‘It is probably not a great deal of laughs if you are a small insect intending to hibernate under the pile of leaves about to be blown away’
Is leaf-blowing equipment harmful to the garden?
Nature planned the leaf thing quite well: plants that drop their leaves want them to stay roughly where they fall, so they can then be recycled back into the soil. Thus, collecting leaves into a pile to make leaf mould could be perceived as one of the tasks gardeners undertake so we feel we have a role.
In this light, perhaps a leaf blower is not such a good idea. It is probably not a great deal of laughs if you are a small insect intending to hibernate under the pile of leaves about to be blown away. And it takes oil and various chemicals, metals and other materials to make a leaf blower, which then uses more energy to do its job. I am not sure how easy it is to recycle once it’s defunct, either. And it’s not great for your hearing, particularly if you don’t use ear defenders. Used improperly, it could also injure your back.
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