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

"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

'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

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

Joe wrote in newsXeo
:

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

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

Joe wrote in newsXeo
:

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