Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am thinking
about buying one .
--
Regards
Linda Deary

Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

"Linda Deary" wrote in message
...
Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am thinking
about buying one .
--
Regards
Linda Deary

Hi Linda,

B&Q have a manual scarifier for £19.98 - you can't really go wrong at this
price.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/produc...maxBullets=999

If you have a large lawn you might be better off hiring an electic
scarifier. You will probably only have to scarify your lawn once or twice a
year, so it's probably not worth spending a lot of money on buying a
machine. Ask friends and neighbours if they have one that you can borrow,
or ask them how often they use theirs.

If you do want to buy, go to a specialist garden machine supplier rather
than a DIY shed, you'll get much better advice about which machine is
suitable for your garden and your physical ability.

HTH

Nick
www.ukgardening.co.uk

Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

'Linda',

I would not get a manual one as it most probably will not do the job
effectively.

I have always hired an electic one for the day and if you select the
correct day (no rain) you could share it with a friend|s as you only
need it for a couple of hours, if that.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.




"nick gray" wrote in message
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"Linda Deary" wrote in message
...
Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am
thinking
about buying one .
--
Regards
Linda Deary

Hi Linda,

B&Q have a manual scarifier for £19.98 - you can't really go wrong at
this
price.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/produc...maxBullets=999

If you have a large lawn you might be better off hiring an electic
scarifier. You will probably only have to scarify your lawn once or
twice a
year, so it's probably not worth spending a lot of money on buying a
machine. Ask friends and neighbours if they have one that you can
borrow,
or ask them how often they use theirs.

If you do want to buy, go to a specialist garden machine supplier
rather
than a DIY shed, you'll get much better advice about which machine is
suitable for your garden and your physical ability.

HTH

Nick
www.ukgardening.co.uk

Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 at 11:26:37 Linda Deary wrote:

Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am thinking
about buying one .

I bought a Black & Decker, GD200, 11", a few years ago and found it
quite effective not only to scarify the lawn but also to control weed
and moss patches. Without it, I may have had to re-seed the whole lawn.

--
Joe Farrugia, London

Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

Joe wrote in news:DXeo
:

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 at 11:26:37 Linda Deary wrote:

Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am thinking
about buying one .

I bought a Black & Decker, GD200, 11", a few years ago and found it
quite effective not only to scarify the lawn but also to control weed
and moss patches. Without it, I may have had to re-seed the whole lawn.


....or try one of these:

http://www.cjindustries.co.uk/it130001.html

I have one and have found it very effective, althought you do have to keep
the lawnmower moving!

Geoff

Advice wanted Lawn scarifier
 

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:34:34 +0000 (UTC), Geoff Rousell
wrote:

Joe wrote in news:DXeo
:

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 at 11:26:37 Linda Deary wrote:

Could anyone give me any information on a scarifier as I am thinking
about buying one .

I bought a Black & Decker, GD200, 11", a few years ago and found it
quite effective not only to scarify the lawn but also to control weed
and moss patches. Without it, I may have had to re-seed the whole lawn.

I hired a petrol one over Easter from HSS. Did the business. All the
neighbours used it as well and it only cost me £20. Before that I had
a manual one which was only £25 but it was utterly useless. Rather
like the £20 aerator I bought from Homebase. Utter crap! But then what
more than learning a lesson did I expect for £20?

Crom