The Random Thought Thread

Typhoon Sorry son, that ain't 'mulching', that's just 'mowing leaves'. And it's a lot of extra time/work. Mulched leaves disappear into the grass. And feed it. FYI

Par4QC No Shit Sherlock… I wasn’t looking to mulch them. I don’t have mulching blades on the tractor. What I do is blow them off the lawn to pavement and I clog the chute on the power bagger so as I drive over them I grind them up. When they are ground up enough, I unclog the chute and pick them up amd dump the bags.

This ways it’s 2-3 trips to dump them vs, picking up whole leaves and driving back to the woods 25 times.

Par4QC Mulched leaves disappear into the grass.

I find I can mulch them the first few weeks they are falling and at the end when just the oaks are letting go, but those 2 weeks when they really let go there's just too much. I think if I could mow/mulch more than once a week it would work, but I don't have that kind of time.

KCee I find I can mulch them the first few weeks they are falling and at the end when just the oaks are letting go, but those 2 weeks when they really let go there's just too much. I think if I could mow/mulch more than once a week it would work, but I don't have that kind of time.

My Toro has a mulch kit on it. I only mulch when the leaves start coming down. It has a combo cut/mulch blade. To mulch all I have to do is to clip on a plate to block the discharge chute. I can plow through 2' deep oak leaves. It takes two or three passes but they all finally disappear.

Rickochet It takes two or three passes

Yes that's what happens even though I have the mulching blades as well. I open the chute a lot just to try to spread them around as some areas have so many leaves I'm pushing them even with the deck set at 4". In many areas I find it easier to use the blower or sweeper rather than making so many passes. I was told too much mulching is not good for the lawn, but the guy that told me that did a horrible job with my lawn so...lol

KCee I was told too much mulching is not good for the lawn,

That might pertain to mulching grass which I don't do. Taller green grass tends to clump up when mulched.

Rickochet I never tried it til this year. It is the new 'big deal'!
I'm sure the yard will reward me next summer. That bastage.

Rickochet Yeah, grass will rot, cause problems. The leaves are (basically) already dead, but still contain nutrients.

Today would have been #37 for us.

Par4QC Today would have been #37 for us.

Sorry for your loss Rex. We did #37 this past August.

Funny that this year there is no talk of the Callaway Black Friday sale.

Typhoon Funny that this year there is no talk of the Callaway Black Friday sale.

Callaway PreOwned black Friday sale is on now. 25% off EVERYTHING. They're closed today, tho.

There is no "carry" in Karaoke. That is all.

sdandrea1 25% off EVERYTHING.

That's been going on for weeks. In my 'inbox' anyway. I'm not biting.
Bag is set!!

Par4QC That's been going on for weeks. In my 'inbox' anyway. I'm not biting.
Bag is set!!

They're calling it Pre-Black Friday until tomorrow.......

My bag is set, too..

sdandrea1 My bag is set

I say shit like that.....and I'm stone cold sober!! Just cannot do it with a straight face, even sitting here alone.

Fightin' over yard work. How far they have fallen.

Fortunate to live in a state with two good, and highly entertaining college football coaches. Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach. The MS State QB tried to lose the game for them last night, but his defense wouldn't let it happen. Barring injury, it looks like Will Rogers will become the top SEC passer in many categories next year even though he doesn't appear to be all that exceptional. Great win for the pirate (coach Leach) and MS State last night.