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lemmy.world

Ever wonder why you don't see as many fireflies as you did when you were a kid?

One reason is because they lay their eggs in leaf litter, and so many people get rid of the leaves.

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piefed.social

Now that you know about this thing you were unaware of you can easily change your habits to help!

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mustard57reply
lemmy.world

I've been raking for more than 30 years. If I stop now, there's no telling what environmental disasters will occur.

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piefed.zip

You can't leave us hanging, which style? leaf/grass? Vacuum or thrown? Tow-behind or side-mount?

We must know more about the leaf catcher!

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mustard57reply
lemmy.world

I have a s100 john Deere riding mower. It mounts to the back. $500 seems like a lot, but it took 30min to remove 90% of the leaves in my 1/2 acre yard. That normally takes all weekend with a rake and pitchfork.

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I sharpen the blades for a good mulch and save myself a lot of time and effort. And I have a bloody lot of leaves in my yard every spring. 2 weeks later you don't even know they were there.

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I put a leaf catcher on my lawn mower today. | Spyke