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Regular routine maintenance is an important part of caring for your lawnmower you will improve your lawn mower's performance and extend its life. However, there's no need for you to go to a mechanic every time your lawnmower rumbles strangely. Learn how to fix it yourself! All you should need are some basic tools and some elbow grease. 1-Prior to starting, do a close visual inspection, cleaning out any debris, then: Tighten or replace any loose nuts / bolts. Sand, prime and paint rusted structural parts. Replace or coat any bare or frayed wiring connections. 2-Remove the spark plug lead from the spark plug and move it away from cylinder head. Always do this before attempting any repairs to a lawnmower that require turning the engine. 3-Position your mower. Tip it with care. There is no one rule fits all for tipping two or four stroke engines. It is best not to tip, but if you do you should remove the air filter so that it does not become saturated with oil or gas an...

The first and most important thing a healthy garden needs is strong, nutritious soil to grow in. To grow your superfoods, you'll need to properly maintain your soil so that it will provide you with excellent, tasty, organic produce for years to come. The first rule of good soil maintenance is to never leave it bare. The only time you should be able to see dirt exposed to the elements is when you've planted seeds in it. Your soil should always be growing something or covered to protect it from the elements. Winter time cover crops such as clover, alfalfa, or whatever is common in your area can be grown in the late fall, overwintered, and then turned under to act as a top-layer mulch. Compost and manure are basically the same thing. Compost is plant and organic material that's been allowed to rot and break down, producing nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Manure is much the same, having been processed through the bowels of a plant-eating animal such as a cow...