How to Empty the Petrol From a Mower Before Winter Without Tipping It Over (and When a Stabiliser Is Enough to Start It in Spring)
Petrol left in a mower over winter pulls in water and leaves…
What Liquid Aeration Actually Does to a Hard, Compacted Lawn (and How to Open It Up With a Garden Fork Instead)
A bottle of liquid aerator is a wetting agent that helps water…
How to Stop Winter Salt and Snow Clearing From Wrecking the Grass Along Your Driveway (and Have the Edge Green Again by Spring)
Salt pulls water out of grass roots and dries the soil around…
How to Tell When a Squealing, Sluggish Mower Needs a New Belt or Wheels Before It Wears Out Years Early (and What You Can Fix Yourself)
A loose or worn belt shows up as a squeal, a weaker…
How to Read a Bag of Lawn Seed So You Do Not Pay for Quick Grass That Dies Out (and What the Label Should Say Instead)
The glossy lawn on the front of a seed bag tells you…
Why Brown Patches in Your Lawn Stay Dead After Weeks of Rain (and How to Get Water Back Into the Soil Without Re-Turfing)
A dry patch is bone dry under the surface, however wet the…
How to Work Out Why a Mower Will Not Start by Checking the Cheap Jobs in Order Before You Pay for a Service
A mower that will not start needs spark, fuel and air, and…
How to Get Rid of the Reddish Arrow-Leaved Weed Spreading Through Thin Lawns Without Weedkiller (and Whether Lime Is Worth Spreading)
Fork the shallow, creeping roots out one at a time, as every…
How to Treat Yellow and Brown Patches With White Cottony Fuzz Spreading Across Your Lawn in Damp Winter Weather Without Fungicide (and Help Them Recover by Spring)
Yellow patches that turn brown and grow a white cottony fuzz in…
How to Cut Back a Lawn That Grew Out of Hand Over Summer in Stages for a Clean, Even Lawn by Spring (Without Scalping It)
A lawn that has grown out of hand comes back safely when…
How to Get a Strimmer That Has Sat Unused for Months Starting and Feeding Line Again Without Paying a Repair Shop
A petrol strimmer that will not start after months in the shed…
How to Get Rid of the Big Leafy Weed With Rusty Seed Spikes That Keeps Coming Back in Your Lawn Without Weedkiller (and Stop It Returning by Spring)
A mower only shaves the top off a dock, so the quickest…
