Lawn Care Tools And Equipment

What kind of garden tools and equipment do you need, and what are the best tools for garden and lawn?The best kinds of tools vary widely depending on a huge number of factors, ranging from your physical ability, size of your garden, type of soil and even...

(A small Columbine plant is also close by.)Place the nozzle of the spray well inside the hole and direct the weed killer onto the plant. Most weeds are best pulled, if possible, but when you have one growing in close proximity to your plants, you must...

In conclusion, consider your needs, contemplate these questions, and have fun shopping! All it takes is simple math to know that a wide tiller lets you cover more ground in less time than a narrow tiller.

Once the temperatures warm even a little, it greens up and makes a run for it. Creeping Charlie (or Charley) is a common visitor in many regions and once it settles in, it's as hard to get rid of as free-loading distant relatives! Understanding the conditions...

In spring, the flowers give the location of the plants away and make it easy to attack. Many violet species, including the common wild violet, have two kinds of flowers. These are usually pollinated and set seed in the normal manner; this is how the wild...

Double digging is so named because trenches are dug at double the depth of a common spade or shovel. Make sure the soil isn't too dry or too wet before you prepare to dig, then mark off the area to be worked.For the first row, dig a trench one shovel...

Each product is different, so be sure to read the instructions, warnings, and proper handling details."How To Spray Weeds and Insects Without Killing Everything" Post-emergent herbicides are require contact with the growing portion of the weed and do...

It doesn't matter where you're going, what you're wearing, or what time of year it is. See Helpful Hint #1.There are implicit joys to being an avid weeder besides the obvious rewards of clean flower beds and admiration of the neighbors.

However because I love planting, they are a joy to me. After the drought we've been having here in Atlanta, aow mow lawn is actually easier to maintain than having to worry about grass or, as the case may be, dead grass.

It's Lightweight And Portable Because it's small and lightweight, you can easily toss this item into a tool box and carry it to whatever project you might be working on. It Operates Without A Power Source One of this tool's biggest advantages?

Not securing the panels would also allow me to more easily remove them if desired. Those are all adventures for another day as I move a little bit closer to a ship-shape shop. For now, they're fine as is.

If you have limited needs for an anvil , a foot-long piece of railroad rail might be enough. Before you make the investment in an anvil, consider possible uses. If you are looking to create farm tools, they may even be able to meet your needs themselves.

A trailered or mounted spray system is the natural next step. Borrow the neighbor's, fill it with water, and spray it out. Like any backpack, the weight should not ride on the shoulders, but on the hips.

From family and friends to warm houses and adorable pets, we all have lots of things to be thankful for. From pruning branches to removing sapling trees and even cutting up the smaller sections of fallen trees, my pruning loppers have served me well by...

A Wagon Or Wood Chipper Obviously, trimming trees produces a lot of debris, and you'll need a way to dispose of all the branches after they've been cut. Before you head out to clean up your tree line, make sure you have all the gear you need.

He also mentioned the importance of guarantees and availability of lifetime replacement. Next week, I will tackle reader Brent's comments on guarantees. I would dearly love to have one of his saws, but at $250 give or take a sawbuck or two, I have a hard...

Thanks to a heavy snowfall a few days prior, a lot of snow inhabited the roof above the door, to the point that it was hanging over the edge of the roof and threatening to fall down on anyone who entered the building.

Models with wheels ranging from a few inches to about a foot in diameter are widely available. I think it's a rule that old farms come fully equipped with their own puzzling agricultural artifacts—tools and machines whose purpose is unclear.

Earlier this spring, I was constructing a large garden fence using mesh wire, which had to be cut to specific sizes to span from post to post. As you might have gathered from reading my columns for Hobby Farms, I'm a big fan of manual hand tools such...

I took it home and set it on my workbench. After all, it's the sharpest saw on the bench, and it does handle nicely! << More Shop Talk >> Tags Jim Ruen , tool , tools I was totally inhibited by this tool.

I trimmed away lower branches and made the prerequisite cuts, taking out a large wedge across the face of the tree. The other day, I was reminded that the best of preparations can go for naught.

For small lawns, a hand-pushed aerator could be a good choice, but for large yards, a larger unit for a lawn tractor is probably the way to go. If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy as possible, you might want to add a lawn aerator...

However, you'll invariably have more control over the finished product when you bale your own. All require 30 to 35 horsepower or larger tractors equipped with 540 rpm PTOs. All can be fitted (at additional cost) with bale throwers, bale chute extensions,...

On several occasions in the past , I've mentioned how a simple pair of locking pliers can be a great item to have in your toolbox. It was a bit cumbersome, but it worked, though I don't necessarily recommend it as a practical long-term solution! So if...

After brushing up on tools and motors during my tool-shopping expedition, I spent some time on the web looking at my options and reading reviews for angle grinders. << More Shop Talk >> Tags angle grinder , Jim Ruen , tool shopping , tools , torque

Now it's your turn! What tools do you like to have on hand for removing ice? For these reasons, it's important that any hobby farmer have an arsenal of ice-removal tools on hand in case winter ice gets to be too much.

A large sled can be a great tool for hobby farmers in the winter, allowing transport of heavy loads across ice and snow. Do you have any sled tips to share? For example, I frequently load my sled with eight or nine hay bales to move them around the farm,...