I'm fighting pretty much the same battle right now Jim. Some years ago I built a good sized shed onto the side of my old shop for the lawnmowers, bicycles, four wheeler and garden tools. The problem is that I built it right under two pines that have gotten huge.

For me LAST YEAR was the year it really dropped lots of needles and last year was a drought year. MAYBE they drop more needles when they are weather stressed. I have no idea if this is correct, but that seems to be the pattern I see.

In fact last night I was clearing the top of the shed. I put the front end loader bucket just under the edge of the shed roof and then rake and sweep the pine needles into the bucket. I also lay the bucket down and scoop them off the ground in that area. Takes some extra work with a rake to get 'em all up.

I spread them over the garden spot the best I can so I can till them in come the dead of Winter.

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