Seriously. I have been raking the same half-assed raked leaves for the past 4 days. Think I would have scooped them into a garbage bag by now. But no… that’s too much work.

Thats GREAT for your grass and trees and your lawn mower guys can do it. Don’t let them BS you. They only need a mulching mower. I bought one at Lowes for about $150 and its self propelled. Just like a regular mower only no bag!

FYI my can’tbefatherinlaw refuses to mulch his leaves back into his lawn and so now the trees have sucked all the nutrients out of the soil so he now has mud instead of lawn.

Since you have the leaves piled now, make one big pile and wet it down so it decomposes. Have your hubby turn it s few times this winter. In Spring you will have lovely mulch for your beds = high prices stuff you would otherwise pay for! But I warn you mulch pile tech can become addictive!

Have a beer and be of cheer.

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But really, why do you rake them?

I live in Florida and thus dont’ have to worry *too* much about raking tons of leaves every fall, but when we moved into our house in September, we realized the previous owners raked the leaves that fell into piles and left them to rot and decay and ruin the grass. So, while they could have bagged a couple small bags every year, instead they let us bag 10 years worth of leaves. It was phenomenal. If I had a nickle for every time I told my husband that yard work is the thing I hate most in this world, I could afford to have someone rake them for me.

I feel your pain, sister.