In a message dated 10/07/1999 10:35:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mstevens@exit109.com writes: << and of course they BAG all their clippings (no small amount of work there) and as a result end up THROWING AWAY all of their expensive fertilizer and water... >> Not I, said the chicken. All of that good stuff goes right back into the worm bins! And personally, I would be happy without a single blade of grass in my yard. Marilyn