Dave W wrote:
While I am here. I keep reading that leaving the clippings on
the lawn is good for the lawn. I have a Troy-Built mulcher but
I alternate mulching and bagging for fear of thatch. Am I
worried over nothing? Should I mulch all the time?

Mulch all the time.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5