November 25, 2007

Leaf It To Me

I love it when a plan comes together.

Although a scant 48 hours ago I was moaning about the Sisyphean task of collecting up and hauling off all the leaves in my yard, in the interim I got the sudden idea of imitating my neighbor, who instead of messing about with wheelbarrows simply rakes his leaves onto a large plastic tarp and drags it out into the woods for dumping.

It works like a charm. I can haul ten times the load on each trip. Not only did I finish out front, for an encore I even cleaned up the side yard, an area I have traditionally ignored.

I am the Leaf Man.

Koo-Koo-Ka-Choo!

Posted by Robert at November 25, 2007 03:02 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Mulch 'em.

Our mowers (both riding and push) are fitted with mulching blades. I just pass over the offending leaves a few times and *poof* they're gone with the added bonus of feeding the lawn.

Posted by: Sarah G. at November 25, 2007 10:06 PM

You know city folk call that mulch and pay good money for it. Leaf litter isn't pretty enough for mulching ornamentals, but tomatoes ask for it by name.

Posted by: Ed Flinn at November 26, 2007 08:24 AM

Oh, I've done a mulch pile. This is the extra. I always mulch in the blueberries and grapevines, but one nearby tree is enough for that. I'm not mulching the garden this year, as I've got an aggressive self-seeding program going on this year and the mulch tends to prevent that.

Posted by: Robbo the LB at November 26, 2007 02:03 PM