The blade in your lawn mower is probably notsomething you have spent a lot of time thinking about. If you wantto keep your lawn healthy, and your mower running smoothly, thereare a few things you need to consider. Let's take a look at what ittakes to keep your lawn mower blade in tip-top shape.

1) Keep your blade sharp for a healthy lawn (if you want)

Most people never replace or resharpen the blade in their lawnmower for as long as they own the mower. They figure since themower still cuts grass, there is no need to re

The government's move to renewable energysources has made fuel purchases for our outdoor equipment a littleharder. In order to protect your engine from internal corrosion,you must avoid the new E15 fuel and purchase fuel with an ethanolcontent of 10% or lower.

What is E15?

E15 is new fuel/ethanol mixture mandated by the government. Itcontains up to 15% of ethanol as opposed to 10% in E10, which iscommon throughout the country. Chances are you will see E15 at yourgas station this summer. The government mandates the sal

Raised planting beds made from brick have manyadvantages. They last practically forever and the stone does notreact with the soil. Building one is not hard, but requires a lotof work. The materials involved are heavy.

The exact quantity depends on the size of your planting bed.

1) Begin by digging a trench along thefoundation of the planting bed. The trench needs to be at least 15inches deep and about a shovel width wide (10"). A bit more or lesswon't matter.

Tools with gas engines need special care whenstored for more than 2-3 months without use. Gasoline deteriorateswith time. It turns into a gummy substance that will clog vitalpassage ways in the engine. Unthreaded gasoline will last about 6months before the deterioration becomes noticeable. You can extendthis time by adding a fuel stabilizer. These products are not snakeoil. They actually work. Fuel treated with a stabilizer will lastabout 1-1.5 years.

Your gas engines need to be winterized to minimize damage due tocondensation an