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30 Oct 2025
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Fuel System Fix: Renewing Your Weed Trimmer’s Lines and Filter 🌿

Your string trimmer, or “weed whacker,” is a workhorse, but its tiny two-stroke engine is extremely sensitive to fuel delivery issues. Over time, the clear lines inside and outside the fuel tank become brittle, crack, or—most commonly—get stiffened and dissolved by ethanol in modern gasoline.

If your trimmer runs for a few seconds and then dies, bogs down under load, or if you see cracked lines near the primer bulb, it’s time for a vital, budget-friendly repair: replacing the fuel line and filter. This simple fix often revives a seemingly dead trimmer!

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27 Oct 2025
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How to Clear a Flooded Engine in Under 60 Seconds

It’s a frustratingly common scenario: you go to start your lawn mower, pressure washer, or generator, and it just cranks and cranks, refusing to catch. You might even smell gas. Chances are, you’ve got a flooded engine.

A flooded engine means there’s too much fuel in the combustion chamber, making it impossible for the spark plug to ignite the air-fuel mixture. The good news? For most small engines, you can often clear a flooded engine in under 60 seconds and get back to work.

Here’s your quick-fire guide to resolving a flooded engine.

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24 Oct 2025
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🥶 Winterizing Your Blower: A Step-by-Step for Long-Term Storage

The leaves are finally gone, the weather is turning cold, and your faithful leaf blower is ready for a long winter’s nap. Don’t just toss it in the shed! Improper storage is the number one killer of small engines, leading to gummed-up carburetors, rusted pistons, and frustrating spring startups.

Whether you run a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke model, proper winterization is essential for a seamless start next season. Here is the definitive, step-by-step checklist for putting your blower into safe, long-term storage.

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27 Jul 2025
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Tips for Planting Satomi Dogwood in Your Yard

The Satomi Dogwood (Cornuskousa′Satomi′), with its stunning pink to reddish-pink bracts, offers a captivating display in any garden. Unlike its North American cousin, the Kousa Dogwood, it blooms later in the season (typically late spring to early summer), adding a splash of color when many other flowering trees are past their prime. If you’re looking to add this elegant specimen to your landscape, here are some essential tips for successful planting.

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22 Jun 2025
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How to Prune Apple Trees

Pruning apple trees helps them grow strong. Furthermore, it ensures a plentiful, delicious harvest. Mastering this skill, therefore, leads to more fruit and a stronger, manageable tree. Regular pruning, moreover, boosts tree health. It improves air circulation and sunlight. Consequently, this directly increases fruit production. Pruning also helps maintain a good tree size for easy harvesting. In addition, it allows gardeners to remove dead or diseased wood quickly.

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