10 Tools and Gadgets That Will Make Lawn Care Much Easier.
If your yard is anything like mine, it’s currently half-covered in ice and snow, with thawed patches turning into muddy puddles. There’s probably not much you can do about it until warmer weather arrives, but if you have a lawn, now’s the time to think about what needs to be done to improve it .
You probably already have the basic tools you need, though using them can often require a fair amount of sweat and muscle soreness to get the job done. These days, many lawn care tasks can be made easier and quicker by purchasing a few tools and accessories designed to make the process less painful (literally). Here are 10 worth considering.
Use the Lawn Liberator to apply herbicide precisely.
Weeding is one of the most tedious aspects of lawn care. These tiny pests can be quite insidious, and if even one weed grows in the middle of an otherwise healthy lawn, applying herbicide without damaging the grass itself can be difficult. The Lawn Liberator allows you to apply herbicide only to the weeds, without risking damage to the rest of the lawn.
Use a garden weeding tool to avoid straining your back.
If you prefer to pull weeds rather than use chemicals, it’s best to stock up on painkillers to relieve the fatigue of constant bending and squatting. Alternatively, you can purchase a special weed puller, such as this one . This tool allows you to pull weeds from your lawn by the roots without getting up, significantly reducing the strain on your back and knees.
Manage your irrigation system with a smart controller.
If you’re still watering your lawn manually or using a sprinkler system that requires constant switching on and off, it’s time to upgrade to a smart irrigation system, like one from Rachio . Not only does it allow you to manage your lawn’s watering schedule across multiple zones from anywhere using a convenient app, but it’s also smart enough to skip watering during rain or frost, protecting your lawn from overwatering or ice damage.
With the combination tool you can handle all your pruning tasks.
Lawn care isn’t just about grass. You need to trim trees, trim shrubs, and trim edges, and you can buy separate tools for all of these tasks, or you can buy a combination tool like the Makita LXT Brushless Couple Shaft Power Head Kit , which combines all of these features into one cordless tool. The kit includes a grass trimmer, a long-handled saw, and a hedge trimmer, so you can complete all your lawn care tasks without having to stop to change tools.
This ProPlugger will make your spring planting easier.
If your lawn care plans include planting flowers or other ornamentals, you can either get out a garden trowel and dig into the soil to do so, or invest in a ProPlugger . This multi-functional tool allows you to make perfectly even holes without leaving your seat, making it easy to plant bulbs. It can also be used to remove weeds and move turf plugs from one spot to another; it stores the plugged soil in its trench until you empty it, making cleanup even easier.
This lawn mower will help you clean up before and after working on your garden plot.
A lawn mower/sweep is a tool often overlooked by DIY lawn care enthusiasts, but it shouldn’t be. A simple hand-held sweeper like this one makes it easy to collect fallen leaves and other debris that accumulates on your lawn, eliminating the tedious task of raking.
This shredder will turn fallen leaves into something useful.
After you sweep or rake all those fallen leaves, what do you do with them? If you’re throwing them away, stop . These leaves are valuable as mulch for your lawn and other plants, and you can make quick work of them with a cordless leaf vacuum/mulcher, like this Ryobi model . Nothing in your yard will be more satisfying than collecting all those leaves and turning them into a bag of useful mulch as a reward. (If you don’t want to go full ghostbuster, you might want to consider a stationary mulcher .)
This lawn striping tool will give your grass a professional, finished look.
Want your lawn to look like a professional sports field but struggle to get even stripes when mowing? This lawn mower striping attachment will solve your problem. Attach it to your mower and create stripes in a variety of patterns, turning your yard into the envy of your neighbors.
Let a robotic lawn mower do the toughest jobs for you.
You might not be impressed by self-driving robotic cars, but a self-driving robotic lawn mower? Yes, please! While it’s a hefty investment— the Eufy E15 is one of the cheaper models, but will still set you back around $1,000—these little guys will truly save you a lot of work outdoors. Unlike some other models with complex setups requiring beacons or satellite communications, the E15 is easy to set up because it uses sensors, like a robot vacuum. After mapping your property, it will mow the grass itself.