Thanks for all the suggestions. Last year the deer took care of some of
them, but I think I have so many buckets that I think the few that come
by can't really eat them all.

We did have squirrels and chipmunks, but ever since my wife started
letting the cats out.. they stay a safe distance away chittering.

ebay! Wow, what an idea..

Frogleg wrote:
On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:45:58 -0500, Sundar Narasimhan
wrote:


Hi, I have several oak and pine trees.. in and around my lawn (zone 5),
and am getting tired of picking up the acorns. I got a toro hand-held
blower/vacuum for the leaves.. but the lawn is a bit too big for it to
be of help, and besides it doesn't help w/ the acorns.

What's up w/ oaks these past two years, I must have shovelled several
(10+) trash barrels filled w/ these .. and yet they keep coming down.



Yep. Quite a nuisance in large quantities. A small-tined rake, as
another poster suggested, seems to be appropriate, although I gather
you have a considerable quantity to dispose of. And no squirrels? I
wonder...if you raked some into a pile, would they stay or be carried
away?

You might see if you could invite some people interested in crafts
over to take their fill. They are much-used in autumn wreathes and
arrangements. Pine cones, too.

Sell on eBay to the acorn-deprived:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=30 97