What to do withleaves?

Not sure of their schedule in Dune Allen, but Waste Management is supposed to collect bagged yard debris one day per week. No special bags required, but it does have to be bagged.

Let's get ecological here!: Compost those suckers. Makes GRAYT mulch!!

Not sure of their schedule in Dune Allen, but Waste Management is supposed to collect bagged yard debris one day per week. No special bags required, but it does have to be bagged.

They come to Eastern Lake one day a week, on Wednesday. And I don't think it all has to be bagged. Leaves, certainly. But my neighbor just trimmed his trees and just dragged the limbs out there - and they took them. And that's not the first time.

Thanks all. It is way too many leaves for me to compost. Scores of bags probably and thats a lot to turn over and over and over etc.. Good thought though.

All the information you have been given appears to be correct. Call 862-7141 to find out the schedule for your area.

They come to Eastern Lake one day a week, on Wednesday. And I don't think it all has to be bagged. Leaves, certainly. But my neighbor just trimmed his trees and just dragged the limbs out there - and they took them. And that's not the first time.

My neighbor cleared brush, neatly stacked it next to the road, and it has been there for 2 months. He has started hauling it away himself, I think.

We just put yard clipppings and leaves out on 30-A on the outskirts of our neighborhood, and it gets picked up.

I am going to rake my leaves up soon. Will the city/garbage folks come by after them? And do they need to be in particular bags? TIA
Edit: I am in Dune Allen--might help to know that.

Let's get ecological here!: Compost those suckers. Makes GRAYT mulch!!

Thanks all. It is way too many leaves for me to compost. Scores of bags probably and thats a lot to turn over and over and over etc.. Good thought though.

Run 'em over with the lawnmower. Repeat. You won't believe how much you'll reduce the bulk, and it helps them to break down faster, too. Put in beds. It conserves water and is really good for the soil.

Run 'em over with the lawnmower. Repeat. You won't believe how much you'll reduce the bulk, and it helps them to break down faster, too. Put in beds. It conserves water and is really good for the soil.

I don't think anyone owns a lawnmower here, do they?

I don't think anyone owns a lawnmower here, do they?

:roll: Oh, good grief--NEVERMIND!

Bah, humbug...

Wait an ever-lovin' minute--you rake your own leaves (and the key word is "rake") and you don't own a lawnmower? What kind of parallel landscaping universe do y'all live in?

:roll: Oh, good grief--NEVERMIND!

Bah, humbug...

Wait an ever-lovin' minute--you rake your own leaves (and the key word is "rake") and you don't own a lawnmower? What kind of parallel landscaping universe do y'all live in?

I don't own lawnmower because I have 36 blades of grass. I weed eat the other stuff or just stomp it. But I have lots of leaves.

I don't own lawnmower because I have 36 blades of grass. I weed eat the other stuff or just stomp it. But I have lots of leaves.

You can still do what NoHall says. A leaf blower with a vacuum on it--sucking not blowing--will chomp the leaves in no time flat and you can use them to enrich your soil. Leaves are too good to waste. Don't send them to the trash man!!

You can still do what NoHall says. A leaf blower with a vacuum on it--sucking not blowing--will chomp the leaves in no time flat and you can use them to enrich your soil. Leaves are too good to waste. Don't send them to the trash man!!

We do the exact thing. Mr. JR even has a compost in the back corner.

A lot of times I just dump 'em in my beds and mulch over them. (Not a good idea with Magnolia leaves, though--they take forever to break down. Just rake/blow them back up under the tree.) The beds look a little bit bloated for a few days, but then they mash on down.

This is also an excellent way to control weeds.

A lot of times I just dump 'em in my beds and mulch over them. (Not a good idea with Magnolia leaves, though--they take forever to break down. Just rake/blow them back up under the tree.) The beds look a little bit bloated for a few days, but then they mash on down.

This is also an excellent way to control weeds.

Hate magnolia leaves.

Hate magnolia leaves.

...omg, I knew you were going to say that. You must really hate it when the wind blows those magnolia leaves around!!!

A lot of times I just dump 'em in my beds and mulch over them. (Not a good idea with Magnolia leaves, though--they take forever to break down. Just rake/blow them back up under the tree.) The beds look a little bit bloated for a few days, but then they mash on down.

This is also an excellent way to control weeds.

And not to make mention of all that lovely nitrogen feeding the soil.

...omg, I knew you were going to say that. You must really hate it when the wind blows those magnolia leaves around!!!

That's the thing...they're so freakin' HEAVY that they don't blow much. They just sit around not rotting. :angry:

Oh hail. Just watched the forecast for Saturday....35 mph wind and cold. I guess that'll blow even the mag leaves. :angry:

You can still do what NoHall says. A leaf blower with a vacuum on it--sucking not blowing--will chomp the leaves in no time flat and you can use them to enrich your soil. Leaves are too good to waste. Don't send them to the trash man!!

It's really a lot of leaves. I am not trying to be deliberately hardheaded..I just can't get my mind around the alternative methods. I'll put them in my truck bed and make the 20 or 30 trips to a single destination along 30A with them for any one that wants to compost them .

Oh hail. Just watched the forecast for Saturday....35 mph wind and cold. I guess that'll blow even the mag leaves. :angry:

Please tell me a wintry mix is coming!!!

Please tell me a wintry mix is coming!!!

Possible.

It's really a lot of leaves. I am not trying to be deliberately hardheaded..I just can't get my mind around the alternative methods. I'll put them in my truck bed and make the 20 or 30 trips to a single destination along 30A with them for any one that wants to compost them .

Ah ha! The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. That's understandable when you have as many leaves as you do. But can you do a token load of chopped up leaves to make NoHall and me happy?