On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 18:59:00 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-04-02 4:36 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sat, 02 Apr 2016 16:05:22 -0400, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I mow leaves with my 7' mower fitted with mulching blades... the tiny
>>> bits are gone in under 24 hours.
>>
>> Better than most people who collect the cuttings in a catcher and then
>> throw them away. Where do those people think the topsoil for their
>> lawn comes from?
>>
>My former neighbours were nice people, but they were upset about the
>leaves that blew over from my trees. They had dug a pond in their front
>yard, which is about 2 acres, and spread the excavated sandy soil, which
>really needed some humus. He used to rake up leaves and grass clippings.
>When he splurged and got a new lawn tractor he got a bagger. I had tried
>to convince him he would be better off with a mulching blade. Leave the
>clippings and let them feed the soil.

Some people just don't get it <shrug>.