Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Folly's place]

Leaves are good right where they are!!! DH might cut the back yard lawn one more time, which helps cut the leaves up a bit. Or not. Either way, it's fine.
I do have a lot of plants to still plant, pruning to do, and mulch to spread. Sure to all happen, right?!
Mary

 

[Dreamzchaser]

Son and daughter in law asked us to go down to Indiana for Thanksgiving but I had to say no. Nobody to keep an eye on the girls and take the eggs. Then again, I have to drive to AA the day before and then onn the following Monday. Too much driving. I love driving but winter time, I am a bit more cautious. I already have to drive 3.5 hours to AA on Dec 6th to get my C19 booster and that is more than enough to get me thinking. I will leave at the wee hours to drive 40 on 96. I am not going to rush at all.
Did a bit of more cleaning inside the coop and found a leak and fixed it. Just took 2.5 bags of flakes. The .5 just put it on the floor snd they will scatter it tomorrow morning for sure. All the Starw is all over in teh run. There was a decent amount of snow on the ground and left the run door open while I was there and they did not dared to go out in the white stuff, Silly chickens!

~Hugs~and~Kisses~

 

[Sally PB]

One year we didn't rake the leaves. We really regretted it the next spring. There was a two inch thick mat of wet, compressed leaves. The mower couldn't suck them up, they had to be raked up with a garden rake. Much more work than doing it in the fall, even if they're wet.

I'll rake them up, haul them to the garden, and figure that qualifies for some kind of chocolate reward.

 

[Folly's place]

The year an ice storm dropped all the maple, oak and locust leaves on the yard at once, so a layer covering the whole lawn, I thought we wouldn't have anything growing there in spring. Wrong! the grass and other stuff all came up through those rotting leaves just fine. Never again have I worried about it. Country living, wonderful!
Mary

 

[RaZ]

Country living is the best. I live in an old growth forest so leaves are ever present. I have no grass or lawn that needs to be mowed or raked, or anything. That suits me just fine. I have a couple of flower beds of native plants. They overwinter as they are to feed the wild birds and provide shelter for the bug larvae and caterpillars.

I understand that many people living in ordinance heavy communities don't have that luxury. That's why I moved here. No rules.

 

[1muttsfan]

I never rake, usually don't mow at the end of the season so a lot of leaves get left on the lawn since I also live in the woods. Grass grows just fine. As a matter of fact the leaves provide nutrients and reduce the need to fertilize.

Until I get locked up in a home when I am elderly, I will never live any place where there is an HOC with any kind of rules about what I can do on my own property.

 

[aart]

Wind blows most the leaves away here, or I mow them....
...there is one place I've had to remove them to prevent the matting that can squelch grass growth.

 

[Sally PB]

Until I get locked up in a home when I am elderly, I will never live any place where there is an HOC with any kind of rules about what I can do on my own property.

Until I die, I will never live any place where someone or some "committee" can tell me what to do on my property. DH and I plan that this will be our final address. Next move is into a pine box.

Our lawn is NOT the envy of the neighborhood. I'd leave the leaves, except I want them piled in the garden instead of on the grass. DH wants an area to run around with the dog, and a place to turn around with the trailer.

The other area I really need to rake is the driveway. That hill can be treacherous when it's covered with wet leaves.

 

[RaZ]

Until I die, I will never live any place where someone or some "committee" can tell me what to do on my property. DH and I plan that this will be our final address. Next move is into a pine box.

The other area I really need to rake is the driveway. That hill can be treacherous when it's covered with wet leaves.

I agree with the driveway part. Mine is dirt and sloped. I have fallen a few times so I use the lawn sweeper and lawn tractor to sweep the leaves and dump them in the compost pile.

 

[chickflick]

We have 4 acres. Former owner built this house and cleared out all the tree on half of property. So, 2 acres of junk trees and brush that we leave natural except for a path to walk. We fenced in a area to keep the dogs in. There's a small tree right behind the fence and the only leaves we get. I have to rake them because we can't tell where the dog poops are. Those small brown curled leaves look very much like dog poop. Our neighbors have several trees. Their leave blow on our property, but don't care about that.