Baroclinic Zone Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Pretty much peak here although the oaks are slow to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: What a leaf emergency in the yard. The cleanup this weekend will be long. Likely one full day of blowing on Sunday FTL They were on their way but slowed. Hopefully many drop in the wind. My yard looks like that dude across the street with leaves on his oaks. Lots to come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: one of my oaks dropped about 3/4 of its leaves yesterday. accumulations 3-4", lollies to 6". disaster last weekend I filled the tank on my leaf blower, and it was empty within an hour. full throttle FTL I despise leaves. Worst part of lawn chores 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 54 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I despise leaves. Worst part of lawn chores I love when you get done cleaning up and the lawn looks all green and awesome. then you look out the window an hour later and there are leaves all over the place again. can't I just get 1 day of enjoyment looking at the clean lawn? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 10 hours ago, SJonesWX said: I love when you get done cleaning up and the lawn looks all green and awesome. then you look out the window an hour later and there are leaves all over the place again. can't I just get 1 day of enjoyment looking at the clean lawn? The worst. I just decided to delay any leaf cleanup this year until like 70% are down. I was going to do a cleanup last weekend and glad I didn't, it became S+ leaf drop with .25 mile VIS later that day. Would have driven me mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: The worst. I just decided to delay any leaf cleanup this year until like 70% are down. I was going to do a cleanup last weekend and glad I didn't, it became S+ leaf drop with .25 mile VIS later that day. Would have driven me mad. That was today here. Feet came down. Lawn looks like the forest floor. Makes me sick to my stomach looking out at it . I’ll hit it Sunday . And drink a lot of beer until then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: That was today here. Feet came down. Lawn looks like the forest floor. Makes me sick to my stomach looking out at it . I’ll hit it Sunday . And drink a lot of beer until then Looks pretty nice to be honest. Looks like the woods how they are supposed to look this time of year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Stick season has arrived in Central NH, at least in my hood in the NW Lakes Region. After yesterday's wind I would say 15% to maybe 20% leaves remain. Mostly the oaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Yesterday's CAA took down the last of the oak leaves, also stripped the understory beech. Essentially 100 sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 23 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: That was today here. Feet came down. Lawn looks like the forest floor. Makes me sick to my stomach looking out at it . I’ll hit it Sunday . And drink a lot of beer until then Looks like you can just blow them into the back woods area. Some people have to bag them, my brother used to have over 50 bags every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 55 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: Looks like you can just blow them into the back woods area. Some people have to bag them, my brother used to have over 50 bags every year. I ended up doing it today . Was a 6 hour job. I started the blower at 7:45 AM. To your question.. yes I can blow them into woods .. but look how deep they are. It takes an inordinate amount of time to move that amount of leaf mass.. especially when you have so many flowerbeds and have to blow them out of the bushes , but be careful not to blow out all the mulch. I have a friend.. he’s frugal.. he refuses to spend $600 for a solid horsepower backpack blower and instead insists on using a cheapie handheld that plugs in and rakes like it’s 1982.. I have been trying to convince him for many many years to spend a bit .. to save time , effort and make it easy. He doesn’t understand . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 40 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I ended up doing it today . Was a 6 hour job. I started the blower at 7:45 AM. To your question.. yes I can blow them into woods .. but look how deep they are. It takes an inordinate amount of time to move that amount of leaf mass.. especially when you have so many flowerbeds and have to blow them out of the bushes , but be careful not to blow out all the mulch. I have a friend.. he’s frugal.. he refuses to spend $600 for a solid horsepower backpack blower and instead insists on using a cheapie handheld that plugs in and rakes like it’s 1982.. I have been trying to convince him for many many years to spend a bit .. to save time , effort and make it easy. He doesn’t understand . I agree, a good backpack blower is worth the money, I still have my old electric blower but the backpack is ten times better., 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: I agree, a good backpack blower is worth the money, I still have my old electric blower but the backpack is ten times better., Even for the folks that have to bag leaves.. you invest in the backpack. Quickly blow into piles onto tarps and start bagging. They just don’t get it.. and are cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Yesterday . = Leaf emergency and stress Today emergency over and relaxation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Take another pic next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Yesterday . = Leaf emergency and stress Today emergency over and relaxation That shed looks like it needs some work. A new roof at least. Should be your next project, unless you want mice eating through your $600 backpack blower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Lawn sweeper: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Lawn sweeper: Sweet homestead! What’s the provenance of the property, if you don’t mind my asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I have an Ego battery powered mower, which I love. I am considering getting one of their leaf blowers at some point. Anyone have one? I think I had this same question last year… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 8 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Sweet homestead! What’s the provenance of the property, if you don’t mind my asking? It was built by the previous owner’s father in 2002 who owned a stone company I believe. He built it on steel beams so we could probably withstand a raging sne cat5 that some wish for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I have an Ego battery powered mower, which I love. I am considering getting one of their leaf blowers at some point. Anyone have one? I think I had this same question last year… I have a ryobi battery leaf blower and it’s a beast. Comparable to the smelly and loud gas guzzlers my neighbors have. I use the lawn sweeper though for the grass areas while they spend a full day blowing their lawns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 10 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Lawn sweeper: Nice, how many passes can you do before you have to dump it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I went back to see if there were any worthy shots I didn't process yet and found this one from 10/10: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 3 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said: Nice, how many passes can you do before you have to dump it? It depends on how deep the leaf pack is. I generally sweep when the grass is still visible so I get 2-3 passes in. It picks up twigs and pretty much anything…and if I set it lower it acts as a dethatcher as well. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Stick season is almost here. Maybe 5-10% of oak leaves. At my mother in laws house there are still tons of leaves on her trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Stick season is almost here. Maybe 5-10% of oak leaves. At my mother in laws house there are still tons of leaves on her trees Sounds like S Wey . Still mainly green there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 9 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: It depends on how deep the leaf pack is. I generally sweep when the grass is still visible so I get 2-3 passes in. It picks up twigs and pretty much anything…and if I set it lower it acts as a dethatcher as well. Sounds like I need one. I did a lot of raking today. Pushed my back to the limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Sleeping Giant Hamden, CT 10/31/22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 10:10 PM, WxWatcher007 said: Sounds like I need one. I did a lot of raking today. Pushed my back to the limit Raking's for suckers, there's much easier ways to do it, not sure what the Iceberg's sweeper is though, my neighbor had a sweeper when I was a kid and you couldn't get 20 feet without it getting full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Still looks behind for CT. The shores probably peak and just interior where they have the peak color is mostly past peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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