Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for November 07, 2021

Rampant emotion 1. Logic 0.

Thanks for the laugh, Rob.

Listen leaves, you don’t want to cross that girl.

When the last of the oak leaves finally come down in February she’ll be able to relax.

She can just let the leaves fall so she can jump into a big pile later.

Maybe she can get some help from Beatrice (the old bat) in The Middletons.

Ffs, just let the leaves lie on the ground.

it creates a bed rich in organic matter, while also protecting the tree’s roots from temperature extremes and moisture loss. The leaves decompose over time, mimicking what happens in the forest. The tree self-fertilizes, freeing you from both raking and fertilizing. Furthermore it can actually impede weed growth, and provides shelter for small critters.

Got front lawn cleaned Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Tree dropped all remaining leaves immediately and by 2:00 p.m. it was impossible to tell I’d been working. Sadistic trees were not an invention of Charles Shulz – they’re real.

Just let the leaves be. Fallen leaves, as an additional physical layer of organic materials above ground, provide food, shelter, and nesting or bedding materials to a variety of wildlife, as well as overwintering protection for a number of insects, all of which work together to contribute to a healthy yard. Fallen leaves create a bed rich in organic matter, while also protecting the tree’s roots from temperature extremes and moisture loss. The leaves decompose over time, mimicking what happens in the forest. The tree self-fertilizes, freeing you from both raking and fertilizing.

Conclusion: let the leaves be. It saves you time and work, and it is better for your garden.

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The maple tree mocks me.

Don’t be a school teacher little Miss. Lots of kids that mind but losing your mind on the one that doesn’t leads to unemployment.

Having done a lot of leaf cleanup this week, Katy is spot on

“Yet every year”.

Just how many years has she been a grumpy six? ;-)

Oh, she’s a natural mother!

The nature of work is that it tends to need to be done again

I filled the soup last night at work

It’s on sale, there will be more the next load

She seems to have stress issues. She’s gonna pop a vein if she keeps this up.

This is how I feel about watching the lawn crew outside my apartment these days. The complex is surrounded by huge deciduous trees and many fir trees as well, that’s why it’s called “The Park.” I guess it’s job security for them, but what a thankless task to come through and blow the leaves and rake them only to have them come back the next day. They do haul the leaves away, so hopefully they’re being made into mulch anyway.

I always wait until the last leaf falls. Start raking just before a nasty letter from the HOA arrives.

I thought at first she was complaining because they were bowing away. That’s what gets my goat, when you rake them up and then have to rake the same leaves up again.

Do what Crankshaft did.Hook a bunch of car batteries to the tree and watch it catch on fire.

Then there’s oak

I have one tree that never drops its leaves until after the city stops collecting them. I’ve joined the movement to leave them as winter habitat for beneficial worms and arthropods.