"Vicky" wrote in message
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I'm in the process of buying a new lawnmower, and I've seen brochures
for ones with a mulching attachment, which is supposed to work by
shredding the cuttings up small and spreading them back onto the lawn.
This is supposed to feed the lawn as well as disposing of the cuttings.
Has anyone used one of these, and can you tell me if they're any good?


We used one for years and they work very well. If you want an immaculate
lawn, they may result in too much thatch. For crappy ole standard patches
of grass, they work very well and you never have to empty the clippings
anywhere. They magically disappear (well almost; they get clipped up very
finely and you have to look hard to see them). Ironically, now that we have
a big compost heap, we have stopped automulching and now collect the
clippings for compost anyway.