"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
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What does work is the leaf vacuum which cuts them up finely, then just
dump
them in a pile somewhere in the corner of the garden out of the wind, and
use as necessary.

I've been out on the ride on mower every other day for the last two weeks.
Got a compost heap that's now 15 foot x 10 foot and 5 foot high :-(