Understanding Understanding Basic Lawn Care Tools

 Basic Lawn Care Tools

Unless you hire a lawn service to take care of your weekly lawn maintenance work, every homeowner will rely on a few important tools to take care of a lawn. Some of these tools should be used frequently, you should own them, and others can be rented from time to time as needed.

At one time, the most powerful tools for lawn maintenance used two-stroke gasoline engines, a technology that allowed users to mix oil with gasoline to power engines. Although two-stroke engines are still in use, homeowners are increasingly leaning towards shaft or battery-powered hand-operated or electric tools. Battery technology has become increasingly efficient, and many homeowners no longer need any kind of gas-powered lawnmower. Many manufacturers offer systems that allow batteries to be transferred from tool to tool. For example, the same batteries can run garden maintenance tools such as a leaf blower, an edge, a string trimmer, and hedge trimmers, and small pruning shears.

Useful hand tools

Rakes. The homeowner should have at least two racks — a fan-style leaf rack for collecting fallen leaves and lawn debris, and a garden rack with sharp edges for measuring hard soil. A garden pit can help to harden the soil when rearranging a lawn or dressing up; Doing regular hardening rack racking will prevent it from stagnating.

A spade. Most homeowners will want to own a shovel or two, and for public lawn maintenance, a square-blade spade is a very effective tool. A shovel can be used to remove areas of the lawn when creating sidewalks and garden beds or planting areas.

A rain gauge. Generally, a lawn requires about 1 inch of rain or irrigation per week, and accurate rainfall measurement will monitor how much water the lawn has received. To get an accurate reading, place the measurement in an open space, not a tree or other shelter.

Hand weeding tools. It is much better for the environment to remove lawn weeds by hand than by spraying chemicals. A variety of weeding tools are available, including long-handled forks and "weed-poppers" that allow weeds to be removed or dug from a standing position. Manual weeding has other benefits: Over time, manual weeding will keep your lawn well-ventilated. Whenever possible you should have all of these components in place for launch to maximize profits.

Pipe and sprayer heads. In areas where there is not enough rain to irrigate the lawn, you will need long hoses to reach all parts of your lawn and one or more spray heads. The best sprayer heads are adjustable units that are suitable for water in different shapes.