We’re surrounded by mature deciduous trees so we’re usually drowning in autumn leaves at this time of year. Leaves are an amazing resource for gardeners because you can use them as flower bed mulching to protect plants over the winter or you can add them to compost heaps at this time of year with grass clippings. The task of leaf collection can be arduous if you undertake doing it with a rake, but you have got the option of going down the easier blower vac route. To get the leaf collection process underway this year, we’ve used Greenwork’s GWGD24X2BVK4X battery-operated Blower/Vacuum which we think is ideal for small to medium sized gardens. This blower vac comes with a double battery system that uses two 24V batteries, which means you can use and interchange these batteries with other Greenworks tools. The runtime, running full blast, delivered about 25 minutes of leaf collection in vac mode, and the only downside to this unit is that it doesn’t shred the leaves while collecting, so if you’re collecting large leaves (like oak tree leaves for example) these can take a long time to break down in a compost heap or on a mulched flower bed. All in all, there’s a lot to like about this blower vac. It’s powerful, quiet, efficient and comes with a comprehensive three year warranty. Written and presented by Mars and Kirsten from www.myhomefarm.co.uk Blowing into Autumn
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Interested in stocking the 48V or 60V range from Greenworks? Get in touch via www.handys.co.uk or sales@handys.co.uk We used the brush cutter with a 2Ah battery and that was more than enough juice to get around all our edges and use the metal blade to tackle areas of encroaching heavy weeds like thistles, brambles and nettles. This strimmer from Greenworks is pow- erful and versatile, and we’d recommend it to anyone that has medium to large size gardens. If you endure lengthy strimming sessions that leave your arms, back, shoulders and joints achy, you may want to consider a bike handle style trimmer to make these jobs lighter and easier on your body. This is the first time we’ve used a bike handle style strimmer and we were impressed with how the ergonomic design of the Greenworks 60V Bike Handle Brush Cutter makes it possible to have lengthy trimming and edging sessions without putting too much strain on your body. GWGD24X2BVK4X 48V Blower/Vacuum A comfortable way to strim your garden
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