Leaf raking season has once again begun in Northern States like North Dakota. Raking leaves can be work but it can also be fun. As our kids were growing up they never tired of playing in the leaves and even having their pets play with them.
The pic above is the real Titus (guinea pig) that you have enjoyed in Timmothy's daily cartoons. The pic below is Timmothy in the leaves about 12 years ago.
If you do not have kids and you just want the leaves gone BUT you don't ant to hire the job out you still have options. #1) Mow and bag. Be prepared to empty that lawn mower bag often. #2) Rake. Do it on a non-windy day, often a trick in North Dakota. #3) Round them up with a leaf blower. This method is the most fun. You start at the edges of your yard and blow everything to the middle and then bag it up.
Note that not all leaf rakes are equal. I find the ones with the biggest heads make the job the easiest.
Unlike the cartoon above we have been very dry this year. While I often burn the leaves I rake it would be a mistake as well as illegal to do so this year.
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