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Postby Willie Kool » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:30 am

we were doing some shopping at best feeds and saw an interesting hibiscus - midnight marvel. purple foliage and red blossoms. are these winter hearty? it says on the label it should be good but i always think of hibiscus as a florida plant
Yep, they are a variety of 'hardy hibiscus'. We've had a few other varieties for 10+ years.

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Postby LITT » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:32 am

nice. do you have that one specifically? curious how big they grow. thinking about lining them around our deck

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Postby Willie Kool » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:35 am

No. We have some pink flowered ones. The ones we have grow 3' - 4' tall, with flowers up to 12" across. They die back to the ground every winter, and send up new growth in the spring.

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Postby Morkle » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:50 am

Who can recommend me a solid AWD Lawnmower? All of these things are practically poorly reviewed across all websites.

My 3-year-old Husqvarna bit the dust, and while I'm tempted to try something new, they all so badly reviewed that I'm just going to buy another one that died because I know what I'm getting from it.

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Postby NTP66 » Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:27 am

Who can recommend me a solid AWD Lawnmower? All of these things are practically poorly reviewed across all websites.

My 3-year-old Husqvarna bit the dust, and while I'm tempted to try something new, they all so badly reviewed that I'm just going to buy another one that died because I know what I'm getting from it.
Do you need an AWD lawnmower? My cousin has an AWD Husqvarna, and can't really see any benefit to it unless you have to push up a steep incline. I used to be a Craftsman/B&S guy, but I'm 1000% in the Honda camp now. My Honda HRX2175VKA is the best mower that I've ever owned, by leaps and bounds.

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Postby Morkle » Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:08 pm

So I had an AWD Husqvarna, I ended up buying a RWD Honda. I like it, but the difference in how much energy I need to exert is real.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:46 am

If it's a newer Honda, just crank up the self-propelled speed. Mine will jog if I need it to.

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Postby skullman80 » Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:47 am

Damn deer destroyed my hostas plants.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:34 pm

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Bought a new Black and Decker electric string trimmer and it's as strong as any gas-powered one I've owned. Got it at Lowe's for only $49. Works great. Also has an edger which really does well.

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Postby mac5155 » Sat Aug 12, 2017 6:29 pm

To assist with my property maintenance duties I used my Lowe's gift cards on a Husqvarna 435 chain saw. It cuts through the hickory wood like buttah

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Postby count2infinity » Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:15 pm

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Bought a new Black and Decker electric string trimmer and it's as strong as any gas-powered one I've owned. Got it at Lowe's for only $49. Works great. Also has an edger which really does well.
Is it battery or corded? I'm in the market for one.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:23 pm

Corded. Our lot is not that big so no need to be more than 100' from the house.

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Postby skullman80 » Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:07 am

I have the same trimmer as Freddy can confirm it works very well.

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Postby NTP66 » Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:23 am

I have a 20v Li-Ion Black & Decker trimmer that works very well. Bought it as a package with a blower, quick charger, and two batteries. If you don't have acres of land to trim, it's damn near perfect.

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Postby Silentom » Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:07 am

I use cordless a Ryobi weed eater and leaf blower. Works great for the little trimming and clearing I have to do, and the leaf blower has an option for using an extension cord for the bigger jobs.

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Postby Willie Kool » Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:28 am

It was expensive, but best trimmer I've ever used by a long shot:
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Honda 35cc 4 cycle. This thing is a monster. With some heavy duty Stihl trimmer line, it will go through just about anything. Edges as good as a metal blade - it will cut trenches in heavy clay soil like butter. I've had it for several years and it still starts on 1 or 2 pulls every time. No mixing fuel, and much smoother, quieter and cleaner than a 2 cycle. It's a little heavy, but not so heavy that Mrs K can't still use it.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:48 am

That is nice.

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Postby dodint » Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:07 pm

I have a 20v Li-Ion Black & Decker trimmer that works very well. Bought it as a package with a blower, quick charger, and two batteries. If you don't have acres of land to trim, it's damn near perfect.
I used mine to take down a large swath of 5ft high brush. Absolutely not it's intended purpose but it exceeded expectations.

Only complaint is the length, I wish it was about 6 to 8 inches longer.

Heh.

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Postby dodint » Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:08 pm

It was expensive, but best trimmer I've ever used by a long shot:
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Honda 35cc 4 cycle. This thing is a monster. With some heavy duty Stihl trimmer line, it will go through just about anything. Edges as good as a metal blade - it will cut trenches in heavy clay soil like butter. I've had it for several years and it still starts on 1 or 2 pulls every time. No mixing fuel, and much smoother, quieter and cleaner than a 2 cycle. It's a little heavy, but not so heavy that Mrs K can't still use it.
Consider a harness, heaven for stuff like that.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:04 am

I have a 20v Li-Ion Black & Decker trimmer that works very well. Bought it as a package with a blower, quick charger, and two batteries. If you don't have acres of land to trim, it's damn near perfect.
I used mine to take down a large swath of 5ft high brush. Absolutely not it's intended purpose but it exceeded expectations.

Only complaint is the length, I wish it was about 6 to 8 inches longer.

Heh.
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. This thing tears through just about anything, and I use it weekly to edge the entire yard, as well.

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Postby Willie Kool » Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:42 am

It was expensive, but best trimmer I've ever used by a long shot:
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Honda 35cc 4 cycle. This thing is a monster. With some heavy duty Stihl trimmer line, it will go through just about anything. Edges as good as a metal blade - it will cut trenches in heavy clay soil like butter. I've had it for several years and it still starts on 1 or 2 pulls every time. No mixing fuel, and much smoother, quieter and cleaner than a 2 cycle. It's a little heavy, but not so heavy that Mrs K can't still use it.
Consider a harness, heaven for stuff like that.
It came with a strap, but it's really not heavy enough for me to bother with it. It's nice for when Mrs K wants to use it though.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:12 am

I would like a trimmer/edger where I don't spend a 1:1 ratio of time edging/weed eating to fixing the string feed mechanism.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:17 am

The last time I had to do that was when I had a gas trimmer. Auto-spool on the 20v is perfect.

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Postby LITT » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:20 am

i had been having trouble with my dahlias. they were turning brown, everything else in the planter was doing well. i sprayed it with some mold killer that helped but then it returned. moved them in to more direct sun. they have probably quintupled in size, have out competed everything else but will not bloom. my other flowers are not blooming any more since the dahlias have become so large.

i also have a dahlia behind our house (different varietal) that is blooming like crazy but has bad leaves.

shrug

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:51 am

The last time I had to do that was when I had a gas trimmer. Auto-spool on the 20v is perfect.
It's really not specific to gas trimmers, I put a speed feed head on my gas trimmer and it's easy as cake to reload.

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