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Norminn

wrote:
Does anybody have a strategy for removing leaves from a mulch bed
without losing tons of mulch. I have a lot of trees on my property and
on the surroundingplots of land. I have had a lot of leaf removal to
do this season and I will have an equal amount of mulch replacement to
do. I have been using my blower to push the leaves to a pile and try
to stay away from using a rake.

I do not use the vacuum attachment for my blower as it jams often and
and it was very time consuming. However, just on the last leaf
cleaning day of the season, it broke so I have purchased a Toro Ultra
Blower.

Is the only way to remove leaves from a mulch bed without losing mulch
to use the vacuum attachment?

What kind of mulch? If it is bark, it is worthless. Shredded cypress
works very well and stays in place pretty well - well enough that a leaf
blower can be used if the mulch is damp and compacted.