It's time to start keeping track of
cleanup for this year.
4/23/2023
DH spent 3 hours removing the
limbs that fell from the east trees
between the carport and the east
fence. He filled the largest yard
debris bin. Yep that much is
coming down.
4/26/2023
I spent 45 minutes cleaning up
Sable's gravel area, the west side
of the shed the north side of the
house and the pathway to
the greenhouses. I took 3 bags
of stuff off this area.
5/19/2023
As many of you know it's Maple
seeds time! I have had to mow
almost every day for the past week
and can pickup a lot that way but
the flower beds are full of seeds.
So far I have been 5 days of mowing
to pickup them in the yard.
I have vaced up the north beds and
removed 15 bags of them and the
needles from the winds and east
gravel area. Today will be another
day of fun!! I took another 2 full
bags of just maple seeds off the
yard.
5/20/2023
Mowed and had a bag of maple
seeds all cut up.
5/21/2013
Yesterday we had a windy day
so guess who gets to clean up
the yard!
After taking 1/2 bags in the mower,
I removed 6 1/2 bags of Maple seeds
off the yard. Then later in the afternoon
I had to take a 1/2 bucket of seeds off
when the wind kicked up. I'm sure
with this wind I'll be back out in the
morning!
5/22/2023
Picked up 3/4 bags of Maple seeds,
thank goodness I didn't have to mow
them up.
5/23/2023
I picked up the yard 3 times for a
total of 2/3 of a bucket. Tomorrow
it will be time to either mow or
vac up the yard as the wind it blowing
again!!
5/24/2023
A full bag of mulched Maple seeds were
picked up this morning to get my yard
clean in one hour! Now for my other
projects! I have now picked up the
north yard 3 times and the last two times
I have picked up 1/2 bucket of Maple
seeds. Went out to vac up the Maple
seeds at 3:45pm as the wind kicked up
again, another bag worth. That is a
total of 2 bags and 1/2 bucket. I know
what I'll be doing in the morning! I
had a friend ask why am I doing so
much clean up?? ANTS
I clean up so I don't have to deal with
insects. If you don't you invite all sorts
of issues.
5/25/2023
Today was a good day to mow up the Maple
seeds as they were all over. The bag was 99%
Maple seeds!! Then I vac up 2 bags of Maple
seeds out of the flower beds. I then cleaned up
Sable's area where I took 2 bags off that area.
Cleaned where the truck parks and that was another
bag of needles! Later in the afternoon I went out
and took 1/3 buckets of Maple seeds off the grass
area. No wonder I'm tired!!
5/26/2023
Had Sable to the groomer this am and while she
was there I picked up 1/3 of a bucket of Maple
seeds before I had to stop. After picking her up
I was able to get the rest vac up! 1/2 bags of
mulched seeds!!
5/27/2023
Mowed up the seeds in the grass. Will have to
vac up the bed again. This afternoon I vac up
2/3 bag of Maple Seeds!
5/28/2023
Picked up 1/3 bucket of Maple Seeds.
5/29/2023
I vacuumed a full bag of Maple Seeds.
While DH took a full bucket off the
shed. He finished the roof and gutters
on the house this evening and removed
another full bucket!!
Here is our yard debris bin which is now 3/4th
full and we will have another week before it's
emptied!
Now you know why we aren't allowing drop
by visitors!!
5/31/2023
I took one bag off Sable's gravel area and one
bag off the north beds. I also mowed and there
was more Maple seeds than grass!
6/2/2023
I got to do the north fence line today and
removed I huge full bag from where I
stopped on the 31 all the way to the west
fence. Maple seeds galore!! Then since
the wind has been blowing I redid Sable's
area and the gravel parking spot. I took
half a bag off those two spots.
6/4/2023
This morning I picked up a half bucket
of Maple Seeds, bark, needles, evergreen
sprigs, leaves and just shock my head at
all that came down from the trees to the
north.
It just reminded me of the way the last
trees came down!
6/5/2023
Since we had high winds yesterday it
was a morning of clean up! Watering
as things were bone dry.
I took 3/4 bags off Sable's area and 3
bags off the north garden beds! 2/3
mower bag of Maple leaves, branches,
Maple seeds, bark and other pine
material that has dropped out
of the north trees. This evening I picked
up 1/3 bucket of leaves.
The wind hasn't die down so I'll
probably be back out tomorrow
picking up again.
6/6/2023
3 1/2 bags were removed from the
yard.
6/7/2023
2 bags were removed from the yard.
6/8/2023
1/2 bag was removed from the yard
6/10/2023
2 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.
6/11/2023
1 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.
6/12/2023
1 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.
I am amazed at all the pine sprigs that
are coming out of the north trees. As
the wind blows we see more Maple leaves
with limbs coming down besides bark!
We fought this in the past and then the
past winter watched the two trees go
crashing into the north neighbor's house.
6/22/2023
This morning was my morning to cleanup!
I took a full bag off the north beds of evergreen
sprigs, bark and more Maple Seeds. Those
tree are in distress! Then I turned to Sable's
area and what a mess! I took a full bag off that
area also and a half bag off where the truck parks.
What a mess!!
6/26/2023
Today with the wind blowing I removed
3/4 of a pickle bucket off the north of the
house, leaves, pine needles, sprigs, maple
seeds, moss, and bark! I had to pick it
up 3 times!!
6/30/2023
On a daily bases I have had to pick up
1/2 bucket a day. The junk is still coming
out of these trees!
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7/7/2023
I took one bag off the north garden
bed and 2 1/2 off Sable's area and the
front gravel parking area.
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7/21/2023
I took 3/4 of a pickle bucket off the
north lawn area of evergreen sprigs,
Maple leaves, branches and seeds from
the trees to the north. I have been to
busy to do this daily.
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7/23/2023
Removed 2 full bags of pine needles
off Sable's area so the little girl could
have a place to potty
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8/4/2023
I took one full bag off the one north
bed of pine twigs. They were to
large to vac up most of them. I will
have to rake the strawberry bed duel
to there is so much.
Then I took another bag and half off
Sable's gravel area as the east tree
are still dropping debris. The fall
debris is starting to drop. It's been
so dry that the ends of the branches
are dying and becoming bare.
The leaves are already falling here.
8/8/2023
Was able to get back out to the north
bed and took 3/4 bucket off that
area of pine debris and all the leaves
that came down with the strong wind.
It's been a daily thing to pick up the
leaves that come down.
8/21/2023
Haven't been able to get outside until
today due to the smoke and high temps.
Today was cleanup day and I took a
full bag off Sable's area and the garden
bed north of the house. The north trees
are starting to drop leaves and pine tree
is really dumping junk in our yard. I'll
be out raking what I couldn't vac up. It's
covered all over out there. When I mowed
there was more junk that grass clipping!
9/1/2023
Was able to clean up the north beds and
took 2 buckets of dead evergreen junk off
the beds.
9/16/2023
Allen took 2 buckets off the shed and another
bucket off the house.
9/18/2023
I took a mulched bag of leaves and pine junk
off the north yard. It's time again to clean the
north garden beds that are again full of pine.
10/6/2023
Today was the day to vac up the leaves!! Yep
it's that time of year to start vacing them up!
Then I tackled the north property line where the
pine trees drop needles, seeds, twigs and more
leaves. I took a full bag off this area! What a
mess and you should see the tree roots that are
choking our landscape!
10/7/2023
It was clean up the yard day after the high
winds we had with that last storm. A full
8 bags of needles! 6 from the east trees and
2 from the north trees after blowing off both
the shed and house roofs. Let it rain!! Allen
took a bucket off the gutters that I couldn't
blow out. The circle was full of yellow
leaves that got blown back to the east.
10/8/2023
I took 1/2 bag off the front yard of our
own leaves and stuff that fell to the
ground from the roof cleaning. Still working
on cutting back the Perennial Hibiscus beside
dropping trees into the ground. It was so great
to get the 3 potted rose of sharons into the
ground!
10/12/2023
Today was the day to get out and start the clean
up of the yard, yet again! I started by shaking out
the plastic that was covered with needles after it
blew off the greenhouse due to the wind. I brought
it into the garage to dry out overnight. I was able to
get it up and retaped. We will see if it stays on due to
the wind we are having this evening. Why cover the
greenhouse with plastic. If you saw the needles and sap
you would understand. Then the next step was to get
the vac out and pick up the needles that covered the
ground/Sable's area, walkway and into the flower beds.
3 1/2 full bags of needles from the east trees.
2 bags of leaves from the north
1/2 bags of mixed leaves and needles in a
flower bed from both north and east.
Then at 4PM I was back out picking up the
leaves which filled my pickle bucket half full.
I'll be back out on Friday to clean up again as
there are needles on the deck this evening.
