Re: Shredders?

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Bill- Don't know how many leaves you have but this works well for me- even
with my tough old Oak leaves and the Sycamore Balls that get stuck in the
batches of stuff- I fill a METAL trash can Half full and then stick the weed
eater in, buzz a bit then add more stuff on top of the weed eater and buzz
some more then dump where you want  - it's done-Works great to cut up the
straw and soft cuttings from the garden too.Lawn mower works best with the
grass unless it's dried out a bit then this works really good for that too.
If you had access to a trough or bathtub or something bigger you could use
that- just wear safety goggles to avoid the occasionional flying peachpit.Or
in my case Red Rocks from the mobile home park. I get all the neighbors
leaves I can collect.This goes pretty fast just using the trashcan. By the
way- none of the Sycamore balls sprouted in the compost from last year.They
were pretty chopped up. The only thing I would used a shredder for is for
branches and to make mulch and only if I had a lot of Branches. -Teri
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From: jim allAn <j*@clarityconnect.com>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <s*@listbot.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Shredders?


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> Friends- I hope to purchase/rent a shredder to shred leaves, etc. for my
> compositors this year. Does anyone use an
> electric-powered shredder to shred leaves, grasss, etc. for compost?
> What brand is it? Do you like it?
>
> bill missen.
>
> Bill,
>    I just use my mower.  It blows them one way and chops them up.  Keep
> pushing them till they pile up. They will be well ground then put on the
> bagger and suck them suckas up.  Dump in cart or bags and take them
> where you want.  The drier they are when you do it the more they will be
> chopped up.  The shredder would be useful though if you had quantities
> of sticks.  Set the mower as short as rocks will allow.  It wont hurt it
> in the fall.  I mow 3 inches or more all summer.  Then in late season I
> drop it one one notch each week.  Never drop it all at once.  As you
> probably know, even if you bagged it that would be the worst thing you
> could possibly do to a lawn.  I turned down a high paying contract job
> because they wouldn't let it be done properly and I wouldn't have my
> name associated with what would certainly happen.  That lawn was the
> biggest mess in an expensive neighborhood.  They cut better than 2/3 off
> in one cutting and left the clippings lay just like the customer
> wanted.  Guess who was offered the job the following year.  Luckily I
> was able to start in the fall and had it back in decent shape before
> winter.
>
>
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> Jim allAn
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