Are you allowed to burn leaves outdoors where you live? I am so glad that I am. I have so many oak trees in my yard, I don't know what I would do with all of these leaves otherwise. Of course, the city will pick them up, but it would still be a lot of work, bagging them, not to mention the cost of bags...
We are here, but only certain times of the year, October to April and the times in between you need to get a permit and it depends on the weather conditions.
We are allowed here, as long as we are not experiencing drought.
We prefer to use our leaves as mulch in the garden. It breaks down well over the winter, and really helps the soil when we use the rototiller in the spring.
Here in Minnesota in the rural area we can burn to, just wood from cutting down trees and yard waste like leaves weeds that kind of things. We have to get a burn permit at the sheriff office and get it renew every year. And before to light what ever you are burning you have to call and tell them at the sheriffs office, then they will ask you what you are burning and location this is so if someone driving by will not call the fire in and the fire deptment will not come out because its a controlled burn now that you called it in. There are special hours you can burn to.
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rmancini
Sore subject with me!
We used to be able to burn leaves, brush, etc. but about 10 years ago, the county put the kabosh on burning except in certain areas.
I have a friend in the "no-burn zone" who lives across a 10' wide road from a guy in the "burn zone".
He drags his stuff across the road and burns in his neighbors yard!
The smoke is very smart as it never crosses into the no-burn zone
I sure miss the good old days!
Rich
We live on forty acres in the Northern Rockies-----we burn lots of organic waste that isn't really suitable for composting, which really isn't that much stuff. Then we add the ashes to the compost pile to help the composting along.
#7
grnspot110
We can, with restrictions, but I prefer to use them in the gardens. ~~ grnspot110
