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Fallen Pine Cones
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What do most people do with their pine cones when they fall off the tree? I thought I would be "natural" and leave them there. So I have for 20 years. But I've noticed that when I step on them, it forces them into the ground (often somewhat wet and soft) and kills the grass, and then when I sit on the ground, I always seem to be sitting on a hard pine cone that is sticking out a little. Of course they do break down eventually (5 to 15 years?), but what do most of you do with them when they fall, and what would you do with all the ones that are poking out of the ground now? Thanks a lot. Meirman If emailing, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. Change domain to erols.com, if necessary. |
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"meirman" wrote in message
... Hi! What do most people do with their pine cones when they fall off the tree? I thought I would be "natural" and leave them there. So I have for 20 years. But I've noticed that when I step on them, it forces them into the ground (often somewhat wet and soft) and kills the grass, and then when I sit on the ground, I always seem to be sitting on a hard pine cone that is sticking out a little. Of course they do break down eventually (5 to 15 years?), but what do most of you do with them when they fall, and what would you do with all the ones that are poking out of the ground now? Thanks a lot. Meirman If emailing, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. Change domain to erols.com, if necessary. I just moved into a house with 11 pine trees and so far I have been picking them up once a week for the trash pickup. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. My neighbor has told me he uses them as fire starter when he uses his fireplace, and keeps a bag handy when he wants to build a fire. I tried it once and they really worked well, but it is not that cold here yet so I haven't used them since. Meanwhile I'm just bagging them for trash pickup. Now I just have to figure out a use for pine needles. |
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The_Critic wrote:
"meirman" wrote in message ... Hi! What do most people do with their pine cones when they fall off the tree? I thought I would be "natural" and leave them there. So I have for 20 years. But I've noticed that when I step on them, it forces them into the ground (often somewhat wet and soft) and kills the grass, and then when I sit on the ground, I always seem to be sitting on a hard pine cone that is sticking out a little. Of course they do break down eventually (5 to 15 years?), but what do most of you do with them when they fall, and what would you do with all the ones that are poking out of the ground now? Thanks a lot. Meirman If emailing, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. Change domain to erols.com, if necessary. I just moved into a house with 11 pine trees and so far I have been picking them up once a week for the trash pickup. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. My neighbor has told me he uses them as fire starter when he uses his fireplace, and keeps a bag handy when he wants to build a fire. I tried it once and they really worked well, but it is not that cold here yet so I haven't used them since. Meanwhile I'm just bagging them for trash pickup. Now I just have to figure out a use for pine needles. http://www.members.carolina.net/pineneedles/where.html http://www.herhobbies.com/basketweaving/pine.shtml http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...144846939.html |
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meirman wrote:
Hi! What do most people do with their pine cones when they fall off the tree? I thought I would be "natural" and leave them there. So I have for 20 years. But I've noticed that when I step on them, it forces them into the ground (often somewhat wet and soft) and kills the grass, and then when I sit on the ground, I always seem to be sitting on a hard pine cone that is sticking out a little. Of course they do break down eventually (5 to 15 years?), but what do most of you do with them when they fall, and what would you do with all the ones that are poking out of the ground now? Thanks a lot. Meirman At the county rehabilitation hospital near me patients would make holiday wreaths by gluing them to donut shaped pieces of Masonite. I put mine in a yard waste recycling bag and set it out for the garbage man. The squirrels usual get to them before me. |
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