Acorns on lawn - big deal or not?

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Author Message   Cchaps Citizen Username: Cchaps Post Number: 11 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:44 am:        After the fall/winter, our lawn is littered with acorns from our oaks / squirrels. How big a deal is it to leave them on the lawn? If we should remove them, what's the best way (besides hiring someone to vacuum them up)?   KRNL Citizen Username: Krnl Post Number: 38 Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 3:12 pm:        Your squirrels are doing their best to remove them. There seem to be more acorns this year because of last summer's low rainfall. Don't worry about any special way to remove them. You won't notice them once the grass begins to grow.   Pdg Citizen Username: Pdg Post Number: 710 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:07 pm:        I paid our kids (5 & 6) one penny per nut - they each made about $3 and had a great time with the counting lesson!   jersey Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 398 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 11:12 pm:        Great question. I've been avoiding thinking about it and asking about it. Although I was tempted to hose down the lawn to make the soil stay put and then try the vacuum. THEN I was going to spread fertilizer. I almost want to know how badly that would go wrong. At least I wasn't going to spread the fertilzer first. Pdg do your kids hire out? KRNL, aren't they each going to grow into a tree? If not, why not? J.B.   tjohn Supporter Username: Tjohn Post Number: 4162 Registered: 12-2001 Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 8:27 am:        Many will grow into trees if left undisturbed. However, studies have shown that trees sprouting in lawns cannot compete effectively against lawnmowers.