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22-03-2006, 05:45 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden,uk.rec.gardening

wrote:
Davy wrote:
Re the comment that mulching mowers leave balls of wet or long
grass; has anyone any experience of mowers that don't attempt to
chop up the cuttings very fine but simply blow it out sideways
through a chute? Presumably these don't cause balling?

I think what you're talking about is a just a basic side discharge
mower. By not cutting up the grass finely, they leave the clippings
on the lawn surface, where it's highly visible, especially after it
start to dry out. Good solution for a field or similar area where
you don't really care, but a poor choice for a front lawn.
[...]

And I find they do drop the occasional lump. And even when they don't,
they do leave the cuttings in lines, and a drop of rain may stick the
streaks together, causing rows of gunky stuff with yellowing underneath.

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Mike.