Getting Rid of Leaves Easily

I got some great advice from my Small Engine Repair Man Scott Ratcliffe.  He was kind enough to write it down and allow me to publish it: “Now that most leaves have fallen from the trees, we will find ourselves spending hours in the yard raking and bagging leaves. Why? There is a more effective way to get rid of the leaves and at the same time make your lawn evenly cut and looking good till spring.  And you won’t have to buy all those bags to put leaves in.  Most lawn mowers are now designed to mulch your grass so why not your leaves?  Once the leaves have dried out, use your mower to mulch the leaves.  Even the fully treed lot will clear up pretty good and it will make the weekend war on leaves so much easier. Although some will say its not perfect, a windy day will only send more leaves on your lawn anyway. The mulched leaves turn into a dust and disappear into your lawn.  If you have a lot of leaves be aware that it may get pretty dusty and a dust mask may be required.  So next time you go out to clean up the yard, you may find that you just saved hours of work and now have time do what we like to do best on our days off….relax.”  by Scott Ratcliffe If you need repairs to a gas mower, trimmer, leaf-blower, chainsaw, snow-blower or chain sharpening, give Scott a call at 416-855-4783.  He lives in Newmarket, Ontario.