ExFlyBoy5
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First off...this IS not a thread about the effects of raking/mulching/leaving your leaves on the lawn. Folks that have righteous indignation as to what I do with MY LEAVES need not share their opinion.
With that disclaimer out the way...
We have a fairly large fescue lawn that we overseed every year. Also, there are a LOT of trees which means a lot of leaves in the fall. We have tried different ways to deal with the leaves, but none are easy and it's time consuming. Currently, we have a leaf "rake" that attaches to and is pulled behind our lawn tractor. We dump that at the top of our drive where we mulch them and then use the mulch in various places. The rake doesn't work well since the land is hilly and irregular. For reference, when finely mulched it produces seven (7) 50 gallon bags of compost. That is with one collection period...we usually do this 3x a year. So...it's a lot of leaves.
So...we are considering a mulching device that attaches to the lawn tractor. The prices range from about $800 (John Deere branded leaf mulcher) to $2000+ for the pull behind (HUGE) mulcher that I would prefer not to use because of price and storage considerations.
So, what say you? If you have a pull behind device of sorts, do you like it? Do you recommend a particular brand/type?
And yes, we understand that it's preferable to leave the leaves. BUT...if we do that, we have lots of bare spots where the grass doesn't grow because of the sheer amount of leaves. So, that's why we chose to collect/compost those leaves.
With that disclaimer out the way...
We have a fairly large fescue lawn that we overseed every year. Also, there are a LOT of trees which means a lot of leaves in the fall. We have tried different ways to deal with the leaves, but none are easy and it's time consuming. Currently, we have a leaf "rake" that attaches to and is pulled behind our lawn tractor. We dump that at the top of our drive where we mulch them and then use the mulch in various places. The rake doesn't work well since the land is hilly and irregular. For reference, when finely mulched it produces seven (7) 50 gallon bags of compost. That is with one collection period...we usually do this 3x a year. So...it's a lot of leaves.
So...we are considering a mulching device that attaches to the lawn tractor. The prices range from about $800 (John Deere branded leaf mulcher) to $2000+ for the pull behind (HUGE) mulcher that I would prefer not to use because of price and storage considerations.
So, what say you? If you have a pull behind device of sorts, do you like it? Do you recommend a particular brand/type?
And yes, we understand that it's preferable to leave the leaves. BUT...if we do that, we have lots of bare spots where the grass doesn't grow because of the sheer amount of leaves. So, that's why we chose to collect/compost those leaves.
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