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Subject: Re: why rake?
From: Helen Montgomery <hmontgom@flash.net>
Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 99 04:55:24
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you don't have to rake. just run your mower over the leaves, cuts them down
smaller and this benefits the lawn as well. h

CoFarb wrote:

> It's another beautiful day in zone 4...Why do I want to spend it raking?
>
> Seriously, my backyard is completely surrounded by mature deciduous
> trees. No oaks. The leaves are mostly maple, viburnum... Overall it's
> been a dry fall, and the fallen leaves are curling up and dry. I really
> don't care about lawn (no pesticides, herbicides or nutrients added by
> me).
>
> Why rake?
>
> Donna