natives, and if you ask for the “sweepings” you get the shells back (separately) for fertilizer – and the birds will enjoy the small bits of meat that stuck to the shells while cracking.
If it ever stops raining, I’m going to mulch-mow our leaves back in to the lawn. Do it every week for about 4-6 weeks, and the lawn is healthy, and nobody needs to rake!
LuvThemPluggers over 8 years ago
This sounds totally real life to me!
Argythree over 8 years ago
He’ll be there a long time…
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
oldest excuse in the book when it comes to yard work chores in autumn
nickel_penny over 8 years ago
There really is no point in raking until all the leaves are down.
nosirrom over 8 years ago
Out of the mouths of babes.Thursday I decided to attack the growing leaf litter which my daughter (9) noticed when she got off the bus.Friday the trees mounted a massive counterattack. When my daughter got off the bus she said “Mommy, Daddy’s going to be really upset”
Egrayjames over 8 years ago
When I lived in NC my yard was full of oak trees. It was a major chore every year to rake and burn huge piles of leaves. Now in northern Maine, on a hill overlooking a lake, there are strong winds that blow the few leaves I do have into the woods. No more raking for me…and no more worrying about hurricanes coming and knocking trees down onto my house.
RCKJD over 8 years ago
Hmm… that’s more or less the same plot as todays rerun of “Foxtrott”: Peter was asked to rake the leaves but he wants to wait until the last one falls (which he has taped to the tree with duct tape).
unclebob53703 Premium Member over 8 years ago
This has the exact same joke as Fox Trot
jeanie5448 over 8 years ago
my husband mulches our leaves and it usually winds up being 4 times before the last leaf falls. Then he rakes up tons of pecans that fall out of 3 trees……nice shade but a pain.I know we can crack them and use them but cracking and getting the pecan out on a “native” is like cracking and getting pecan out of a rock……I just pay the price and buy my pecans already done.
llong65 over 8 years ago
I have 10 trees in back yard and 2 are 100 ft. poplars I’ve raked leaves 3 times and the yard is covered again and there’s still leaves in the trees
eugene57 over 8 years ago
why are people disposing on natural fertilizer? Leave it lay.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
JeanPick up the pecans (I use a Gem Scoop because natives come in so many different sizes, a large nut lets the smaller ones escape from the spring-like harvesters) and take them to a sheller. You get back the meat for far less than what you pay at the grocery store, you know they are all the more flavorful natives, and if you ask for the “sweepings” you get the shells back (separately) for fertilizer – and the birds will enjoy the small bits of meat that stuck to the shells while cracking.
masnadies over 8 years ago
If it ever stops raining, I’m going to mulch-mow our leaves back in to the lawn. Do it every week for about 4-6 weeks, and the lawn is healthy, and nobody needs to rake!
falcon_370f over 8 years ago
I’ve just had to rake them into piles, and then the groundskeeper eliminates them with the lawnmower.