I hate our buckeye tree. I take that back, I love the tree and the shade that it provides, but I really, really dislike the buckeyes.
When we moved into this house it was winter, and we got to see the trees bud and the glory of nature in springtime and blah blah blah it was breathtaking, and then in fall this tree dropped these shiny, chocolate-brown orbs that were so smooth and satiny, I gathered them unto me and put them in a glass bowl to display on our dining room table.
Where they promptly got moldy.
Since then, I’ve come to realize that these nuts are one of the reasons our yard is so crazy bumpy, and I curse them each autumn. Stupid, beautiful buckeyes. I’ve thought about going out there and sucking them up with a shop vac, or paying a child a penny each to pick them up, but laziness always wins and I curse them from the comfort of my living room.
Brad, however, has done us a huge favor by changing the backyard area. Now they are easier to spot, and I might even gather them up to burn them or something, but I have a question: Brad, can I use the shells as ‘mulch’ by those lambs’ ears or will they do harm?