Well ... it's time out from my serious tutorials (Google Fast Flip and Wonder Wheel) for some fun and a new Northstar Nerd Tutorial ... Triumph of the Proletariat! (or how to bag leaves). The process shown actually does save a HUGE amount of time (i.e. mulch leaves first with a mower, than take a second pass to pick up what's left ... I only filled four bags as opposed to over 40!).
However, this tutorial has some fun with the process (and my wife, Molly). Any woman who has put up with anyone like the Northstar Nerd for over 26 years must be a saint! After watching my tutorial, and hopefully leaving a comment on Photopeach, make certain you maximize the YouTube link and watch the Soviet Anthem Music Video. It's a hoot! Finally, you may wish to link to Wikipedia and bone up on your understanding of the proletariat.
Triumph of the Proletariat! (or how to bag leaves) on PhotoPeach
Finally ... a static screenshot is given below for my RSS Readers ... giving you a flavor for why you should watch the movie. Have fun!
Folks have asked about why two passes with the mower. I discovered last year that if one uses the two pass method with a leaf mulching mower, total time to mow a lawn and pick up leaves is greatly reduced.
Apparently leaves don't actually break down as well as one might like when they go into a mower's leaf bag on a first past. Thus I've actually found that for my yard I can get by with only 4 to 8 plastic lawn bags. Before I started the double pass method I would need to use 50 to 60 lawn bags. Stopping and filling up all those bags really slowed me down. It is much faster to use this double pass method.
Posted by: Rich Hoeg ... the NorthStar Nerd | September 21, 2009 at 11:35 AM