Lawn Mowers & Lawn Care
19 articles to help you buy smarter and maintain better
Your mower is probably the most-used piece of power equipment you own, and a bad pick means dreading every mow for the next decade. We cover battery vs. gas tradeoffs, self-propelled vs. push decisions, and the specific models from EGO, Ryobi, and Craftsman that make sense at each price point. Whether you're mowing a quarter-acre suburban lot or a full acre of thick fescue, start here to find the right mower and keep it cutting clean.
How to Winterize a Sprinkler System: The Blow-Out, Step by Step
Shut off the water, kill the timer, connect a compressor to the system's blow-out port with a brass adapter, and run...
EGO Mower Models Compared: LM2114SP vs LM2125SP vs LM2135SP vs LM2156SP (and the 2134 Kit)
EGO's 21-inch self-propelled line is a ladder with one rung added at a time. LM2114SP is the base (6.0 ft-lb, 50...
How to Winterize a Lawn Mower: The One-Hour Routine That Guarantees a Spring Start
Winterizing a mower is five jobs and an hour: stabilize the fuel and run it through (or drain completely), change the...
Best Weed Killers for Lawns (2026): Ortho, Roundup For Lawns, BioAdvanced and 2,4-D Compared
To kill weeds without killing the lawn, use a selective weed killer whose label lists your type of grass. For...
Best Lawn Sweepers for 2026: Agri-Fab Tow-Behind and VEVOR Push Models
If you have a riding mower or lawn tractor, our pick is the Agri-Fab 44-inch tow-behind (45-0492). Per Agri-Fab, it has...
Best Leaf Bags for Fall Cleanup: Paper, Plastic, or Buy-Once Reusable
Check your town's rule first — many yard-waste programs only take paper bags, which makes the Home Depot 30-gallon...
Best Grass Seed for Fall Planting in 2026: Tall Fescue Picks for Cool-Season Lawns
For a first overseed, our pick is Scotts Turf Builder Tall Fescue Mix, a combined seed, fertilizer, and soil improver....
Best Fertilizer Spreaders for 2026
The Scotts EdgeGuard DLX is the right spreader for most lawns — big hopper, edge control, and settings printed on every...
Best Seed Spreaders for Overseeding in 2026
For overseeding a whole lawn, our pick is the Scotts EdgeGuard DLX. It holds up to 15,000 square feet of Scotts...
Honda Lawn Mowers 2026: Battery HRX vs Discontinued Gas HRX (What to Buy Now)
Honda quietly discontinued its gas residential lawn mower line. The HRX-BE battery walk-behind is now the company's...
Craftsman M220C vs M215 Review (2026): Which Mower Is Worth Buying?
Availability note (September 2026): Craftsman's gas walk-behind mowers (M220C, M215 and the 140cc push mower) are no...
Best Zero-Turn Mowers for 2026: Husqvarna Gas and EGO Battery Models Compared
For gas, our pick is the Husqvarna Z254F: a 24 hp Kawasaki FR Series engine, a 54-inch 10-gauge fabricated deck, and...
Best EGO Lawn Mowers for 2026: 21", 22", and 30" Models Compared
Our pick is the EGO LM2135SP: a 21-inch Select Cut mower with Touch Drive, up to 7.0 ft-lb of cutting torque, and a...
Battery vs Gas Lawn Mowers: The Real Cost, Runtime, and Performance Comparison
For yards under 1 acre, battery mowers are now the better buy for most homeowners — lower total cost over 5 years, zero...
How to Sharpen a Lawn Mower Blade (And Why Your Lawn Looks Torn Up)
Sharpen your mower blade every 20-25 hours of mowing (about once per month for most homeowners). Use a 10-inch mill...
Best Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers for 2026: Battery and Gas Picks Compared
Our battery pick is the EGO LM2135SP: up to 7.0 ft-lb of cutting torque, a multi-blade Select Cut system, and up to 60...
Lawn Mower Maintenance Schedule: The Checklist That Prevents Every Common Problem
Gas mowers need an oil change every 50 hours (about once per season), new spark plug annually, air filter cleaning or...