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The Sears guy came and went, I think he must be one of you guys!
Not the same guy that came out before, His name is Paul and he loves his old lawn equipment. This guy was a hoot! He talked very fondly of his tractors and mowers, yes all them older and he mentioned...
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Advice on Mower
Just been given a Mountfield SP470 powered mower. This was given by widow so she has no knowlege about the operation of the mower and ther is no documentation. It has a Briggs and Stratton engine and...
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String trimmer will not start
I have not started my trimmer in about a month. There first pull or two it kicked once, but nothing since. The primer bulb appears to have a crack in it as it leaks gas when I push it. It is a Sthil...
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A post NOT about my mower but about pine trees and new grass.
I was told by my neighbor that in both cases with grass and moss, I should just lime the heck out of my property. He has told me that he has limed the heck out of his property ( we have lots of pine...
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Mower deck height
Dammit Clark - now you've given me something else to do. Some of you might have read that I bought an '89 Wheelhorse 520H last year - hydraulic lift - and I knew the mower deck didn't seem to raise up...
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Still going back and forth with Sears
This friggen thing must have been built by retarded illegal immigrants on a Friday before a three day weekend, Don't get me wrong, there are allot of things I like about this lawn tractor, but. for...
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Woodchip, or Pebbles ?
I have 2 small gardens, each measuring aprox 20*6 Ft. The soil is shocking quality...heavy, with a foot covering of soil ove some building rubble, and some sort of plastic sheet about just over foot...
 
Freeze dill?
I have a good supply of dill that is in flower and ready to pick. Unfortunately my cucumbers are not ready yet. I usually make dill pickles this time of year. Can dill be successfully frozen and used...
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norris
hi i have bought a cylinder qualcost mover. however when i cut my lawn am left with long grass which is pushed down by the front roller. thi is now becoming patchy all over my lawn. the grass itself...
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Grass Cuttings
Hi, Does anyone have any good ideas on getting rid of all of my gras cuttings? I have a large garden on which I have to use a tractor mower so I create quite a lot! I already have three huge compost...
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Lawn
No pictures available. Have some kind of foliage that is very similar to St. Augustine. However, it grows much taller/quicker. Its seems to be a grass type. Blades of it are sectionalized into 3...
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Airflow Breeze: Makes "going green" a breeze!
Hi Everyone, Jim Henson was right on, it ain't easy being green. We lack information, funding, and resources to make personal decisions that positively affect the environment. Thankfully there is a...
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Just curious about HVAC
A rather dumb question, I admit, but I am curious as to what "HVAC" letters actually stand for. I can guess / assume the "H" is for heating, heat, heater, etc; the "AC" is for Air Conditioning. Just...
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Putting green Help
HI I am a novice gardner but am thinking of installing a putting green i my garden. I want this to be natural as I hate the thought o synthetic. Can anyone give me advice on replacing the current gras...
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Zoysia invading centipede lawn
Neighbor's fine leaf zoysia is invading my centipede. I have not been able to locate a herbicide that will kill zoysia and not bother my centipede. Vantage handles most of my bahia but doesn't seem to...
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