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Why are these even remotely necessary? I've got a fair sized garden, surrounded by deciduous trees, and half an hour with a rake on a few weekends in Autumn is
by hanoz 3y ago
Why are these even remotely necessary? I've got a fair sized garden, surrounded by deciduous trees, and half an hour with a rake on a few weekends in Autumn is all it takes to keep on top of things. What am I missing?
- S201 3y agoFor commercial lawn care crews time is money and leaf blowers are much faster than a rake.
- randycupertino 3y agoLandscaping services offer "mow, blow and go" specials. Anything else beyond that is extra. I was willing to pay extra and couldn't find anywhere that offered anything beyond "mow, blow and go."
- Falkon1313 3y agoI have an electric blower/vacuum/shredder, which I bought because previously raking could take hours and then having to bag up a dozen or more bags of leaves. Blowing them into a pile then vacuuming and shredding seemed easier for one year. But I barely even used it last year. Instead I just mowed/trimmed all the leaves to shreds and that was even easier. No raking, no bagging, no blowing necessary.
- bikenaga 3y agoAgree with mowing the leaves. I went from raking/blowing and bagging, to using a shredder, and finally gave up a few years ago and just mowed the leaves on the lawn. Very easy, and I like to mow the lawn a last time in the fall anyway. I had one maple taken down last year, so there are fewer leaves to mow now (just what blows over from my neighbors) - but the remaining tree drops leaves on the sidewalk and street. Nothing for that but to rake/blow (with a corded electric blower) and bag. At least we get 4 "free" leaf pick-up days.
- sergers 3y agoIn BC Canada. Pleanty of trees, equals pleanty of leaves everywhere. Using a leaf blower (I have a plugin electric) is immense time saver. I didn't buy one till this year but every single one of my neighbours has one. You can't rake a hard surface like concrete, and using a broom is exhausting. Most people have electric with some people with the commercial gas style. One of my neighbours do use it excessively and the gas ones the loudest (there is no quiet blower). Seen them use it in the snow... Why shovel the driveway and car, just leaf blower it LOL ( not joking)
- cafard 3y agoWe have a decent yard in Washington, DC. It is not a big deal to rake, but every autumn we talk for a day or two about getting an electric leaf blower. My wife prefers to rake out the garden beds, and rakes can take plants and will take mulch along. So far, inertia has won, and we still rake.
- lotsoweiners 3y agoEver tried to clear a lot of small leaves out of rock/gravel?
- bluefirebrand 3y agoNo, why would I do that? What practical purpose does it serve? I can walk on leaves as easily as I can walk on gravel so who cares?
- brokenmachine 3y agoThe practical purpose is an irrational fear of leaves and an aversion to the thinking that a quiet living environment encourages. Now quit your whining and let me drive my RAM and use my 500cc TWO-STROKE MONSTER POWER LEAF DESTROYER in peace.
- das-hinterland 3y ago[dead]