The Veg Plot.

[redtrummy]

Peaing it down was it?

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by redtrummy

Peaing it down was it?

Erm, it had bean earlier.

[garynortheast]

Just found this beautiful critter on my lettuce in the greenhouse. It's a Scarlet Tiger Moth. Quite stunning!


Scarlet Tiger Moth Callimorpha Dominula by garynortheast

[Sir Trev]

Amazing colours.

[Dave20046]

Sorry, this isn't really the place - but what's the score with cordless lawnmowers? I've been borrowing a lawnmower until I'm on my feet but it rreally is a pain in the urse , looking at reviews of both cheap lawnmowers and expensive ones it says the batteries last 15-30 minutes When you start adding extra batteries to swap (pain in itself) it gets really expensive.
Anyone got any experience? It would pain me a bit to buy a petrol one in 2021

[thedrewski86]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Sorry, this isn't really the place - but what's the score with cordless lawnmowers? I've been borrowing a lawnmower until I'm on my feet but it rreally is a pain in the urse , looking at reviews of both cheap lawnmowers and expensive ones it says the batteries last 15-30 minutes When you start adding extra batteries to swap (pain in itself) it gets really expensive.
Anyone got any experience? It would pain me a bit to buy a petrol one in 2021

When I had grass, it was only a 1/10 of an acre. Not much but it's what the land developers thought was appropriate for southside city-dwellers just outside of Chicago back in the early 1900s. I had a gas mower for a while and wound up giving it to a neighbor. I picked up a little 20" wide reel mower for under $100 and could never find any fault with it other than it didn't care to cut weeds. The grass was easy though, and it was maintenance-free.
I have a water-conserving yard now and gave the reel mower to a neighbor down the street who has a pretty sizable front yard. She mows it in the same time she did with the gas mower, it just doesn't cost her anything and she doesn't need the carb blown out every time.
Americans think it's all hippie-nonsense but for the life of me I can't see a drawback. The only work I've ever done to it has been a shot of WD40 before I gave it away. Worked to knock a little surface rust off the blades, now it's back to normal.

[redtrummy]

Friend has one (large lawn) and likes it. Have a look at the reviews on Screwfix re the ones they sell. Had a quick look and one reviewer mentions 45 min run time.
When the time comes will probably go battery myself, the risk I suppose is re the battery - If it fails usually very expensive.

[Sir Trev]

A good brand should.d be reliable. I have three Stihl cordless tools and if my petrol Hayter lawn mower ever gives up I'll be looking at the battery options from Stihl. Will be getting a scarifier and blower (the latter partly for drying the bike) at some point soon too as I have invested in the battery and charger.

[Dave20046]

Cheers all. Reviews I've seen say a 4ah battery tops out at about 30 minutes. Two of those will be about £120 and if it degrades over time I might need a third! But perhaps it's down to the manufacturer quality.

45 mins run time might do me if so . It probably takes about an hour at the minute but a lot of that time is messing around with cables. TBH I wanted a cheapo to see me through until I can afford to fork out on a robot one - I think if I'm spendin £250 - I may as well spend £400 and save on labour!

[Bibio]

i have a robot grass and hedge cutter.. its called my neighbour