Most fertilizer spreader roundups are written for lawns the size of a city lot. This one is not. If you are spreading seed, fertilizer, lime, or ice melt across half an acre or more, the deciding number is hopper capacity, and anything under 60 lb will send you back to the bag for refills before … Read more
A tow-behind spreader turns your riding mower into a fertilizer and seeding rig. The hopper hangs off the back, a spinning rotor throws material out as you drive, and a single fill covers up to a half acre or more without you walking back and forth with a hand spreader. That last part is why … Read more
The best drop spreader for grass seed is the VEVOR 50 lb Walk-Behind, because it pairs a genuinely narrow, controlled drop path with the best rating-and-review record of any wheeled drop spreader we put through real seeding work. It held even coverage on an 18-inch spread width, needed no tools to assemble, and carried the … Read more
Hand-broadcasting fertilizer by hand is fast, free and almost always uneven, and the gaps show up weeks later as pale, patchy turf. A handheld spreader fixes that without dragging a push spreader onto a lot that barely needs it. If your yard is roughly under 5,000 sq ft, the best handheld spreaders for small yards … Read more
The best lawn aerators for compacted soil are hollow-tine core and plug aerators, because they pull soil plugs out of the ground instead of just poking holes. On genuinely hard soil you also need down-force, which means ballast, a weight tray, or your own body weight on a manual corer. Compacted soil is the quiet … Read more
The best aerator for large lawns is a tow behind plug aerator with a 40 or 48 inch working width, hollow steel tines that pull 3 inch cores, and a weight tray that accepts 140 pounds or more. If your soil is heavy clay, match the ballast capacity to the compaction and plan on adding … Read more
Manual lawn aerators are absolutely good for a small yard, and for a lawn under roughly 2,500 sq ft they are usually the smarter buy than renting. A rental machine is built for lawns several times larger, so you pay a minimum fee, haul a heavy machine to the site, and spend the afternoon scratching … Read more
Ask anyone with a heavy clay yard what a lawn problem feels like and they will describe the same three symptoms. Water sits in low spots for days after a rain, the ground turns to brick in July, and grass thins out in rings where the kids walk. You can rake, fertilize, and water harder, … Read more
Every spring, the same thing happens in lawns across the country. Snow cover or a wet winter packs dead roots, stale mower debris, and stolon runners into a dense mat, and by the time the grass starts to grow, water rolls off the surface instead of soaking in. Choosing the best lawn dethatchers for spring … Read more
The best string trimmers for tall grass share three things: a wide cutting swath, enough torque to keep the head spinning when it hits stems, and line thick enough not to snap. Our top pick, the WORX WG163, earns its place with a 12 inch swath, a 5.5 lb body and a proven 4.3 star … Read more