Lawn and Garden Reviews

These tools are small and cute. They have a comfortable plastic handle. The metal is very strong. They are Fiskars, so you know that they will be great. And for the price, it's practically a 'steal'.

Great quality and great price. If you need a comfortable and easy to use hedge shear, purchase this one. The man in the family, says was the best purchase I have made in a long time. He liked this one and says is of exceptional quality

This gift package is wonderful for anyone with a green thumb. The Fiskars tools work so well, and they last for such a long time, you won't be disapointed. Also, the packaging is already cute enough that you don't have to do anything to make it ready to give as a gift. I recommend getting one for your friend, and one for yourself.

I am currently on my second D.B. Smith Field King sprayer. My first one, purchased around 1990, was the 5-gallon model. When a neighbor offered to do some work for me in exchange for this sprayer around 2000, I took him up on the offer and immediately ordered the model offered here, the 4-gallon version. The only difference between these two models is literally the size of the tank. I had found 5-gallons of liquid somewhat heavy and definitely prefer, for extended periods of use, this 4-gallon model.

One of many things especially nice about D.B. Smith sprayers is that every part is readily available, at reasonable prices, should a part ever require replacing. I purchased both my backpack sprayers from Forestry Suppliers, but I am sure A.M. Leonard offers spare parts, too, in additional to non-standard nozzles and extension tubes should one have specialized spraying applications. I, however, find the two types of nozzles that come standard with the sprayer adequate for my needs of shrub, fruit tree, flower, lawn, and house deck spraying. The only replacement parts I have ever purchased are a wand nozzle filter and strainer basket that sits under the lid--and then only because I lost one part (filter, under $2.00) and stepped on the other (basket, under $3.00). That's in 6 years. The 16-year-old one my neighbor now has has never required a replacement part.

One thing the description for the sprayer here does not note is that there is a lumbar bar support on this sprayer. It's a heavy duty plastic thing about 3" wide that rests on the lumbar zone of one's back. This plus the heavily padded, adjustable shoulder straps make for a very comfortable sprayer. Actually, the description also does not note that it comes with a fan spray nozzle as well as the adjustable straight nozzle . I use the adjustable straight one 95% of the time.

The real advantage of a backpack over traditional sprayer is the ease of keeping pressure in the tank. One can place the pump bar on either side, depending on whether one is right or left handed. *Gentle* pumping keeps it primed. An agitator in the Field King tank assures that even powder chemicals stay in solution. Should one be careless and get any debris in the tank with one's mixture [by not using the strainer basket], the filter in the extension wand will catch it, making it easy to remove the gunk later rather than having to dig things out of a tiny sprayer nozzle hole. The location of this filter is such that it can be easily accessed while maintaining pressure in the tank.

If someone here decides to buy this or some other backpack sprayer, the one tip I have to offer before you use it for the first time is find a place to fill it, such as a picnic table or wall, so it can be put on your back, once filled, by bending your knees and sliding backwards into the shoulder straps. Getting a 4 or 5 gallon sprayer on one's back from the ground is not easy.

In closing, this is a very high quality sprayer. Many other companies are starting to use plastic wands and/or nozzles. Smith only uses brass, a far superior material, for these parts.

Works great! I know as soon as I see a mosquito, that it's time to change the propane, or someone has turned it off. After storing it for the winter, we had trouble getting it going again, and the company sent a new one with no questions asked. Very hepful customer service.

I hate to admit, but we have roaches! Actually, we HAD roaches until last week when I purchased this product. I had tried everything: sprays, bombs, traps, etc... But nothing worked. The first day I plugged this little device in, there was such a great increase in bug activity that my kids wouldn't go into the kitchen. By day 3, the roaches were GONE! I don't know where they went, and I don't care. This device saved my sanity.

I bought one of these off a competing web site last year and paid [money] for it, however, I am very happy with its performance regardless of what I had to pay. I did have problems with it to begin with but then I broke down and read the instructions and learned, for example, that the unit turns its self off when on automatic mode and it gets below 55 degrees and you have to replace the Octenol tables once a month. Now that I have it set up correctly it draws Mosquitoes away from my deck kills them. It kills lots and lots of Mosquitoes, I didn't know I had that many Mosquitoes. I don't understand why people are having problems with their PowerTrap, but my guess is that they don't have it set up correctly.

My initial impression after twenty minutes of use: this is the hoe I have always wanted. It will never fall apart. It can cut through anything. If I get behind in my weeding, it will let me get caught up without killing myself.

The handle is nice and heavy, and a good healthy length. The head is broad , a little flexible, and really sharp. The head is attached to the handle with two bolts that are perpendicular to each other. Wow.

It can cut through the worst stuff in my garden -- dense grassy weeds -- like nothing. I have used maybe 10 different hoes in my life, and 3 or 4 different *types* of hoe. Now, I will never buy another one.

After I finished using it, I washed it. I have never done that before. (And the next morning, I found out that the head can rust, a little. I don't care. I will oil it. )

I'm pretty sure that, after they saw me using this thing yesterday, many of the weeds in my garden will probably just uproot themselves and find someplace else to live. They may be weeds, but they're not stupid.

I recently re-worked my drip sprinkler system and replaced all the heads with these (after trying a few at a local store replacing just a few). I think they are perfect. They are completely adjustable and can spray small areads up to a 3 feet. I like these so much I ordered 9 bags just to keep a number on hand for the years ahead.

I wouldn't call these "drip", since they offer a pretty good stream of water. I connect them 4-6 in a line with each end joining back to my 1/2 inch main line. If you add too many, there simply isn't enough water pressure to spray far or consistently. You'll want to leave some room for varying water pressures throughout the day. I have absolutely no problem with them. My previous drip system was setup with extra-limiting inhibitors in a junction that I connect a number of lines to, but I easily remove the inhibitors and got great pressure.

The Gerber Blunt nose Multi Tool is one I always carry.
Although there are some features inferior to the Leatherman Super-tool 200, namely the size of the knife blades, and the great saw on the Leatherman. The Gerber tool has many advantages, foremost among them is the tool only requires one hand to operate (two buttons on the side allow the pliers to slip up into place), and the other big advantage is the blunt nose end on the pliers allows easy gripping on larger items than just wire (very handy if you need a quick turn to a nut or bolt). A couple of other advantages, the can opener works slightly better than the Leatherman's, and the Philips screw driver is #2 (although it is very short and clumsy.) Personally, I carry both when working.