Why do people keep asking me if I pick up the clippings. I cannot remember ever picking a clipping up ever. I don't rake them, I don't collect them, I don't vacum them, I leave them where they lay and if they are unsightly I mow over them a few times to mulch them up. No sissy mulching blades either /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif , I mow the Hades out of them and what is left is not a problem. I am a proud side discharger that wants a 54 inch rotary cutter so it will get outside my wheel track.
Short answer---NO. J