ideas: analysis: Garden Power Tools You Definitely Need for Your Lawn and Garden

Lawn mower

Notes:

• Using a reel mower sucks. Some people like it, sure, but it’s a lot of work, and it’ll have the neighbors looking at you funny, besides. No, you need a modern push mower.
• If you have a large lawn, you might even want a self-propelled or riding lawn mower. If you have a quarter acre or more, a riding mower is worth it — you could cut your mowing time down from hours to minutes that way, and have a lot more free time on a Saturday to relax on your deck with a cold beer.
• And what about the environment? If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, opt for an electric mower instead of a gas one.
• QUESTION?
  Lawnmower buying guide: How to choose the best lawn mower

•    some lawnmower types to consider      

  self propelled lawn mowerelectric lawn mowersrobot lawn mower

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String trimmer

Notes:

• A string trimmer, also known as a weed eater or weed whacker, uses a rotating plastic string to trim grass and most weeds. If you have more robust vegetation, like large, thick-stemmed weeds and young trees, you can buy a more robust trimmer that has blades. instead of just a string. But for most yards, a string trimmer will do.
• Urban and suburban homeowners can get by with an electric or battery-powered string trimmer — brands like EGO offer reliable electric string trimmers and other outdoor power tools. Battery-powered and electric string trimmers are lightweight and easy to use, but if you have a large yard, cut the extension cord and pick up a battery-operated model.
• If you have a lot of irregular terrain or edging to trim, grab a gas-powered string trimmer — they’re more powerful and better able to handle large areas.
• QUESTION?
  String Trimmer Buying Guide

•    some string trimmers to consider      

  electric trimmer & edgergas powered trimmergrass edger

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Leaf blower

Notes:

• Even if you don’t have a tree of your own, you might need a leaf blower to deal with the literal fallout from your neighbors’ trees in the autumn. If you do have a tree or trees of your own, a leaf blower is a must.
• You could spend all day painstakingly raking your yard, or you could gather leaves with a leaf blower in half the time.
• Want to mulch leaves for your garden or to make leaf mold? Grab a leaf blower with a vacuum that will suck up and mulch your leaves for you. (You could also attach a clippings bag to your lawn mower and then mow over your leaf pile to create leaf mulch.)
• QUESTION?
  Leaf Blower Buying Guide

•    some leaf blowers to consider      

  electric leaf blowergas powered leaf blowerleaf vacuum

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Snowblower

Notes:

• You can use your leaf blower to deal with removing light snowfalls, especially if you only have to clear a front walk and steps. If you need to clear a long driveway, however, or get lots of heavy snowfalls in your area, you need a snowblower.
• Snow is heavy and hard to move — not only could it take you hours to clear away a heavy snowfall, it could literally spell your death.
• Don’t be one of those people that goes out to shovel the walk and drops dead of a heart attack or end up in the ER. A snowblower can be much safer than shoveling snow by and, as well as much quicker, as long as you don’t run it in an enclosed space and keep your hands away from the moving blades.
• QUESTION?
  Snow Blower Buying Guide

•    some snow movers to consider      

  electric snow blowergas powered snow blowersnow shovel

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Culivator

Notes:

• If you want to plant vegetables or even keep a flower garden looking nice, you need a power cultivator. These tools use powerful, rapidly spinning blades to break up sod and topsoil and aerate garden patches.
• They’re ideal for preparing planting beds in the ground, especially if you want to grow vegetables or flowers from seed.
• A front-tine rototiller, which has its blades in the front, is adequate for most small garden patches. Electric tillers are lighter and easier to handle, but gas-powered cultivators are more powerful.

• LAST WORD

  You wouldn’t try to wash your clothes without a washing machine, and you shouldn’t try to care for your lawn and garden without modern tools. The right tools will help you tackle any outdoor job without hurting yourself, and give you more time to spend enjoying your property and the fruits of your labor.

•    some cultivator/tillers to consider      

  electric cultivator tillergas powered cultivatorrotary cultivator

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  your best power tools that you use in your garden