What Raising Your Mower’s Cutting Height in Autumn Actually Does for the Grass Over Winter
The idea that you should scalp the lawn low before winter is…
How to Get Rid of Creeping Buttercup Spreading Through Your Lawn Without Killing the Grass Around It
Creeping buttercup spreads by runners that root as they go, so it…
Why Your Mower Has Stopped Picking Up Grass and Leaves It Trailing Behind (and How to Fix It Without a Repair Bill)
Nine times out of ten the bag stops filling once the airflow…
How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Lawn Without Weedkiller or Wrecking the Grass Around Them
A dandelion holds on through one deep taproot, so the trick is…
Why Your Mower Revs Up and Down on Its Own While You Cut (and How to Steady It Without a Repair Bill)
A mower that races and nearly stalls in a rhythm is almost…
How to Get Rid of Mushrooms in Your Lawn Without Digging Up the Grass (and When to Leave Them Alone)
Lawn mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of underground fungi feeding on buried…
What Mowing Wet Autumn Grass Actually Does to Your Lawn and Your Mower (and When It Is Fine to Cut)
The Blade Slices Dry Grass and Tears Wet Grass, and the Lawn…
How to Stop Fallen Leaves Smothering the Grass Beneath Them This Autumn Without Raking for Hours
A Week Under Wet Leaves Is All It Takes to Yellow the…
Why Your Mower Starts Then Dies a Few Seconds After You Pull the Cord (and How to Fix It Without a Repair Bill)
A mower that fires up and then dies within a few seconds…
How to Get Rid of Clover in Your Lawn Without Killing the Grass (and When to Leave It Alone)
Clover takes hold in thin, underfed grass, so the real fix is…
How to Store Your Mower at the End of the Season So It Starts First Pull Next Spring
Stale petrol left in the tank over winter gums up the carburettor…
Why Feeding Your Lawn Summer Fertiliser Now Invites Disease, and What to Use Instead
Summer lawn feed is loaded with nitrogen, which pushes soft leafy growth…
