Go to the woodshop and ignore them.
Good old fashioned raking and bagging
Leaf blower
Lawn mower and mulch
Lawn mower and bag it
Hire a service to do it
Do nothing, let nature deal with it
Go to the woodshop and ignore them.
You missed one.
Vacuum towed behind the riding mower.
Rake, bag (in paper), place bags on garden to compost down.
Lawn mower first couple of weeks. After that it's a leaf blower and rake into a 10 X 20 tarp to drag back into the woods. About 4 full and back breaking week ends to remove all the leaves off my grass. House is surrounded by big oaks.
Neander all the way... Rake & bag.
You missed another one........kids
I blow all the leaves out of the beds with my hand held Echo blower then sit on my butt snd suck them up with my little green friend. The round thingie at the base of the chute is called a Powerflow, an impeller much like one in a snowblower thats driven off the blade pulley and vacuums the lawn clean.
True neander fashion: rake. And always in the rain, apparently.
I mow them suckers with my mower and leave them to rot.
Great for the lawn.
Great for me.
Dale
The Woodworking Hermit.
Your endgrain is like your bellybutton. Yes, I know you have it. No, I don't want to see it.
hmmmm, I let the gardener's deal with it.
It came to pass...
"Curiosity is the ultimate power tool." - Roy Underhill
The road IS the destination.
Pick up leaves with a garden tractor with grass catchers attached. For years this material was composted at home with the resulting compost product worked into garden beds. My gardening is being cut back so now the material is picked up as compost by my garbage hauler. Since having my main 44-year-old ash shade tree removed last year, my back yard leaf removal is based on what falls from my neighbors' trees into my yard.
I'd love to have a riding mower that would suck those sucker up, but it's not just the cost of the mower, I'd have to get a building to store it and all the attachments.
"Live like no one else, so later, you can LIVE LIKE NO ONE ELSE!"
- Dave Ramsey
I did not vote - my method was not represented.
I have only owned my home for a little over a year.
Last year I scored a great deal on a 5hp chipper shredder, cost $100 plus time to clean and rebuild carb. Since then I have not put any wood or leaves to the curb.
Rake
Shred
Shred again
Shred again again (now leaves are a very fine mulch with some near powder consistency)
Spread mulched leaves on flower beds to decompose. They will be tilled into the soil in the spring.
I have a pile of mulch out back equivalent to 3 or 4 50 gallon garbage cans - about 70% leaves and 30% cutoffs from shrubs, trees, etc.
Next year I will build a three stage composting bin.
Since this is a neanderthal thread I should mention I use two push reel mowers - a 20" 5 blade craftsmen if it is a bit long or my 7 blade 16" scotts to keep it neat and tidy.