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I feel like sweeping or blowing away fallen leaves is just a sisyphean task. What's the point when the wind is just going to blow the leaves

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Oct 24 '24, 05:14

right back onto the property and the trees are going to continue to drop more leaves.
Just let the wind take them away. They're not harming the concrete and things look rather nice with all the fallen leaves on the ground.

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I just mow and bag them and then mix them in my garden soil. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 05:45
word -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:42
The key in the suburbs is to be the last to mow. Tallest grass catches the most leaves. But yeah, there are always more leaves. - Volnelk Oct 24, 05:31 2
- I've heard it can be an issue for lawns but I've also heard you can just mow them with the grass and then it's good for the lawn. *shrug* - Krusty Oct 24, 05:42 1
  - I typically mow ours, but leave some nearer the end of Fall per my note below -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:44
you gotta control the environment, not let the environment control you. - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:20 5
- Ha! I'm with you. If they're not harming your property or blocking drainage then let them be. That means free time to walk around in the leaves. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:25 4
  - unless they are so thick they are going to kill my grass, I dont care. and really I only care about the front yard anyways. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:36 3
    - leaves are supposed to be good. mulch for the lawn and provides cover for bugs and small mammals for the winter - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:44 2
      - oh yeah, I just mulch them with the mower typically. in the back yard, I might use the leaf blower to pile them up on - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:57
      - yeah, lots of bugs etc overwinter in leaves, it doesn't hurt to leave some at the end. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 05:55

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I feel like sweeping or blowing away fallen leaves is just a sisyphean task. What's the point when the wind is just going to blow the leaves

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