If you’ve ever had to deal with trying to coil up your garden hose, then you know that it can be quite difficult and frustrating. But there is an easier way! If you have a big enough yard for your hose to run down, consider picking up a garden hose reel instead. A garden hose…
How often should you aerate your lawn? If you want to keep your lawn looking its best, aeration should be a regular part of your maintenance plan. Aeration Basics Aerating your lawn is the process of perforating it with holes to give it better access to air, nutrients, and water. The goal is to help…
Timing is crucial for watering, mowing, and walking on the lawn after planting grass seeds in good soil. The right timing creates a lush grass carpet, but mowing too soon or watering too late may have the opposite effect. We’re here to answer your gardening questions on the best lawn care for fragile grass sprouts….
You might be wondering how to kill weeds with vinegar or if it even works. Vinegar is a great natural weed killer that to use for a variety of purposes around your house. Before you start pouring bottles of vinegar on the ground, there are some important things you need to know about using this…
You’ve been meaning to take care of it for a long time now, but you just…keep..putting it off. I’m talking about sharpening the blade on your lawnmower. But you can’t hide from the facts any longer: The blade on your lawn mower is dull. While this may seem like a small issue, it can cause…
You spend a lot of time making your lawn and garden beds looking great. But if you want your house to have the next level of curb appeal, you need to take the time to keep your lawn edges in shape as well. Edging your lawn is a simple technique that can make your yard…
It’s almost as tough for gardeners to get their soil compaction levels right as it was for Golidlocks to get everything in the bear’s house “just right”. If the soil is too loose – your plants will flop – and too much soil compaction leads to your plants struggling to survive and thrive. This article…
You can’t escape it… If you own a gas-powered tool – you ARE going to have to – eventually – adjust your weed eater carburetor. This is especially the case with those power tools that take an oil to gas mixture. It’s not a matter of the quality of the engine – it’s more a…
When your driveway, steps, and sidewalks are covered with slick ice, you need a homemade ice melt remedy. If you haven’t prepared your vehicle for the snow, chances are your tires are stuck to the driveway, too, which means you can’t even drive to the shops to buy a deicer. What is in your cupboards…
We don’t think about it much, but our lawn mower is a complicated device. Luckily, most of the time we don’t need to understand what’s going on “under the hood:. Rather, we take it out of the garage, start it up, and get our work done. That’s not always the case though. Sometimes, you pull…