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5. Today I raked up after our own silver maple for the second time. I rake

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 05:34 PM

Nov 2013

the leaves into our flower/veg beds so they can act as mulch over the winter. I expect to rake a couple more times before the tree will be out of leaves. I love to rake; it is great exercise and it's fun to do on a nice fall day.

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The Falling Leaves...Different Approaches [View all] MineralMan Nov 2013 OP

That's how we always did it. Worried senior Nov 2013 #1

I continue to believe that mulching is the simplest, MineralMan Nov 2013 #2

The only leaves I fiind troubling are the leaflets from the black locust tree HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #3

Fall... haikugal Nov 2013 #4

Today I raked up after our own silver maple for the second time. I rake Nay Nov 2013 #5

Mulching the chopped leaves into the lawn is great for the lawn, enough Nov 2013 #6

To be honest, LWolf Nov 2013 #7