Big pile of leaves, mulching?
The previous owner left me huge piles of wet leaves againgst the fence, about 3 ft deep. What is the best way to get rid of them? I raked the majority into big piles. Should I buy an Electric blower/mulcher and suck them up and then put the droppings around trees/garden? I read the leaves break down into mulch when they are cut up. Or do I run my Toro lawn mower/mulcher over them and take the bagged up pieces and drop them around yard? And last do these leafs that become mulch eventually compost on their own?
Get them away from the fence, that will be bad for the fence if it is wooden. In order to blow leaves, they have to be dry. So you first goal is to spread them out so they can dry, or keep turning them if you weather is dry enough to help, If it is still wet in your area, use a pitchfork or 3 pronged rake to load them into a wheel barrow . Leaves that are used for mulch are run thur a special lawnmower, called a mulcher. If you leave them whole, it will take them a lot longer to break down . If you do mulch them with a mulcher, they are GREAT for your soil.
