Archive for the ‘lawn care’ Category

Do Manual Rollers Work On A Lawn?

If you do a lot of lawn care and maintenance, you probably have a number of tools in your arsenal to get the job done right.  One tool that you may have sitting in the corner or your shed or garage that comes in handy once in awhile is a roller.  While this is not [...]

The Benefits of Aerating Your Soil

When it comes to lawn maintenance and care, most people know the basics: mowing, fertilizing, and watering. However, one may not know about another important lawn maintenance process, aerating the soil. Lawn aeration is another vital step in keeping your outdoors lawn healthy, vibrant, and lush.
What exactly is soil aeration? Soil can become compacted for [...]

Removing Thatch with Power Dethatchers

Power dethatchers are used to decrease lawn thatch, the layer of organic materials (leaves, pine needles and cut grass) that collect together on top of the dirt surface. A little bit of thatch is good for the grass, but once it gets over an inch thick, it can begin to affect the flow of air, [...]

How do you turn off a lawnmower?

Just bought a toro lawnmower but lost the instruction manuel. I know how to turn it on (pull switch) but their is now off lever or button. Please let me know ASAP, thanx. BTW their are two levers, one makes it go but I don’t know what the other one is for.

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Why is my lawnmower starting then cutting off?

My lawnmower is a push lawnmower when i pull the string without priming it, it doesn’t do nothing. But when i do press prime (3x) it starts then cut off. The more i push the prime the longer it stays on, but it still cuts off.

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How to tilt / turn my lawnmower to avoid mixing gas and oil?

I have a lawnmower and plans to clean it. The problem is I don’t know the best ways to turn or tilt it to avoid mixing gas with oil. Any ideas? Thanks.

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Gas in a lawnmower during the winter?

Do I burn of all of the gas in my lawn mower or do I leave it in there? Does gas turn into ice? The lawnmower will be in an well insulated area but no heat will be on. In the winter its about 30 or 40 Degrees in the building.

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Is Your Lawnmower Good Enough To Cut Your Lawns?

People love to have great looking lawns and grass areas, but sometimes they absolutely dread having to cut the lawn. Grass can grow at quite a fast rate and therefore it needs to be cut on a regular basis. Without a good and reliable lawnmower, the grass may become overgrown or look messy. So, if [...]