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From: "Carol" <cshenk@virginia-beach.com>
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Subject: Re: O.T. --- Just a Random Thought --- 10/26/2024
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:26:35 -0000 (UTC)
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Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2024-10-28 5:59 p.m., Carol wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> > 
> 
> > > We have had three nights in a row with heavy frost. The leaves
> > > have changed colour and are falling like mad. I have to spend
> > > some time every day raking, blowing and mulching them.
> > 
> > No so here.  On leaves we just run over them (a few times if they
> > clump up).  This naturally fertilizes the yard.  Same with raking
> > grass.  Out lawn is better than most and no chemicals used.  Just
> > natures own way of mulching with a little assist to make it degrade
> > to mulch.
> 
> 
> I have a huge maple tree on my front yard and a smaller Norway maple
> on the west side. I used to have a second huge maple at the front but
> it was removed two years ago.  Thank goodness it was on town property
> so they had to pay for it.  There is also a row of maples across the
> road. If I don't clean them up every day or two they get so thick
> they are unmanageable.

Huge Oak out front for years, 3 large pecans in back.  All 4ctually
were at or just over the fence line to me.  We still mulched it down.