According to the EPA, 5% of U.S. air pollution is generated by lawn mowers alone and another 5% by all other gas-powered yard equipment. As a gardener or home landscaper how to mow your lawn has likely crossed your mind at one point. If one goal is clean air and a healthy lawn then you’ll want to rethink gas-powered lawn mowers.

The EPA says that while lawn mowers are small, and seem harmless, the real issue is that so many people own them. Since they’re widely used, the levels of carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, released by all mowers …read more

Guess how much I know about lawn mowers and tractors. Not much. I know that they cut grass, and that electric is more earth-friendly than gas, but after that, nada.
However, I did see a great article at Consumer Reports that made me realize just how involved getting ready for spring can be if you do happen to have a lawn mower or tractor. I had no idea. My idea of prepping a lawn mower is to pull it out of the garage. Course I have an old school push mower so…
In any case if you have a lawn mower or …read more