You'll have to scour the area with a backpack blower into a pile. Then sweep up with a broom on a hard surface like concrete. Most rakes don't work on acorns anyways they go right through the tines.

 

Hey Burnster,

Really no easy way to do it but you’ll want to cut it as low as possible first. Then, divide lawn into sections and use BP blower to round up into several piles. Drag a tarp/ rake from spot to spot

 

Large Nut Wizard- Nut Picker Upper for Black Walnuts and Sweet Gumball Rake 17" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018YSTIB6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6jFbCbGNWQKE9

^^^^^ These work VERY well

 

Your gonna need a backpack blower with at least 700cfm or more to get that up with a blower.
You could see if one of your neighbors has a bp that you could barrow.
A handheld blower is not going to do that for you.

 

my echo 755 backpack does ok with acorns :weightlifter:

blow into an area with less grass or a hard surface

a rake with tines close together or adjustable tines works better
I use a small shrub rake with long handleThumbs Up
like this
https://www.jcpenney.com/p/bond-lh013-telescopic-shrub-rake/ppr5007706522?pTmplType=regular&country=US&currency=USD&selectedSKUId=62867020018&selectedLotId=6286702&fromBag=true&quantity=1&utm_medium=cse&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=rakes&utm_content=62867020018&cid=cse|google|004 - home furn leisure|rakes_62867020018&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7OXMo5qG3wIVRv_jBx03BQIGEAQYDCABEgLIXfD_BwE

or better https://www.walmart.com/ip/UNION-TO...=PWVAV&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=2989fce4-318-167794271af70c&athena=true

whatever burnie can get local

 

Hort, i have one of those "rakes".. don't care for it too much, never get used.. i don't even know why i still have it.

 

Its good for thorns and reaching into shrubs especially junipers
had a customer who had acorn ocd spent alot of time getting "every" one

 

Heres the adjustable type one Ive used in a pinch
https://www.gardenersedge.com/teles...kw=&pmt=&plc=&prd=RKAT&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=cpc}&slid=&pgrid=16866814736&ptaid=pla-82427886105&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIibK_ppyG3wIVE5JbCh2gGwwOEAQYAiABEgLKcPD_BwE

 

1000 sqft isn't a very big area, thats about 32'x32' wouldn't take only an hr with a rake or backpack blower.

 

Another option would be to use a roller to push them into the ground. You can comfortably/safely walk on the yard and any seedlings that sprout will be mown in the spring.

 

Just leave them to do what happens to them naturally .....I guarantee you ,once they're done falling ,a month from then you won't be able to find an acorn in that area If you don't do anything other than mow through there like you normally do. It's obviously an area underneath oak trees so it's doubtful you have much grass there anyway.

 

Are those are live oak acorns and leaves ? Man... people don't understand how aggravating those things can be. They are mighty nice trees but live oaks shed leaves year round and the acorns will drive you absolutely nuts. A backpack blower and a shovel is your best bet.

 

Squirrels will do the work...you pay them in acorns.

 

You stole my comment!

 

Well I have a guy supposed to come Saturday and put down some pavers where the spa was at and do some yard cleanup (including the acorns). He is the husband of one of my wife's coworkers, and is unemployed at the moment. Going to give him $10 an hour (more if he is fast and does a good job), that is IF he shows up.

 

Ah Burnie, $10 per hr isn't worth getting out of bed for. Give him at least $15 plus tip if he does a good job.

 

There is a wire roller like hand tool.that is suppose to work called a nut wizard. I have used a larger one for walnuts works pretty well for the.most part, definitely better then bending over picking them up

 

Nice restaurant, intelligent conversation. Be polite and a gentleman.

 

Get this:

 

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I was going to suggest that but didnt think Burnie had the powerhead
I would want at least a blower myself

 

I didn't know either, but if he is going to pay some one to rake and what not, it may be a good investment.

 

Lol @ nut wizard.

Some good ideas on here with the power broom and all

But if you have a lot of debris that’s just “odd” and needs to be picked up anyway
Getting them into a pile doesn’t help picking them up.

If you have a wood line to get rid of them in a large wheeled blower will kick them off the lawn in a hurry

Or you can use a lawn sweeper
You can tow it behind a ZTR

Toro makes the baaad azz turf sweeper it’s like a zambownie for lawns
I used to work for this guy Ernie Ross in Fairfield CT I’m sure he’s dead or retired by now and he had one ... they’re crazy expensive but nothing cleans a big lawn like one of those.

You can get a lawn sweeper at an ace hardware

Me?
I’d get them into a pile and suck them up with my leaf loader...

 

 

 

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