I’ve been using wheelbarrows for over 20 years, and one thing that is clear as day is that not all wheelbarrows are created equally. In fact, some of them are bordering on not much better than my youngest daughter’s toy barrow. I remember when I first started using wheelbarrows in my family’s horticultural nursery, my dad would be looking for a couple of new barrows for on-site, and I’d be thinking, just get those ones,…
The Makita brand has been around for as long as I can remember and it is one you can trust and depend on for your power tool needs. It is used by millions of people from professionals to home user. The Makita brand is popular for its high-quality power tools and energy-saving mechanisms. The company that began back in 1915 has grown into a force to be reckoned with in the industry. With employees running…
Over the years, at my family’s plant nursery in Manchester, we have rented wacker plates for various jobs more times than I care to count, and as a financial decision, we should have purchased our own wacker plate much sooner. It would have made planning much easier not to mention the money saved on rental fees. The issue with renting (as well as the cost) was that we ended up always rushing to get the…
I’ve been using hedge trimmers for almost 20 years, and I’ve got to admit, some of these latest cordless hedge trimmers will give most petrol or corded hedge trimmers a run for their money in terms of performance. Even the long reach cordless hedge trimmers (which I have also been testing) have proved much easier to use than the petrol hedge trimmers on my garden multi-tool I have also been testing. When it comes to…
I have experienced an ongoing battle with flies for years, especially in my kitchen with blue bottles and fruit flies. Outdoors mosquitos always seem to be a problem during the summer months and they always seem to take a liking to me. With this in mind, I thought I would take the opportunity to share what I have found to be the best electric fly killer, taking into account my own personal testing and the…
Over the years, I have noticed that pond filters have come a long way and maintenance is now much easier than it used to be. We don’t half have it easier now, especially when it comes to cleaning the filters. I remember when box filters were all you could really get. The thing is, they did and still do a great job at cleaning pond water and I think they are one of my favourite…
When you’re looking for a pet-friendly weed killer, one that is safe for pets, it’s a difficult one because there is a lot of mixed information about how safe different weedkillers are. Even though the strong weedkillers that contain Glyphosate are considered pet safe, there has been a lot of debate over the years about whether it is actually safe for humans, never mind pets. Some studies have shown that it might be carcinogenic for…
My wife knows I like a vacuum (or five) and after recently updating my ash vacuum review, of which the Vonhaus model was pretty impressive after testing on my wood burning stove for the last couple of years. I thought it would be a good idea to update this review on wet and dry vacuums and see which I think are the best wet and dry vacuums. I didn’t realise just how many models are…
I recently updated my review on BBQ covers after a few of years of testing. In that review, I explained that the 600D oxford fabric was without the most durable fabric for bbq covers because of the sharp edges. So I decided, it was finally time to update my guide on the best outdoor furniture covers for patios. What I have found after a lot of user testing over the last few years is that…
There is a lot of miss information online about pond UV clarifiers, and I think that the manufacturers don’t help things, as they often seem to, let’s say, misguide, whether on purpose or not, about what they can actually do and kill. They also sometimes use the two types of unit names interchangeably, that is UV clarifiers and UV sterilisers, but they are, in fact, not the same. The problem is they use the word…
