there are leaf blowers that act as vacuums, they have a fairly large bag attached so you can collect them. We had one over 25 years ago in Michigan, it not only sucked the leaves into a bag, it shredded them. We put the shredded leaves on one of our gardens
I live on a wooded lot. I literally have tons of leaves. I simply blow them back into the woods from whence they came.
Those that fall inside the fence, I blow over the fence into the woods on the other side. I replace the leaf bag with a flexible drainage pipe. It’s an “endless bag.” If I had a neighbor on the other side of the fence I am sure that this method would not be appreciated.
Blowing the leaves to the curb for the city to suck up would be impractical. I have a 280 foot long driveway and about 6 feet of curb frontage, I’d have to pile the leaves about three stories high.
You know, if we leave them laying around long enough, like a few months, they disappear all by themselves. You know, like biodegradable. Sort of “green” and all that. Maybe we could just put them around the base of the trees and call them mulch. …just a thought.
Use the lawn mower to mulch the leaves when the leaves are dry. For a thick layer of leaves mowing in a north-south, east-west pattern may be necessary. The first rain will make the mulched leaves disappear.
Google: mulching leaves with a lawn mower is good for your lawn
What, exactly, was the original purpose of leaf blowers?? Blowing leaves into the street so your yard will look pristine seems one of the heights of idiotic consumerism. . .
Legally leaves are considered “natural products” and if leaves from trees on your property get blown onto someone else’s property (or into their gutters) it’s on them to clean it up. Of course, if that neighbor is actively moving leaves to your property (like one of mine tried) that changes the legal side of things.
Leaves go on my raised garden beds. They’re porous, so rain and snowmelt can carry nutrients down into the soil. They also help mitigate damage from freeze/thaw cycles and leave the soil in good condition for spring prep. In spring, they’re moved into the big compost pile to rot down for future soil improvement. I have about 110 sq. ft. of garden and I get about $400 worth of veggies. Woot!
I have a townhouse, nobody above or below me but I share the walls on each side. Thankfully the rental on one side has a lady that is always out and the other side has snow birds – gone a solid 5 months of each summer but they are nice and do not make noise.
I had to cut down my 100 plus year old Oak tree this year, so I don’t have much of a problem now. When I did, I composted . Of course now I have a bunch of compost I really don’t have a use for. Just can’t win.
I bought a mulching lawnmower, which nicely chops up grass and leaves and returns it all in itty-bitty pieces to the soil. Works well for me (and we get a lot of leaves, mostly maples with the occasional sycamore, here!)
Coopersdad 11 months ago
Battle of the blowhards?
davidob 11 months ago
I just move it to the back and leave it all behind.
sirbadger 11 months ago
This is a job for pitchforks and torches.
suv2000 11 months ago
You’re a gas powered leaf blower will last longer than his battery I’m pretty sure you will be the winner soon
sergioandrade Premium Member 11 months ago
“You realize of course, this means war.”
einarbt 11 months ago
War and leaf blowers.
strictures 11 months ago
They should be blowing them into the street, not to each other’s lawns!
Mediatech 11 months ago
The answer is blowing in the wind.
MichaelAxelFleming 11 months ago
That blows.
Concretionist 11 months ago
Blowers are NOT “put it there” tools. They’re “move it somewhere else” tools
wallylm 11 months ago
Less violent autumn version of Norman McLaren’s stop motion 1952 classic Neighbours (it’s on YouTube)!
PraiseofFolly 11 months ago
Leaf Blowers: The Rake’s Progress.
Asharah 11 months ago
Dueling leaf blowers
HidariMak 11 months ago
Too much daylight. Real wars don’t wait for daylight, unless both of them are normally wide awake all through the night.
lalapalooza Premium Member 11 months ago
See, i am not on board with this because i don’t like listening to the power equipment people use to make their yard work easier.
cdward 11 months ago
They’re both waging war on the rest of the neighborhood with their infernal noise.
Doug K 11 months ago
You should just let all leaves onto your property and into your home.
Fklimko 11 months ago
Leaf me alone.
51 Champion 11 months ago
Where I live, you bag them and it’s taken by the trash collection service
Imagine 11 months ago
Build a wall. And have Mexico pay for it. I bet that will work.
Kilrwat Premium Member 11 months ago
Just use a mulching electric mower and be done with it!
Dobby53 Premium Member 11 months ago
They have these little personal flamethrowers available now……time to upgrade the weaponry.
timbob2313 Premium Member 11 months ago
there are leaf blowers that act as vacuums, they have a fairly large bag attached so you can collect them. We had one over 25 years ago in Michigan, it not only sucked the leaves into a bag, it shredded them. We put the shredded leaves on one of our gardens
CaMabe 11 months ago
Tell that to my neighbor across the street.
Znox11 11 months ago
So, is the crisis that they are having to do their own lawns?
BACK9BOB 11 months ago
JUST MULCH THEM UP WITH YOUR LAWNMOWER, GREAT FOR THE SOIL…!!!
dflak 11 months ago
I live on a wooded lot. I literally have tons of leaves. I simply blow them back into the woods from whence they came.
Those that fall inside the fence, I blow over the fence into the woods on the other side. I replace the leaf bag with a flexible drainage pipe. It’s an “endless bag.” If I had a neighbor on the other side of the fence I am sure that this method would not be appreciated.
Blowing the leaves to the curb for the city to suck up would be impractical. I have a 280 foot long driveway and about 6 feet of curb frontage, I’d have to pile the leaves about three stories high.
oakie817 11 months ago
if only that was the only conflict in this world
Wizard of Ahz-no relation 11 months ago
where I live the prevailing wind blows the leaves from 5 neighbor’s houses all down towards my front lawn. I’m thinking of planting a hedge
coltish1 11 months ago
I wish Burr and Hamilton had done it this way.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 11 months ago
You know, if we leave them laying around long enough, like a few months, they disappear all by themselves. You know, like biodegradable. Sort of “green” and all that. Maybe we could just put them around the base of the trees and call them mulch. …just a thought.
For a Just and Peaceful World 11 months ago
Use the lawn mower to mulch the leaves when the leaves are dry. For a thick layer of leaves mowing in a north-south, east-west pattern may be necessary. The first rain will make the mulched leaves disappear.
Google: mulching leaves with a lawn mower is good for your lawn
Amra Leo 11 months ago
Most of the trees around here are pine. No problem…
MS72 11 months ago
wait until the first snow…
Mainesailah Premium Member 11 months ago
My nearest neighbor is over a hundred yards away, but I still wish they’d aim that leaf blower where the sun don’t shine.
1953Baby 11 months ago
What, exactly, was the original purpose of leaf blowers?? Blowing leaves into the street so your yard will look pristine seems one of the heights of idiotic consumerism. . .
Gnomon Dee Range 11 months ago
The Time Before Light Sabers.
Plays on a constant loop with humans.
MC4802 Premium Member 11 months ago
Didn’t KY Senator Rand Paul get attacked over leaves by a neighbor?
Sir Bugsy 11 months ago
Who needs a leaf blower? I let the wind blow them into my neighbor’s yard.
Justin Thompson creator 11 months ago
:D <3
Tetonbil Premium Member 11 months ago
Leaf Wars! Coming to your neighborhood soon!
Can't Sleep 11 months ago
It’s like Congress – blowing a lot of hot air, and accomplishing nothing.
anomaly 11 months ago
Just leaf each other alone.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member 11 months ago
Legally leaves are considered “natural products” and if leaves from trees on your property get blown onto someone else’s property (or into their gutters) it’s on them to clean it up. Of course, if that neighbor is actively moving leaves to your property (like one of mine tried) that changes the legal side of things.
mindjob 11 months ago
Modern day jousting
Mike Baldwin creator 11 months ago
What, no hearing protection? Deafinatly deafening.
artjohn42 11 months ago
Leaves go on my raised garden beds. They’re porous, so rain and snowmelt can carry nutrients down into the soil. They also help mitigate damage from freeze/thaw cycles and leave the soil in good condition for spring prep. In spring, they’re moved into the big compost pile to rot down for future soil improvement. I have about 110 sq. ft. of garden and I get about $400 worth of veggies. Woot!
Bilan 11 months ago
They’re making enemies alright – the neighbors.
Smeagol 11 months ago
I have a townhouse, nobody above or below me but I share the walls on each side. Thankfully the rental on one side has a lady that is always out and the other side has snow birds – gone a solid 5 months of each summer but they are nice and do not make noise.
Snoots 11 months ago
Leaf blowers: a pox on mankind.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member 11 months ago
Never did like leaf blowers.
willie_mctell 11 months ago
Rakes are old tech but do a better job. Blowers can do a poor job more quickly than rakes.
dorloo Premium Member 11 months ago
If only the Israelis and Hamas used blowers instead of bombs.
keenanthelibrarian 11 months ago
As with all conflicts, it will end up in negotiation … probably a taller fence.
leemorse9777 11 months ago
I had to cut down my 100 plus year old Oak tree this year, so I don’t have much of a problem now. When I did, I composted . Of course now I have a bunch of compost I really don’t have a use for. Just can’t win.
eddi-TBH 11 months ago
Duel of the Fools.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 months ago
It happens every fall.
inkyb 11 months ago
I bought a mulching lawnmower, which nicely chops up grass and leaves and returns it all in itty-bitty pieces to the soil. Works well for me (and we get a lot of leaves, mostly maples with the occasional sycamore, here!)
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 11 months ago
I like this! I wish all border crises were like this.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 11 months ago
Now t his is the WW3 we can enjoy