Dave-G Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I mix mine with grass clippings for the compost bin and one of my permission farmers lets me grab a couple of large compost bags full of manure to mix in with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Oh I have. I just haven't mastered how to control the direction of the leaves. I just end up moving the leaves from place to place. Have you never watched a gardener or the council, that's what they do just blow the leaves elsewhere. Tin hat on 💂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Get a garden vac that mulches the leaves into a mesh bag, you can then dispose of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) Buy a chainsaw (no more trees = no more leaves) lol Edited October 15, 2017 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Saw a handy tip just yesterday; collect, lay them out on lawn, then go over a few times with mower. The finely chopped leaves can then be put directly on flower beds where they compost well and slow weeds coming through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yod dropper Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Leaf mould in the main. They break down to way less volume and it's great for the garden. Learn to live with the others or adapt your garden to suit them. There's no way I could ever clear them all up so loads get left about. That's one of the reasons we get the species and numbers of birds in the garden and not a feeder or nestbox in sight. I seem to remember people liked living in the leafy suburbs, perhaps they still do, if only it wasn't for the leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussex gardener Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Blow 'em, row 'em, then mow 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchthepigeonmutley Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I have this problem every year - not MY leaves, they come from the tall trees about 3 gardens down and come down at a 45 degree angle straight in to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertt Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I do a lot of seroius leaf shifting. I use a 1/2 ton bag and 2 hand shovels as scoops. On a big property I work on I used to shift them twice a week but if you leave it to once a week the wind naturally forms them into islands making them far easier to shift. Did a load yesterday , about 20 half ton bags and luckily they were bone dry and burnt like tinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertt Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I do a lot of seroius leaf shifting. I use a 1/2 ton bag and 2 hand shovels as scoops. On a big property I work on I used to shift them twice a week but if you leave it to once a week the wind naturally forms them into islands making them far easier to shift. Did a load yesterday , about 20 half ton bags and luckily they were bone dry and burnt like tinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Wildlife love the leaves and I love the sweet perfumed smell some of them give off at this time of year. I have blowers and garden vacs and I’ve found if I just leave them they eventually blow away or break down in a short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Might be worth a shot, quicker than raking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 You read the Daily Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 You read the Daily Star? And the leaf collecting gets another twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Biggest problem we suffer with fallen leaves is the grass dies underneath the pile, so I go out and rake, suck or blow them and collect them for disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Biggest problem we suffer with fallen leaves is the grass dies underneath the pile, so I go out and rake, suck or blow them and collect them for disposal. +1 - and I would add that the paths get slippery and the gravel gets mulched which leads to weeds later. I rake/blow onto the lawn - then collect into giant builders bags - for composting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 You read the Daily Star? There's always one, yesterday whilst at work I glanced through the star and the sun, currently reading a book on the RGR, see if you can work it out whilst I'm asleep, should be easy while your so much more intelligent 😴😴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Nature has such a perverse sense of humour. Some trees have shed nearly all their leaves, others are yellow and dropping gradually, whilst others are still green and full of leaf. Its natures way of saying oh you thought you were done with raking leaves. Well heres another pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) There's always one, yesterday whilst at work I glanced through the star and the sun, currently reading a book on the RGR, see if you can work it out whilst I'm asleep, should be easy while your so much more intelligent I'll get my handbag ready while you sleep! I will guess that the book might be about the Royal Gurkha Rifles, I was chatting to one yesterday. Edited October 16, 2017 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Gurkhas remind me of my wife small and polite but mean as heck when you get one angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yod dropper Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Nature has such a perverse sense of humour. Some trees have shed nearly all their leaves, others are yellow and dropping gradually, whilst others are still green and full of leaf. Its natures way of saying oh you thought you were done with raking leaves. Well heres another pile. I start from perhaps August with an Ash dropping in the green with non stop action through into January with an Oak or two hanging on to them as if a coniferous wannabe. Edited October 16, 2017 by yod dropper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Gurkhas remind me of my wife small and polite but mean as heck when you get one angry. But Gurkhas make great curries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 But Gurkhas make great curries! Could you eat a whole one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'll get my handbag ready while you sleep! I will guess that the book might be about the Royal Gurkha Rifles, I was chatting to one yesterday. Ten points well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Could you eat a whole one ? Good point, probably not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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