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i don't have a lot of leaves and would rather just mow the hell out of them--bad idea?
Can I just mow the leaves?
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needtogetaas
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Why not? I do it.
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heatherrae
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lazy bastage!
lol j/k
lol j/k
heatherrae said:
no, just being efficient and returning them to the ground to fertil-----okay lazy and my rake has like 3 tines left on it so its a better back scratcher than rake
I do, fuck it.
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heatherrae
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On a more serious note, leaf mold etc is good for grass but if you leave too many chopped up leaves on your grass, it will smother it. A little is okay. Too many are bad.
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Megalomaniac
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eddymerckx said:
sure you can mulch them back into the ground. I would try to spread them out a bit instead of mulching them all in one area. My guess is the nutrient value in your leaves in very low so there is almost no danger but spreading them is always safer. I would say the worst thing that will come of this is your yard will look a little crappie with the mulch for a little bit.
show me a pic of your yard, I'll give you a good tip on what you should do. That is what my degree is in btw.
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heatherrae
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You have a degree in mulch? cool.Megalomaniac said:
Megalomaniac said:
can't get the pic to load --too big. not sure how everyone gets the gigantic pics on the page
bw1 said:
i did that last year and the wind blew about 5 yards-worth into mine--damn karma
string_bean00
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I wouldn't do anything with them.
jnevin said:
in that case, i will borrow my neighbor's mower
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Megalomaniac
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jnevin said:
You mean dull the blade? I tend to sharpen my mower blade often anyway, I like really clean cuts on my grass. If you look as some peoples grass after being mowed it will be all blue at the top, that is bruising from the blade. That later turns brown or white and will keep your yard from being as green as it could.
Bottom line is mulch the leaves, sharpen your blade cuz it is the right thing to do anyway. Or pay some little kid to rake them up.
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the_clockwork
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I mulch them a couple times during fall and bag it the last time
jumpmaster82
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mow those bastards
string_bean00
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Yardwork is for people with too much time on their hands.
http://www.amazon.com/Agri-Fab-26-Inch-Push-Sweeper-45-0218/dp/B00004RANC
I just bought this^^^ It's a push lawn sweeper. Gets leaves and anything else on your lawn or driveway etc... Not bad so far. Doesn't do the job 100% but certainly easier than a rake.
They have lawnmowers that are specifically designed for leaves. Maybe you should pick one up if you want to do this long term. I wouldn't mulch that much on your lawn. Like was mentioned above, it will ruin it.
I've also use a blower/vac with the vac option and sucked up all the leaves by mulching them down into the bag attatchment. When the bag is full, just dunp and repeat. The mulching is like 10-1 ration or something, so you get a lot more in the container than regular raking. Plus it's cool to vacuum up all the leaves.
I just bought this^^^ It's a push lawn sweeper. Gets leaves and anything else on your lawn or driveway etc... Not bad so far. Doesn't do the job 100% but certainly easier than a rake.
They have lawnmowers that are specifically designed for leaves. Maybe you should pick one up if you want to do this long term. I wouldn't mulch that much on your lawn. Like was mentioned above, it will ruin it.
I've also use a blower/vac with the vac option and sucked up all the leaves by mulching them down into the bag attatchment. When the bag is full, just dunp and repeat. The mulching is like 10-1 ration or something, so you get a lot more in the container than regular raking. Plus it's cool to vacuum up all the leaves.
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