And the winner is . . .

[jhetley]

Each November we have this race on our urban streets, whether the city will manage to remove the windrowed leaves along the curb before the first snowfall.  If the snow wins, we have the added mass of wet leaves contributing to snowbanks through the whole winter and clogging the storm drains during every thaw and winter rain, to say nothing of spring runoff.

This year, the city seems to be winning.  The leave-sucker (vacuum cleaner on steroids) has hit both sides of our street this morning.

Of course, more leaves will appear on the curb this weekend, as the European maples dump their load and industrious neighbors ply the rake . . .

Comments

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

What, nobody bags or composts up there?

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

The city collects leaves for composting in a big field with sewage-plant sludge*, then sells the resulting product for landscaping. They specifically ask you not to bag leaves.

I compost leaves in the back yard, but we live in a neighborhood of small lots. We're 60'x122', nearly half of that covered by house. Lot next door got divided in two many long years ago, same total size but with two houses on it.

Not much gardening or composting here.

*Because of toxics, you're not supposed to use the compost on food crops or where small children may get into the mess.