Splitting rounds for firewood is hard work. Your best splitting axe should be sharp, wieldy, ergonomic, durable, and affordable if you want your woodpile to last the winter. The Fiskars X27 Super Splitting Axe is our favorite and the best splitting axe for firewood. And it comes with a lifetime warranty – a genuinely unbeatable package for firewood cutting value. For a …
A wood saw belongs in your tool sheds like other essentials such as a hammer or pliers. But what happens when wood needs cutting, and your only saw has grown legs and disappeared? You find an alternative means of cutting the wood! For example, a sharp edge, lashings of kinetic energy, or both! Being caught without …
Electric lawn edgers might seem like something you may not need on your homestead, but they can serve some hugely handy functions. I find it difficult sometimes to keep the grass off of my paths, for example. It might just be my imagination speaking, but it feels like those long grass seed heads love to layover on their …
Lawn maintenance requires a certain set of tools to make sure that your property will look nice and well kept. Lawn edgers and string trimmers are two tools you might need one day, but what’s the difference between them? We’ll look at the pros and cons of edger vs trimmer tools, which tool is best …
The best high pressure hose nozzle can help make your garden hose more powerful, reach more spots in your garden, and can turn your regular garden hose into a pressure washing hose. Your garden hose can serve so many purposes on your homestead. For example – one thing I use my hose for is spraying …
Making compost is perfect for all kinds of plants and something you want to do if you garden. But composting can sometimes feel like it takes forever to get your compost in the right state so that you can apply it! That’s the best benefit of compost shredders – speed! They help shred organic material into smaller pieces that decompose …
When cleaning up your lawn this autumn, the last thing you need is a mess left behind by unwanted guests. I’m talking about walnuts that those pesky squirrels leave behind. (How rude!) Isn’t it frustrating trying to pick up leftover walnuts with your hands for hours? I know about this experience all too well since I own black walnut …
I’ve reviewed 13 top value mowers and found the best zero turn mower under 3000. There’s no need to spend a lot of money on the best zero turn mower! The mowers in this 2023 review are all great value, but there are definitely some standouts. Since first publishing this review last year, the prices …
Unless you’re dead set on buying a riding lawn mower, you’ll likely have to choose between standard push mowers vs. self-propelled mowers. While these may sound like they’re the same thing, there are some little-known yet impactful differences between the two. True, both of these mowers are mowers that you stand behind and push forward …
If you have experience making compost piles, then you may be familiar with composting crocks. There is one basic goal of having the best composting crocks in your kitchen. Making sure the compost doesn’t stink up the place is that goal! We don’t want compost piles to stink so much that even skunks wouldn’t touch …
No matter how many hours you plan on spending outside in your garden, you need the best and most comfortable gardening hat possible. A proper gardening hat can help keep your head and neck protected from the sun, and it can also offer some comfort during the long summer days. That way – you can …
Worms serve an amazing, useful purpose in the garden. The burrowing action and feeding habits of an earthworm make the soil rich and enable plants to grow strong and stay healthy. Worms break down compost to produce the nutrients that your garden soil needs to flourish! Did you know that you can buy small ecosystems …
With summer finally heating up in the USA, homesteaders and farmers are starting to ask me about the best lawn mowers for handling their large, unkempt lawns. So if you’re looking for the best lawn mower for 5 acres or more – and if your lawn is wildly out of control, then read this article! …
There are countless lawn mowers out there on the market. Arguably, too many! You have your cheapies and your ultra-expensive mowers. Then you have everything else in between that may have cute bells and whistles. There are so many options, but only a few standouts. Two of the best brands of lawn mowers are Greenworks …
Winter is over and if you’re like me, you’re looking forward to starting your lawn mower up again! There are a few things we should do before we start our mower after it’s been sitting idle for a while, which is what I’ll go through in this article. Before you start reading about getting your …