Burning Leaves Or Not

[oneshot]

Got bunch more Leaves to burn around the House but T.V. was talking about wind tomorrow. So figured I would go to the river fishing.

Looked on the Computer, it is saying not so windy. So burn Leaves.

Tomorrow will step outside. Decide if I'm burning Leaves or Fishing.

oneshot

[mic]

Don't burn them.  Run them through a mower and put over your garden.   In the spring, pull off anything that didn't break down and put around your trees.  First lots of nutrition for the soil and it will really draw in the worms.  Just two cents.

[oneshot]

Well I burnt until 9:30 and wind started picking up.

Went to the river, it is down and very clear. I was using White and Orange Power Baits, on 6# Test Line caught one small Rainbow.

Should have brought worms and fished for Suckers.

oneshot

[fishinwrench]

The smell of burnt leaves on your hands prolly tainted your powerbait. ☺

[oneshot]

16 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

The smell of burnt leaves on your hands prolly tainted your powerbait. ☺

I was thinking $2.24 a gallon Gas did it.

oneshot

[Old plug]

i have a yard vac and still burn the compressed chopped up leafs.  

[MOPanfisher]

My mower loves to eat oak leaves, I rough chop them a couple times and then forget them until more fall.  Usually a couple passes is enough to cause them to disappear into the grass in a month or so, I have seen no reason to chop them so fine they virtually disappear immediately.  And its a lot easier than burning for me , and I don't like the look of the burned spots, they will mulch just fine in damp and or windy conditions also.  Its also interesting that if you mulch them with a mower, set fairly high and it cuts the grass a little as well, the new leaves that fall on windy days tend not to "stick" they will blow off to the neighbors, or off into the pasture in my case.  As for the fishing, you said "I should have taken the worms and fished for suckers", I would rather have the suckers than trout anyway,

[oneshot]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

My mower loves to eat oak leaves, I rough chop them a couple times and then forget them until more fall.  Usually a couple passes is enough to cause them to disappear into the grass in a month or so, I have seen no reason to chop them so fine they virtually disappear immediately.  And its a lot easier than burning for me , and I don't like the look of the burned spots, they will mulch just fine in damp and or windy conditions also.  Its also interesting that if you mulch them with a mower, set fairly high and it cuts the grass a little as well, the new leaves that fall on windy days tend not to "stick" they will blow off to the neighbors, or off into the pasture in my case.  As for the fishing, you said "I should have taken the worms and fished for suckers", I would rather have the suckers than trout anyway,

My Mower last time I used it on Leaves it messed the Clutch up. I don't have any grass and Garden for most part is Raised Beds.

My neighbor complains about Leaves blowing over on him. They are a Fire Hazard so I just go ahead  blow them and burn them.

I already have Suckers and Bluegill in the Refrigerator but never can really have too many.

oneshot 

[Old plug]

I just pucked up about 30-45 bushels today with the Yard Vac. the sjoldering will go on all night. No embers though.