how do you dispose of leaves?

Mulched with mower, but I bag it to prevent excess thatch buildup

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mulch and bag with mower

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I do this and then put the mulched leaves in landscape and vegetable garden beds for weed control and to overall improve the condition of the beds. Will confiscate neighbors raked and bagged leaves from the curb if I run short

Back at my first house I bought there were some large trees on the property line in my neighbors yard. I'd mulch the leaves and use them in my garden by putting some in the compost pile and others used for ground cover to help with weed control.

Rake, bag and put on street.

Same here... plus already have more grass than I want.

I don’t mess with them. My neighbor to my left doesn’t mess with his leaves. All the other neighbors rake them up. I do know neighbor to my left and I are the only ones who don’t have to water our yard during the summer and our grass always looks better than the other yards. All of us have about the same amount of shade and same kind of grass, mostly Bermuda and centipede. Although I did start getting some weeds this year, I’m gonna take care of that early next year.

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Mulched with mower, but I bag it to prevent excess thatch buildup

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Leaves don't contribute to thatch. Thatch is developed by the fibrous parts of turf grasses like stems and root/rhizome systems.

Study after study shows mulching grass clippings and leaves are not thatch issues.

Pile the leaves in the back of your truck and after dark take a drive on the interstate. Lots of fun and good for the environment!