STIHL gardening tip: clearing leaves



This article talks about why you should remove leaves from the lawn and how you can put the leaves and cuttings you’ve collected to good use.

STIHL gardening tip: clearing leaves

Our expert tips about blowers:

  1. Clearing leaves from the lawn: Fallen leaves need to be removed from the law. If they’re left, the lawn will not get enough light in autumn and winter, resulting in pale, unattractive areas of grass. That’s why we recommend clearing leaves as regularly as possible, because wet leaves dry solid, making them more difficult to remove. If there are larger quantities of leaves, it’s best to blow them together to form a pile, which you can then clear away. This saves effort and time.
  2. There’s a risk of slipping on damp leaves: Make sure paths are clear of leaves, because wet leaves in particular quickly become slippery.
    Also, removing wet leaves is harder work for your leaf blower. If for example you’re working with a battery-powered blower, you can blow away more dry leaves than wet with a single battery charge. This means you can clear a greater area.
  3. Using leaves and cuttings as frost protection for plants: The leaves collected with the blower don’t need to be disposed of at great cost. Leaves can be left to lie on flowerbeds and under shrubs, where they can even be heaped up. This provides natural frost protection for plants in winter. As the leaves rot over time, they become valuable fertilisers.
  4. A winter habitat for small animals: Hedgehogs and other small garden animals are always happy to see large piles of leaves lying in the garden, offering a warm place to hibernate.
  5. Disposing of excess leaves and cuttings on the compost heap: Before you put leaves on the compost heap, it’s best to break them into small pieces. As the withered leaves are very low in nutrients, we recommend mixing the compost heap with other garden waste that is richer in nitrogen. This helps the compost to decompose.
remove leaves, cuttings and dirt

A blower is used to easily remove leaves, cuttings and dirt.

As a general rule: before you start using your blower, make sure you read the operating instructions and the safety instructions they contain.

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