Hello.
Am considering to buy one if the leaves are turned to dust, flour-like powder. Never seen one working. Do you ? How fine is the output ?

 

Have one. Does not come close to making dust, more like pieces up to an inch across. The lovely wife Morticia uses it to turn leaves into mulch. The shredding is done by a spinning string, like a string trimmer.

 

Hello.
Am considering to buy one if the leaves are turned to dust, flour-like powder. Never seen one working. Do you ? How fine is the output ?

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A 55 gallon drum and a match will turn those leaves into very fine particles.

That's how we got rid of them when I was a kid.

 

Thanks.

Have one. Does not come close to making dust, more like pieces up to an inch across...

Intention is to incorporate in garden soil as dust, not to get rid of them. Will have to design a plan B... and do not know how to start to really grind them

 

Thanks.


Intention is to incorporate in garden soil as dust, not to get rid of them. Will have to design a plan B... and do not know how to start to really grind them

I had one of these years ago. It mulched up the leaves pretty well, bags them, and doubles as a blower:



https://www.blackanddecker.com/products/bv6600

 

Thanks.


Intention is to incorporate in garden soil as dust, not to get rid of them. Will have to design a plan B... and do not know how to start to really grind them

I think it would be fine for that, but I’ll ask the Mrs. She is not available right now. The will decompose quickly, I think.

 

I’m thinking that moisture content would dictate fines. I run them over with a mower/bag. Too fine won’t provide much aeration, critical for decomposition.

 

Thanks.


Intention is to incorporate in garden soil as dust, not to get rid of them. Will have to design a plan B... and do not know how to start to really grind them

Morticia says she digs leaves into the soil, chipped or not and they decompose into what becomes a rich humus. She also corrected that it chips to pieces about 3/8 inch max, so much smaller than I originally said. She’s the expert.