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Lawn Mover Maintenance

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Troubleshooting Your Faulty Lawn Mower

The recent years have seen a significant increase in lawn mower sales. Lawn mowers come in numerous different sizes to cater to different sizes of turf. Over the course of time lawn mowers have been a great necessity to a complete set of gardening equipments.

However , even lawn mowers you bought from the best makers would normally need some type of preventive maintenance or repair. So it’s best to grasp the basic fixing systems so you don’t have to call for a lawn mower service for a lawn mower repair.

Here’s how it’s possible for you to maintain your nonfunctioning lawn mower.

The lawn mower suddenly stops or stalls

There are two possible causes when your lawn mower engine suddenly stops. One reason might be that the unexpected choke is caused by grass or waste are obstructing the lawn mower’s exhaust pipe. When this happens, you have remove the waste so your lawn mower works correctly again.

A different reason your lawn mower may have all of a sudden stop might be traced to the flywheel key. When your mower’s blade hit a tough object while trimming your lawn, the flywheel key breaks to prevent the other bits of your lawn mower from getting damaged. You’ve got to replace the damaged flywheel key to make the mower operational again.

The lawn mower consistently vibrates

A consistently vibrating lawn mower may be because of damaged or blunt blades. Balanced lawn mower blades are required for a normal working lawn mower. When the balance is off, you’ve got to repair the blades and refit them. You’ve got to tighten the blades firmly to avoid disturbing their balance again.

The lawn mower can’t start

You have got to do the basics when you encounter this issue. First, check if there’s enough fuel. Second, see if the spark plug is working well or is properly attached. Third, make sure that the throttle cable is functioning correctly. If everything is in place and still the lawn mower doesn’t start, check if the carburetor is flooded. In that type of case, you can remove excess fuel by pulling the starter rope to a stop position. If your mower still doesn’t work, maybe seeking help from a pro would help.

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July Pest Control Job

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

by Thomas Fryd

Lawns Need Attention in hot weather. Mower blades should be set at least 1-1/2 inches high but 2 inches is better. The grass shades the ground and protects the roots from hot sun and drying winds. In Florida and coastal areas where mole crickets are prevalent treat your lawn yourself of have a lawn professional do the job. It also rids grass of ants, army-worms and chinch bugs. Fertilizer manufacturers now mix some insecticides with fertilizer to give double action.

Summer Gardens call for special techniques. Mulching is a great labor and moisture saver. Apply a mulch of leaves (3 inches), pine straw (2 inches), peatmoss (1 inch) or vermiculite (1/2 to 1 inch) to shrubs, dahlias, roses and other widely-spaced plants.

Clip faded flowers off annuals, perennials, polyantha and climbing roses. This helps produce more blooms. Don’t let your plants go to seed, unless you want them to do so. Let roses rest in Florida and coastal areas. This is their natural semi-dormant period. Spray and !dust but withhold water and feed only enough to keep the plants in good condition.

Shrubs Need Attention Remove dead wood and prune branches for shape. If you plan to move large shrubs this fall root-prune now, one side of the shrub at a time, at four to five-week intervals until all sides have been cut. Cut through the roots with a spade under the outer reaches of the branches. This produces a compact mass of fine roots easily lifted at moving time. If tops are large, prune back about a third at root-pruning time to balance tops and roots.

Hibiscus have long been a popular flowering shrub in Florida. Dozens of beautiful new hybrids are available, most in pots for immediate transplanting.

Lycoris Radiata red spider lily, bulbs planted now will bloom in September. Plant shallow, just enough to cover bulbs.

Vegetable Gardens are still going strong. For Middle and Upper South plant rutabaga and Irish potato. Also start purple top turnip, carrot, beet, broccoli and lettuce for fall. Collard and cabbage plants may be set out. In the Lower South plant bean, collard, cowpea, pepper, pumpkin, radish, rutabaga, New Zealand spinach, squash and turnip seed. Sweet potato plants and peppers may be set out.

Pest Control is one of the major gardening operations this month. Study the latest insecticides and fungicides about rose pest control. Combination materials make it possible to control most insects and diseases in plants like the rose bush pest without mixing chemicals.

Mildew on hardy phlox, zinnia, crape myrtle and roses dust or spray with sulfur.

Blackspot of roses spray with Neem Oil or recommended fungicide.

Leaf spot and rust use Neem Oil as spray or dust. Red spider on boxwood, dahlia, and other plants dust or spray with malathion or Neem oil.

White fly on gardenia, ligustrum, camellia and azalea spray with horticultural oil, Malathion or Neem Oil. Lacewing on azalea and pyracantha treat same as white fly.

Aphids spray with horticultural oil, Malathion or Neem Oil.

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