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Backyard jobs to get you through the winter blues

Over the winter months, you may have some more free time on your hands while your lawn growth slows down, and bad weather keeps you indoors. In this blog, we look at some garage and garden jobs you can do to help you prepare for the warmer months ahead.

Organising Your Garage

Cleaning and organising your garage can be one of those tasks that we keep leaving for another weekend to finish off. Now is a great time to tick it off the list over the cooler months.

Using wall-mounted hooks is a great way to store larger pieces of equipment, including whipper snippers, garden rakes, garden sheers, tools, and other equipment. This will help save space in your garage but will also help prevent your tools from becoming damaged. There are a wide range of hook options. Some that need to be drilled into walls and others that can be inserted onto a track that can hold multiple hooks.

Free-standing shelves are another great addition to have in your garage. To keep your shelves tidy, we recommend using labelled plastic tubs. This will help keep your space in order while making it easy to find items when you need them. These containers are also a great option to store your lawn care products and chemicals, so they are out of reach for your pets and kids. Using storage containers is especially great for granular lawn care products as they can spoil if they are exposed to moisture.

A handy way to store smaller items in your garage is to use wall-mounted storage totes. These storage totes come in a range of sizes. They are great for holding smaller items you may use regularly, including gardening gloves, and earmuffs.

Storing Your Lawn Mower

When it comes to storing your lawn mower, we recommend keeping it in a place that can be easily accessed and has enough space to roll it out when you need to use it. Usually, at the side of the garage, near a door is ideal.

Giving Your Lawn Mower a Service

While we are on the topic of lawnmowers, winter is also an ideal time to give your lawnmower a once-over. This will help ensure it will run well for the warmer months ahead. Here are some of our top tips when servicing your mower:

  • Clean your lawn mower.
  • Clean your air filter.
  • Change your spark plug.
  • Sharpen/replace your mower blades.
  • Check the oil (four-stroke engines only).
  • Lubricate – throttle cable, height adjuster, wheels, and other moveable parts.
  • Ensure you have fresh fuel.
  • Check your pull cord for fraying or stretching.

Getting On Top of Weeds in Your Lawn

Now is also a great time to get on top of any weeds growing throughout the lawn. By getting on top of weeds now, you will help prevent them from spreading further, especially when the temperatures start to warm back up. If you want more information on removing a specific weed from your lawn, check out our winter weeds hitlist.

Pruning Back Trees

Did you know late winter is an ideal time to prune most types of trees and shrubs? Pruning your plants now will help limit damage to your plant and will help your plant heal faster. Pruning your plants will also help promote new growth in the warmer months ahead.

Planning For Next Season

When you’ve got less jobs dragging you outside, now can be the perfect time to lock in a plan for what you’re aiming to get done in Spring. Thinking about these things now and even beginning to buy tools and supplies can be a great way to inject some excitement into the otherwise mellow Winter months.

A big thanks to our mates at Lawn Solutions Australia for the info in this blog.

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