Bonnie wrote:
I am thinking of purchasing a lawn tractor.

Those of you that own one....are you able to mow over (shred) your leaves in
the fall finely enough to either leave them on the lawn as mulch, or bag and
compost them?


I have a 30" Sears (Murray) riding mower. My lot is heavily shaded by
mature elms and oaks which demand payback in the autumn when those
leaves fall.

Equipped with a mulching blade I simply make two passes. Once without
the bagger attached to chop them up. Later with the bagger to clean
them up. This doesn't mean waiting until the last leaf has fallen to
begin the job. I generally try for once a week during the season. With
1/2 acre I'm usually done in about an hour or so. In my case I dump the
chopped leaves in the greenbelt to compost.