http:\/\/aggie horticulture.tamu.edu\/earthknd\/compost\/compost.html<\/a>. We recommend anyone interested in composting take time and visit this site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0Who can but marvel at the beauty of a flaming red maple decked out in all of its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[30,38],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yard-talk","tag-fall","tag-problems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pBuo8-5y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\u00a0\u00a0Who can but marvel at the beauty of a flaming red maple decked out in all of its Fall splendor? Fall in Michigan is truly a work of art. \u00a0Unfortunately, these same gorgeous leaves present many problems to the homeowner once they fall. Leaves provide not only a natural haven for insects and disease, but cut off sunlight and oxygen to our lawns. Some leaves, such as walnut and cherry, are actually toxic.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/myg.info\/graphics\/oakleaf2.jpg\")
We suggest using leaves as a mulch for gardens and flower beds. Any excess leaves you can always share with a neighbor or use in composting. As a last resort, place them out at the curb for the city to collect. Be sure to pile them so as not to block the storm drains or bike paths.<\/p>\n