Gas blowers banned in Ann Arbor Mi

[treebing]

Part of the problem is they are constantly used backwards. People blow leaves from the soft surfaces to the hard surfaces. They should only be used to clear hardscapes and keep organic material out of storm runoff. The ann arbor ordinance makes an exception for this important use of them. People blowing leaves across yards into the street is crazy.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

This week I had to say something to the groundie about raking. We were removing a walnut and at the end of the job he had started to make all these piles of pine needles in the lawn… buddy. Gotta learn that soft rake touch where you only gather large twigs and learn to feather small ones into the lawn to make them disappear.

 

[evo]

Rakes are cheap, and food powered.

If we were limited to raking when it came to leaves… we would make much better land management decisions I think.

My first thought was for someone to do a calorie count then figure in the carbon foot print in today’s society. Which is worse? A little fuel or x number of calories fueled by globalism

 

[data farm 26]

The fuel, by a long shot.

 

[evo]

The fuel, by a long shot.

Probably right but I still have apples form New Zealand on my counter

 

[data farm 26]

That's crazy, especially for a Washingtononian ! I read that the US had an apple surplus, I've been eating tons of amazing varieties this year.

 

[southsoundtree]

I anticipate I'll still be using a gas blower. I'm not replacing a $700 blower until it's dead.

If I am buying new, and the prices and performance are similar sure, I'll pick battery powered. But I don't like the idea of being forced to dispose of working equipment...just because.

We use a little hand held Milwaukee M18 more minutes in a given week than the big Stihl backpack blower. But its always on the truck for when the mess is to big for the little blower.

You're able to sell the gas one at a good, used price, now, and put that money into new gear.




Too much wet material here, particularly "bigleaf maple"/ acer macrophyllum leaves.


Leaving while leaves under trees is supposed to be eco- friendly for invertebrates.

 

[27RMT0N]

That's crazy, especially for a Washingtononian ! I read that the US had an apple surplus, I've been eating tons of amazing varieties this year.

Once I was in India and found apples being sold out of a street cart with a Washington apple sticker on them. Global trade is wild.

 

[VenasNursery]

I’m in Maui right now and last night was buying fruit at local grocery store and all the fruit was advertised as local grown and got back to our condo and the mangoes had a Brazil sticker on them.
They didn’t taste as good after I saw the sticker
Terrible lol

 

[Boomslang]

I’m in Maui right now and last night was buying fruit at local grocery store and all the fruit was advertised as local grown and got back to our condo and the mangoes had a Brazil sticker on them.
They didn’t taste as good after I saw the sticker
Terrible lol

Unless I'm the one plucking it from the tree I don't believe it's local. Pessimism gets the best of me sometimes.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

Unless I'm the one plucking it from the tree I don't believe it's local. Pessimism gets the best of me sometimes.

I’m in Maui right now and last night was buying fruit at local grocery store and all the fruit was advertised as local grown and got back to our condo and the mangoes had a Brazil sticker on them.
They didn’t taste as good after I saw the sticker
Terrible lol

You should be able to score a bunch of avocados from the landscape... That was my m.o. when I spent a few months there.

Big sugar took all the arable land in Maui for a century, and 90% of peoples food comes from off island- even though they can grow pretty much anything. The sugar field lease expired a few years ago and there was talk of bringing it to food production, I hope that is happening.

 

[flushcut]

Once I was in India and found apples being sold out of a street cart with a Washington apple sticker on them. Global trade is wild.

Where were you? I’ve been a few times.

 

[Tuebor]

Currently in Waikiki. The sun rose about 45 minutes ago and for 45 minutes, two leaf blowers have been clearing the sidewalks of every scrap of plant material for us tourists. How thoughtful. I'd rather sleep. I wonder how the British ruled the world without leaf blowers.

 

[VenasNursery]

Currently in Waikiki. The sun rose about 45 minutes ago and for 45 minutes, two leaf blowers have been clearing the sidewalks of every scrap of plant material for us tourists. How thoughtful. I'd rather sleep. I wonder how the British ruled the world without leaf blowers.

Aloha we’re in Maui right now lol