Our yard guys do it. During leaf season the grass does not need mowing so they blow the roof and gutters, then blow the yard. The season before we found them, the oak leaves were 3” deep over the entire 2/3 acre. That initial clean up was very pricey, but maintenance is reasonable. The first regular time when they were cutting grass, the extra for the roof and gutters was $10, but when they do not mow, it is included in the yardwork. We have an agreement to keep them working year round for a fair price year round. They are almost like family to us. Today was the first grass mowing of the year. It looks good again.
I have been working on a leaf muncher to chop leaves into small pieces so the are useful to compost. I inherited a BUNCH of Skilsaw blades that I am not going to use on saws, that I want to chop leaves with. I now have an electric motor that may be powerful enough to power it.
I've been working on the same thing. All I need to find is another leaf blower sitting by the curb.
/johnny
Hubby used to mow over the leaves back when we weren’t into gardening much. That was good for the lawn. Now he rakes them into a pile and puts chicken wire around it, till it decomposes.
Once it’s decomposed, he has a new garden plot and plants something. I have 13 beds, and a 12 bed garden plan. So I have a leaf and yard waste pile in the 13th bed, on a rotating basis for some of the beds.
Hubby’s the one who climbs on the roof to get the leaves off 2-3 times a year. He left them up there one year and the water got above the flashing and poured into the attice and into the garage. Lesson learned the hard way but that was the time we got 8” in one evening so it might have happened leaves or not. Everytime it comes a hard rain, we have to get out in it and sweep it off the porch or it comes into the house.
The poor little plants are going in and out and in and out of the house. Had to take them from outside to the garage because it was supposed to come a big storm two days ago but it split, as usual, when the clouds saw the house. So, took them back out today to get some sun but then we had hail warnings so back in again. So far tonight it rained enough to get the edge of the porch wet. It’s supposed to rain this weekend but at least the peanuts need to get into the ground Tues or Wed.