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When the leaves fall this season, mow over them. Mulching your lawn with the dead leaves enriches the soil, but beware of thick leaf covering.
Before you grab your rake, follow these expert tips to help your yard thrive in the long run. Fall is underway and the leaves in your yard are piling up. Before you grab your rake, follow these ...
If done correctly, there are environmental benefits to leaving your leaves on the ground to decompose instead of raking and bagging them, experts say.
Scarifying is normally carried out in autumn or spring. When scarifying or de-thatching, not all thatch should be removed as a small amount of thatch is beneficial to the lawn. A lawn that has excessive thatch may feel spongy when trodden upon. After removing thatch, it can be swept or raked up using a lawn sweeper.
A stone rake is similar to a landscape rake, but with a narrower head of about 18 to 28 inches and is constructed from steel or aluminum. The head sits at a 90-degree angle to the handle. A thatch rake's primary function is to eliminate thatch—an organic layer situated between the lawn and the soil surface.
Harrows, whether spring tooth, spike tooth or disc harrows can have a drag connection or have a 3 point mounting. A drag harrow is pulled and cannot be backed up. Three point implements can be raised and lowered hydraulicly and maneuvered more easily. A spring-tooth harrow is a type of harrow, and specifically a type of tine harrow. It uses ...
Robert Rowllins of Salisbury, N.H., finishes up a four-hour session of raking leaves out front of his Salisbury, N.H. home, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.
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