How To Edge A Lawn With A String Trimmer
If you don’t own a dedicated lawn edger, you can still get a professional-looking edge to your lawn, using a string trimmer. Read on to find out how! Before You Begin – Safety First First things first, before you learn how to edge a lawn with a string trimmer, you need to take all the […]
Continue readingThe Best Electric Chainsaw – 2019
Electric chainsaws provide an environment-friendly alternative to their gasoline-powered equivalents. Although they can’t usually match the raw power of a gas chainsaw, an electric saw produces no air pollution and requires far less maintenance, while being easier to start and stop on demand.Corded electric chainsaws are also significantly cheaper than their close relatives (cordless electric […]
Continue readingThe Best Corded Electric Weed Eater – 2019
A corded-electric weed eater can save you a lot of money in comparison to a pricier gasoline-powered model, not only on the upfront purchase costs, but also in terms of ongoing maintenance and refueling. In addition, electric string trimmers come without many of the drawbacks associated with gasoline models.If you don’t have a huge yard, […]
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Electric vs Gas String Trimmers
When we talk about electric and gas-powered string trimmers, there is in fact another differentiation; electric models can come as corded-electric, running on electrical power from a socket, or as a battery-powered variation. These 3 diverse types of machine essentially perform the same function, but each has their own advantages and disadvantages.Common features of all […]
Continue readingString Trimmer vs Edger
String trimmers and lawn edgers are the ideal tools for achieving a lawn that is tidier in appearance. Although a lawn mower will keep your grass at a reasonable length, it cannot prevent your grass from growing untidily over the edges of paths and walkways. This is the task for which string trimmers and edgers […]
Continue readingThe Best Gas Leaf Blower – 2019
When the fall season rolls around and the leaves start to drop from the trees, it becomes harder to keep your lawn and pathways in order. A leaf blower can make for a far quicker clean-up job than simply using a manual rake. However, there are many leaf blowers available, so narrowing down the choice […]
Continue readingThe Environmental Impact of String Trimmers
A string trimmer, often called a ‘strimmer’ or ‘weed-whacker,’ is a garden tool used for trimming grass or weeds with greater precision than a lawn mower, and in closer proximity to lawn edges, such as by a fence or foundation. Unfortunately, as we’ll examine in detail below, gas-powered string trimmers can be hazardous to health […]
Continue readingHow Often Should You Aerate Your Lawn?
Maintenance of a lawn has many aspects to it, including fertilization and aeration. Aeration of a lawn can be performed with a range of custom-built equipment; the most basic tasks can be done with a garden fork, using the prongs to press deeply into the earth. However, you may be left wondering how often you […]
Continue readingThe Best Gas Lawn Mower – 2019
Although gasoline-powered lawn mowers come with their drawbacks, such as increased noise and air pollution, they remain to be the most powerful lawn mowers that you can get. Fueled by gasoline, or a combination of gasoline and oil, these mowers have powerful motors that can make short work of both turf and weeds. However, there […]
Continue readingHow to Use a String Trimmer
This useful tool goes by many names – weed whacker, string trimmer or even weed eater. This a precision instrument and means the difference between a mediocre lawn and a lawn that could grace the cover of House and Garden. There is a little more technique that needs to go into using this versatile device, and […]
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