What to Check Before You Buy a Leaf Blower for Clearing Autumn Leaves Off Your Lawn
The figure that clears a lawn of leaves fastest is air volume,…
How to Lay New Turf This Autumn So It Roots Before Winter and Is Ready to Walk On by Spring
Autumn is the best window of the whole year to lay new…
Why Coarse, Tufty Clumps of Grass Keep Spreading Across Your Lawn (and How to Get Rid of Them Without Digging It Up)
Coarse grass shows up as pale, shaggy clumps that stand taller than…
Why Molehills Keep Appearing on Your Lawn This Autumn (and How to Level Them Without Poison or Traps)
Molehills are not a sign the lawn is being eaten: moles are…
How to Put Your Mower Away for Winter So It Starts First Time Next Spring Without a Repair Bill
The mower faults that cost the most in spring all trace back…
Why Rainwater Pools on Your Lawn and the Ground Squelches Underfoot (and How to Fix It Without Hiring a Drainage Company)
Standing water and a spongy, squelching surface are signs that the soil…
How to Get Rid of the Daisies Spreading Across Your Lawn Without Digging Up the Grass
Daisies shrug off the mower: each plant grows as a flat rosette…
How to Sharpen a Mower Blade That Tears the Grass Instead of Cutting It Cleanly (and Balance It Yourself)
Grass that looks ragged and whitish a day after you cut it,…
How to Repair the Bare Patches Summer Left in Your Lawn This Autumn for Thick Grass by Spring
The brown, worn patches a hot summer leaves behind knit back into…
Why Your Mower Runs Rough and Smokes Black When You Cut (and How to Clean the Air Filter Yourself)
A mower that starts hard, runs rough, blows grey-black smoke and drinks…
How to Get Rid of the Leatherjackets Eating Your Lawn’s Roots Without Digging Up the Grass
Leatherjackets are crane fly grubs that chew through grass roots below the…
Why Skipping Your Mower’s Oil Change Before Winter Wrecks the Engine (and How to Do It Yourself)
Old oil turns thin, dirty and acidic over a season, and left…
