Mulching Leaves with Lawnmower

[Durgan]

7 November 2011 Mulching Leaves with Lawnmower 7 November 2011 Mulching leaves with Lawnmower.

All the leaves on my property are mulched with the lawnmower and left where they fall. The lawnmower grass exit port is held closed with a self tapping screw. The pile of leaves are run over by slightly lifting the front of the lawnmower, and the leaves are instantly chopped into small pieces. They are left where they fall for fertilizer. It is not necessary to put the leaves in a pile, but it simplifies matters by doing so.

[Russ]

We have a raging case of black tar spot on many of our maples. It is suggested to either burn them or compost them so we do not have a re-emergence next year.

[Durgan]

We have a raging case of black tar spot on many of our maples. It is suggested to either burn them or compost them so we do not have a re-emergence next year.

Black tar spot is very common in my area, and not only on maples. I tend to ignore it. The weather seems to have a strong influence, as to whether it appears or not.

[chowder]

I find the same as Durgan.We get the tar spot and when the leaves start to fall they cover a large garden.I just let them fall and leave them there for the winter,where they compost down over winter.I just dig them into the soil in Spring.I have never seen a problem,and 3 years ago the leaves were heavily infected but haven't seen this at all for the past 2 years.