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Do It Yourself - Prepare your garden for summer with ease

Thu, 2011-03-24 16:13 | by Mike Bullock

Now that spring is on its way, many people are preparing their lawns and yards for the planting season. Make your job easier with a rototiller. Sure, you can do the same job with hand tools, e.g. a spade or a hoe, but wouldn’t you rather spend your time and energy planting?

A rototiller is used to aerate and loosen soil for the growing season. Because it is a power tool, a rototiller affords a quick and efficient way to turn soil that’s been compacted through winter snows.

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I’m installing a sprinkler system and was told to use a trencher – not a shovel. Why?

Wed, 2010-11-03 12:41 | by Michael Crouch

Now, no one is saying that you can’t dig a trench for your pipes with a shovel, but why would you want to? Put the aching back aside, you’ll have your job done quicker by using a trencher.

A trencher is true to its name, it is used for digging trenches - or long deep ditches – in soil. They are used in both industrial construction and by do-it-yourselfers at home who have reasons to dig trenches in their yards or gardens. Trenchers are commonly used for landscape projects, irrigation purposes or to lay underground service or utility pipes or cables...