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12 Jun 2025
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Greasing Your STIHL HL 145° Adjustable Hedge Trimmer

Your STIHL HL 145° adjustable hedge trimmer is a powerful tool, essential for maintaining pristine hedges and shrubs. Like any hardworking piece of equipment, it needs regular maintenance to ensure optimal performance and a long lifespan. One crucial, yet often overlooked, step in this maintenance routine is proper greasing. Greasing the gearhead of your hedge trimmer ensures smooth operation, reduces friction, and protects internal components from wear and tear, especially important for a tool with a moving, adjustable head. Neglecting...

05 Jun 2025
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Grow Sunflowers: Your Easy Garden Guide

There's something undeniably cheerful about a sunflower, isn't there? Their towering presence, vibrant yellow petals, and majestic heads that follow the sun create a spectacle that can't be ignored. More than just pretty faces, sunflowers are surprisingly easy to grow and offer a bounty of benefits for your garden and even your kitchen. Ready to cultivate your own sunny patch? Let's dive into how you can grow your own sunflowers for a truly beautiful garden. READ MORE

02 Jun 2025
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How to Make Compost Tea

Compost tea is a liquid fertilizer made by steeping compost in water. It is a rich source of nutrients and beneficial microbes that can be used to improve the health of your plants. Compost tea can be made at home using a variety of methods, and it is a great way to get the most out of your compost. READ MORE

01 Jun 2025
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How to Grease Your STIHL Trimmer Head (and Why You Should)

A well-maintained STIHL trimmer is a valuable asset for any homeowner or landscaping professional. Regular maintenance not only prolongs the life of your tool but also ensures optimal performance. One often overlooked, yet crucial maintenance task is greasing the trimmer head. The trimmer head, that hardworking component at the end of your shaft that spins the cutting line, contains gears that experience friction and wear during operation. Just like any other mechanical system with moving parts, these gears need lubrication...

01 Jun 2025
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How to Install a Blade on Your STIHL Trimmer Head

Is your STIHL trimmer ready for a new blade? Whether you’re upgrading from a line head or replacing a worn-out blade, getting your trimmer set up correctly is key to efficient and safe operation. While it might seem daunting at first, installing a blade on your STIHL trimmer head is a straightforward process that anyone can tackle with a few simple tools and a bit of patience. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps to safely and correctly...