"Neil Jones" wrote in message
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"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
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The larger the garden the more compost you need so its in balance
with the
amount of grass clippings

Nonsense yourself - the larger the lawn the smaller the borders and
the less
room for a compost heap.

Have you considered a mulching mower?

I have tried mulching into the lawn (i.e. cutting the lawn every couple of
days so that the clippings are small enough to lie between the grass blades
instead of on top) and this works well as long as you cut the lawn every
couple of days.
However life is short and there are so many more things to do than cutting
the lawn every couple of days.
Once you lose the rhythm then you are left with grass which is too long to
mulch in.

As I already own a lawnmower which I view as a long term investment I have
little incentive to seek out another mower which will shred long grass into
a fine enough mulch to allow the cut grass to grow through (if such a thing
exists)

Mulching in however is a good addition to normal mowing - if you have the
time for another quick cut a couple of days after the last cut then this
fends off the evil day when you have another mower box full of grass to
dispose of.

Cheers
Dave R.