We are all used to the constant, unending cycle of the earth: Spring, Summer, Fall and of course, my favorite, Winter.
We all know what happens in spring:
the flowers bloom, deer get their antlers back, bigger than the ones they had the year before. Happiness all around. Summer. Hot.
Perfect time for the pool, time to go camping. all that fun stuff. Fall.
Well, the leaves fall making the fertilizer for the next year with their decomposition that will help heal the earth and help the plant and animal growth. Winter.
The snow comes in much of the upper and lower parts of the planet, the earth rests and the cycle begins anew again.
Did you catch that part about leaves decomposing and leaving fertilizer for the next year (totally free fertilizer! and you don't even have to have it shipped in)?
I mean, isn't that a much better scenario than having people come and paying them a lot of money to blow the leaves off and then getting them to douse some grass green in a bottle to make your lawn look healthy, although it is not healthy.
You aren't even allowed to go and play in it, it is so not healthy.
Now, if you add it all up. It is a huge number. With all of the people having their lawns blown, all of the CO2 produced by those leaf blowers. And then all of the people who are working this back breaking job and getting menial pay. They could be planting trees instead, planting gardens, growing vegetables in greenhouses for the long cozy winter. They could be collecting acorns for pancakes or collecting seeds from all of the pods instead of walking around blowing those leaves.
I think this is a better idea. Here are some images about the decomposition cycle of leaves.
We all know what happens in spring:
the flowers bloom, deer get their antlers back, bigger than the ones they had the year before. Happiness all around. Summer. Hot.
Perfect time for the pool, time to go camping. all that fun stuff. Fall.
Well, the leaves fall making the fertilizer for the next year with their decomposition that will help heal the earth and help the plant and animal growth. Winter.
The snow comes in much of the upper and lower parts of the planet, the earth rests and the cycle begins anew again.
Did you catch that part about leaves decomposing and leaving fertilizer for the next year (totally free fertilizer! and you don't even have to have it shipped in)?
I mean, isn't that a much better scenario than having people come and paying them a lot of money to blow the leaves off and then getting them to douse some grass green in a bottle to make your lawn look healthy, although it is not healthy.
You aren't even allowed to go and play in it, it is so not healthy.
Now, if you add it all up. It is a huge number. With all of the people having their lawns blown, all of the CO2 produced by those leaf blowers. And then all of the people who are working this back breaking job and getting menial pay. They could be planting trees instead, planting gardens, growing vegetables in greenhouses for the long cozy winter. They could be collecting acorns for pancakes or collecting seeds from all of the pods instead of walking around blowing those leaves.
I think this is a better idea. Here are some images about the decomposition cycle of leaves.
You see those mushrooms? Don't pick them and eat them, but they are literally a form of fungi. They, like worms, digest and eat the leaves and broken limbs. Once it is all eaten then disappear and so has all of the dead leaves. Think of it. If leaves didn't disappear on their own all of our wild forest lands would have 5,000 feet of leaves. But all they have is barely last year's cover. No green grass douse. Just leaves.
Great business operation.
Instead of paying money to the leaf blowers this year, spend it on seedlings and starting gardens. It might not be good for 3-4 months, but in a year or two you will be getting a good deal of your food from your garden. AND the leaves that fall from these trees will make your grass beautiful naturally.
This is my favorite nursery to order trees from. They are incredible, and have a giant variety of edible landscape options. Why just plant a tree when you can plant a tree that makes you dinner?
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