OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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"TQ" ToweringQs AT adelphia.net wrote:

Leaf mold is good mulching material and it/s often free for the hauling,
but you still need a truck.

Nah. ;-) People throw out bags of leaves all over town all the time.
Just cruise the ritzier parts of town where folks pay to have people
rake leaves. The bags are on the curb and you can toss some in the
trunk, back seat and passenger side.

I can get at least three bags in the trunk, three in the back seat, and
one on the passenger side, and I drive a compact sedan. The best
bags are full but not really heavy. (So not only do I drive around
picking up other people's bags of leaves, I'm *picky* about it.)

These get shredded each fall and compressed and bagged. Then I mix
them with a small portion of cocoa shells before mulching everything.
Yes, the cocoa shells are pricey. And as a solo mulch cocoa shells tend to
mat up and mold. Leaves can sometimes mat when used alone, too. But
mix some cocoa shells into the leaves--no matting. Plus, the cocoa shells
will persist as the leaves dissapear.

(If I'm mulching where I've been having trouble with cats, I up the
proportion of cocoa shells in the mulch--the cats don't seem to like it.)
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

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