Do you use broom when cleaning your yard?
By Thelma
@thelme55 (79324)
Germany
August 17, 2016 3:39am CST
Living in the Philippines keep myself busy. I have always something to do. Though I have a cousin who help with me at home, there are still a lot of things to do. One of the household chores that I like, is sweeping the leaves of the trees and other plant leaves that are scattered around the front yard.
It was windy these last few days and so there were loads of leaves on the ground. I swept them in the morning after drinking my first mug of tea and in the late afternoon before I watered the plants.
Now I was wondering what kind of broom are you using to sweep the leaves from the ground. Do you use the leaves for your compost or do you burn them? I am composting them for my garden use. How about you?
The photo is the Philippines broom we use in cleaning the yard.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
Yeah I just use a broom to clean out those poops the dogs made up in the terrace. We need these brooms to clean the back yard because of the leaves.
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
17 Aug 16
Our broom are different, I imagine the same that you use in Germany. We are not allowed to burn the leaves because they pollute. We put them in bags and, every Tuesday, we bring the bags on the main road where they are collected by the Municipality.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
18 Aug 16
in the philippines, the walis tingting (stick broom) is for the yard or garden, while the walis tambo (soft broom) is for the house/indoors.
it's funny how you used to go to the wet market or small talipapa to buy them. now you see them in grocery stores and supermarkets.
what i'm curious about is do you use brooms when your floor is carpeted or just vacuum everything?
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
18 Aug 16
I agree with you @hereandthere. When I am in Germany, I use vacuum cleaner. Our floor is no longer carpeted due to my mites and dust allergy.
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
we use broom.. it's called walis ting-ting made from coco leaves, right?.. 
and rake then sometimes we burn them but there are times we need it for composting, too..
and rake then sometimes we burn them but there are times we need it for composting, too..1 person likes this
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
17 Aug 16
Right! It is called Silhig in our dialect @carexing25
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
@thelme55 ahh.. so you are "bisaya" heheh.. yes it's silhig tukog
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Aug 16
We use a rake for leaves. And we compost them. I do have a broom, nothing as beautiful as the broom in your photo, it sits on my porch and we use it to brush the leaves off the porch. i am surrounded by huge trees.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
19 Aug 16
Yes, I use that to sweep our backyard.
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
17 Aug 16
I would use a rake to get up leaves. But right now I took my rake apart so I could use the stick part as a staff when I'm learning shaolin kung fu.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
We also use that broomstick. I do not like the idea of burning the leaves; just let it rot and be a fertilizer later on.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
18 Aug 16
I usually use a rake which is easier to use than a broom.
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