↑

Nature Moms

Natural Family Living & Homesteading

  • About This Blog/Blogger
  • Essential Oils
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Disclosure
You are here: Home / A Green Home / Eco Friendly Fall Clean-Up

Eco Friendly Fall Clean-Up

By Tiffany 7 Comments

Fall Leaves

With Fall comes the lovely colors, the cooler weather, and a whole bunch of clean up. Already our small neighborhood is buzzing with the sounds of maintenance guys cleaning up the leaves with leaf blowers, riding mowers with leaf baskets attached, and leaf shredders. Typically our family does not hire anyone to do this annual clean up, we do it ourselves, but boy is it overwhelming. We have the biggest yard in the area I think…over 2 acres and about 75 trees. The amount of leaves is horrendous and for anyone not familiar..no you can’t leave them on the grass or you will have no grass come spring….just an ugly dirt patch. We tested this in one area of our yard and it still has not grown back any grass.

So our plan thus far has been to gather up the leaves and compost as much as we can in two big compost piles…the biggest one is about 20 feet long by 10 feet wide…fenced. But it is hard to get a good mixture of organic materials when you have that many leaves. We take what we can’t compost at home down to the county compost pile and that requires a lot of driving and there is the issue of how to gather the leaves without using a riding mower or leaf blower. Both of these products emit 10 times the pollution you would emit driving your car for an hour. I think we have that sorted out though with the Yardwise Sweep It Push Yard Sweeper. It is a simple push sweeper that collects leaves in a bag. It is very easy to use, even for kids. And of course we have good old lawn rakes.

Shredding the leaves means we have less trips to the compost center too, so this leaf shredder comes in handy. How do you handle fall clean-up? Got any tips?

Filed Under: A Green Home Tagged With: Baskets, Colors, Compost Pile, Dirt Patch, Grass, Lawn Rakes, Leaf Blower, Leaf Blowers, Leaf Shredder, Leaves, Maintenance, Mixture, Neighborhood, Organic Materials, Pollution, Push Sweeper, Riding Mower, Riding Mowers, Trees, Weather

Connect With Me…

TikTokEmail MeFacebookIstagramPinterestTwitter

Meet Tiffany

My name is Tiffany and I am a flower farmer and urban homesteader in Central Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy!! Read More…

Recent Posts

  • Embrace Winter: Nesting Ideas for Mind, Body, and Home Restoration
  • Puppy Parenting 101: A Guide for First-Time Dog Owners
  • The Life-changing Benefits of Moving to a New Place
  • The Chill Route to Wellness: Exploring the Benefits of Cold Therapy for Health
  • Recharge Your Raised Beds: Fall Soil Revitalization Guide

Herbal Dynamics Beauty

Categories

Stuff I love

Support your pet's wellbeing with herbs, only through The Herbarium

Learn how to wildcraft and identify plants confidently in the Botany & Wildcrafting Course!

Gardening Posts

Recharge Your Raised Beds: Fall Soil Revitalization Guide

End of Season Dahlia Tips

Recipes

Quick and Easy Recipes to Get Dinner on the Table in No Time 

My Favorite Avocado Smoothie – Keto Friendly

Instagram

Popular Posts!

  • 10 New Ways to Cook Quinoa
  • 10 New Ways to Cook Quinoa
  • Natural Ways to Get Rid of Spiders
  • 10 Best Essential Oils To Use For Kids
  • 10 Best Essential Oils To Use For Kids

Recent Comments

  • Adriana Lopez on 25+ Ways To Put Your Tax Refund Money To Work
  • Emily on Black Panther is Fueled by Strong Women
  • Reesa Lewandowski on Black Panther is Fueled by Strong Women
  • Erin Paige Wardlow Cretsinger on 10 Best Essential Oils To Use For Kids
  • Dayna on Should Kids Be Paid for Chores?

Copyright © 2023 · Custom Theme by PixelMeDesigns.com On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in