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Posted by RockyCJC on December 17, 2006, 8:52 am
Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
to stay away from using a rake.
I do not use the vacuum attachment for my blower as it jams often and
and it was very time consuming. However, just on the last leaf
cleaning day of the season, it broke so I have purchased a Toro Ultra
Blower.
Is the only way to remove leaves from a mulch bed without losing mulch
to use the vacuum attachment?
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Posted by Don Phillipson on December 17, 2006, 9:52 am
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> Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
> without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
> on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
> do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
> do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
> to stay away from using a rake.
Why? It requires both muscle and skill, but a rake is the
single best tool to move leaf mulch a yard at a time. (For
greater distances, use a board in either hand to lift leaves
onto a barrow. Three loads lifted fill most wheelbarrows.
This requires muscle too.)
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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Posted by Norminn on December 17, 2006, 3:49 pm
RockyCJC@gmail.com wrote:
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> Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
> without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
> on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
> do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
> do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
> to stay away from using a rake.
>
> I do not use the vacuum attachment for my blower as it jams often and
> and it was very time consuming. However, just on the last leaf
> cleaning day of the season, it broke so I have purchased a Toro Ultra
> Blower.
>
> Is the only way to remove leaves from a mulch bed without losing mulch
> to use the vacuum attachment?
>
What kind of mulch? If it is bark, it is worthless. Shredded cypress
works very well and stays in place pretty well - well enough that a leaf
blower can be used if the mulch is damp and compacted.
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Posted by aspasia on December 17, 2006, 8:03 pm
On 17 Dec 2006 05:52:57 -0800, RockyCJC@gmail.com wrote:
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>Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
>without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
>on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
>do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
>do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
>to stay away from using a rake.
>I do not use the vacuum attachment for my blower as it jams often and
>and it was very time consuming. However, just on the last leaf
>cleaning day of the season, it broke so I have purchased a Toro Ultra
>Blower.
>Is the only way to remove leaves from a mulch bed without losing mulch
>to use the vacuum attachment?
Confused. Aren't leaves one of the components of much?
Are you talking about the compost heap/container where you make the
mulch, or about an area where you have spread finished mulch?
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Posted by RockyCJC on December 17, 2006, 11:01 pm
Much of the mulch on my property was here before I moved in so I do not
know for sure what it is.
The mulch I have added to parts of the property is pine bark mulch.
aspasia wrote:
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> On 17 Dec 2006 05:52:57 -0800, RockyCJC@gmail.com wrote:
> >Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
> >without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
> >on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
> >do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
> >do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
> >to stay away from using a rake.
> >I do not use the vacuum attachment for my blower as it jams often and
> >and it was very time consuming. However, just on the last leaf
> >cleaning day of the season, it broke so I have purchased a Toro Ultra
> >Blower.
> >Is the only way to remove leaves from a mulch bed without losing mulch
> >to use the vacuum attachment?
> Confused. Aren't leaves one of the components of much?
> Are you talking about the compost heap/container where you make the
> mulch, or about an area where you have spread finished mulch?
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> without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
> on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
> do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
> do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
> to stay away from using a rake.