is it better to mulch leaves or bag them?

Answer 1

If you have a mulching mower, use it. Otherwise gather the leaves into a pile. If you have a mulcher, then grind them and put them into a mulch pile. Bagging them is a waste. If nothing more, pile them into a plot and work them into the ground with a rototiller.

Answer 2

Robert:
To mulch or to mow, that is the question! Many people are of the mind set that mulching cause's moss problems/ looks bad/ smells and is just not good period.
Then, on the other hand, are the people who say its the cat pajama's!
Truth be told, it's BOTH.
Depend's on whos doing it, and How it's being done.
I will just cover the proper way. If it is done properly, it is a boost to your lawn, so much so, that you would not need to fertilize.
First of all, Your mower needs to be running in top performance. The most important factor is the blade. There must be a mulching blade on it, and it should be sharpened once it shows some signs of wear. I keep a spare for down times.
So, you have a good sharp mulching blade, now, don't be cutting the lawn too short! If your mower is scalping the soil, hey, its too low, I like to leave my lawn about 1 inch long. Not short, not long, just right, as Goldilocks said. It is Juuust right!!! Anyway, you are mulching your lawn, sharp blade,
no clumps being left behind, puuuurfect! This fertilizes your lawn, and the clippings are cut small enough to rot quickly.
I would bag now and then if you can, the reason for that is to use the clippings in any garden areas that you have. I use grass clippings in compost to get it going quick. It is also GREAT to use between a row of vegtables to keep weeds down. Used properly, you should not have to purchase lawn fertilizer ever again, maybe you still have to lime though. Acidity / moss is a problem that mother nature just gives us to takle on our own devices. Good Luck with your Lawn & Order. Bertram

Answer 3

i gotta agreee with BOTH, but for different reasons....sorta... mulching with the mower leaves them on the lawn where they can decompose and put those nutrients back into the soil nicely..... bagging them is ONLY good when you need to transport some over to the compost pile or have them be easy to bag in plastic to take to a gardener friend who will use them to bed in her plants for the winter, as a blanket mulch....or to give to a gardener friend who is making a new planting bed by the Lasagna Method.... or at LEAST, to bag in plastic and set at the curb for the gardeners who will come by and snag them BEFORE the trash man comes to get them... *you should remove them before trash day and put them back after the trucks are gone!!... that way someone who really wants them can get them...!!!!....like me!....

Answer 4

I prefer to mulch mine. It is good for the lawn. Bagging leaves only contributes to already crowded landfills.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Mulch them! Why lose all those good nutrients when they could be going to make your lawn greener next year? :-)

Answer 7

mulch them and leave them on your lawn...they decompose and fertilize the lawn if they're chopped up fine enough.