Whats your method for clearing leaves from your yard?

[Brian Blackburn]

Go to the woodshop and ignore them.

[Dave Cav]

You missed one.

Vacuum towed behind the riding mower.

[William Adams]

Rake, bag (in paper), place bags on garden to compost down.

[David Weaver]

You missed one.

Vacuum towed behind the riding mower.

That's the "two stage" I mentioned. They get reduced once at the mower and again by the impeller that moves them to the wagon.

[Tommy Martin]

Lawn mower first couple of weeks. After that it's a leaf blower and rake into a 10 X 20 tarp to drag back into the woods. About 4 full and back breaking week ends to remove all the leaves off my grass. House is surrounded by big oaks.

[Jim Belair]

Neander all the way... Rake & bag.

[Joe Ruden]

You missed another one........kids

[Jim Kirkpatrick]

I blow all the leaves out of the beds with my hand held Echo blower then sit on my butt snd suck them up with my little green friend. The round thingie at the base of the chute is called a Powerflow, an impeller much like one in a snowblower thats driven off the blade pulley and vacuums the lawn clean.

[Michael Peet]

True neander fashion: rake. And always in the rain, apparently.

[Dale Cruea]

I mow them suckers with my mower and leave them to rot.
Great for the lawn.
Great for me.

Dale

[Zach Dillinger]

I mow them suckers with my mower and leave them to rot.
Great for the lawn.
Great for me.

Dale

+1, although I do creatively mow them so that most of remnants end up on my gardens or into the tree line. I'd rather have healthy trees and vegetables than a lawn (I only mow because my wife makes me, couldn't care less about the yard).

[John Sanford]

hmmmm, I let the gardener's deal with it.

[Charles Bjorgen]

Pick up leaves with a garden tractor with grass catchers attached. For years this material was composted at home with the resulting compost product worked into garden beds. My gardening is being cut back so now the material is picked up as compost by my garbage hauler. Since having my main 44-year-old ash shade tree removed last year, my back yard leaf removal is based on what falls from my neighbors' trees into my yard.

[Charles Wiggins]

I'd love to have a riding mower that would suck those sucker up, but it's not just the cost of the mower, I'd have to get a building to store it and all the attachments.

[Dale Murray]

I did not vote - my method was not represented.

I have only owned my home for a little over a year.

Last year I scored a great deal on a 5hp chipper shredder, cost $100 plus time to clean and rebuild carb. Since then I have not put any wood or leaves to the curb.

Rake
Shred
Shred again
Shred again again (now leaves are a very fine mulch with some near powder consistency)
Spread mulched leaves on flower beds to decompose. They will be tilled into the soil in the spring.

I have a pile of mulch out back equivalent to 3 or 4 50 gallon garbage cans - about 70% leaves and 30% cutoffs from shrubs, trees, etc.

Next year I will build a three stage composting bin.

Since this is a neanderthal thread I should mention I use two push reel mowers - a 20" 5 blade craftsmen if it is a bit long or my 7 blade 16" scotts to keep it neat and tidy.