Leaf Time Again! Collection Begins Today
Oct 20, 2008 6:40 - 3 Comments
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I love this time of year — it’s leaf pickup time. I have never lived anywhere that got rid of my leaves for me. I just have to get them to the curb!
Just make a big pile of leaves, make sure there aren’t any big sticks hiding among them, and wait. The City comes around on a schedule and sucks them all up. Here’s this year’s leaf pickup schedule, by area:
Area 1
Nov. 17-21
Dec. 22-24
Area 2
Oct. 20-24 <== That's this week!
Nov. 24-28
Area 3
Oct. 27-31
Dec. 1-5
Area 4
Nov. 3-7
Dec. 8-12
Area 5
Nov. 10-14
Dec. 15-19
Not sure where you live? Me neither. here’s a map:
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It looks like this year they are rotating the pickup schedule so that Area 1 gets picked up last instead of first and all of the others are a week earlier. Yea! I live in area 1 and the big oak tree in my backyard doesn’t even begin to think about shedding its leaves until after Thanksgiving–after the last pick under the old schedule. Thank you City!
I haven’t put leaves on the curb in years. They’re way too valuable in my yard. Here is a link to an article in a good gardening magazine that is way more scientific than I am. (Sorry if it isn’t a hot link.)>
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/improve-soil-rake-less.aspx
Enjoy leaf season,
Kate
Does the city vacuum up the winter leaf residue in the spring? If so, when? Pat on heavily treed Forest Ave.