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1T bulk bags top dress / soil handling

Does anyone have a method of safely removing 1T bulk bags of material from the back of a van quickly with resorting to shovels / barrows.

It's at customers sites, so no fork trucks etc. Just wondering as we've quite a few large top dress jobs coming u

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Good mid level Drop spreaders ?

Anyone recommend a trusty Drop spreader 

Would be for tricky gardens , small areas , near beds etc -- a spare as such to run along side more expensive broadcast spreader

Guessing plus £100 - that will last reasonably well and will work well - calibrati

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Seeding and over-seeding

Picked up a few clients recently, quite big gardens to either overseed or totally re-seed. Largest is 3000m2. Dont have a lot of budget for equipment but suggestuions would be great as it is just not coming out of my pedestrian rotary spreader

thanks

I

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Commercial Lawnmowers

Morning All

Couple of things on mowers it would be good to get people's opinions on.

We've used a variety of manufacturers and models over the last decade but I still can't decide on what to go for when we look to renew next time around.  We currently

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Honda HRH Mulch plug

Hello, I think I've just about decided on getting the Honda HRH, the only thing is the lack of mulching. It seems like you can get a plug but has anyone used one on this model before? I appreciate it won't be as good as a dedicated mulcher. But I'll

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compacted lawn

have look at a potential new garden maintenance job  today the problem is they have had the builders in doing a large patio, where they have wheeled in all the materials over the lawn (40x60 ft.) it has got really compacted and stones pushed into the

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Sports pitch marking course

Good Afternoon,

Im new here to Landscape Juice, so apologies if I haven't posted this in the correct area.

We are looking for a training course for sports pitch marking, in or around Sussex area.

I have been looking since last year and haven't come acro

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Strimmers, Stones, and Windows...

This one has been giving me headaches over the weekend and was just wondering how others have managed this one in the past.

A stone has chipped a window from a strimmer. Its 10-15mm in diameter on a large pane of glass. 

My PL is up for renewal in June

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Strimmers

Hi all,

Just looking to get a consensus on what strimmers people are using / why / and at what price point. I've had two go dead on us on the same day and it's given me a minor headache. 

Just wondering if there was any common preferences out there. Fo

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Filling annoying bulk bags

Hi Guys,I am new to this forum but I was looking for some feedback on a brand new tool that helps users fill bulk bags.I struggled for years getting frustrated with the sides of the bag collapsing so I very recently invented the 'Bulk Bag Buddy' whic

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Sanitizing tools / equipment

What do people use to sterilize pruning tools / equipment ? Some obvious answers for loppers / secateurs - but what do you use on hedge cutters / mechanical cutters if anything ?

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Hourly gardening rate

Hi guys just wondering how you price maintenance jobs for one man?

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Bacterial innoculant for moss in lawns

Generally ferrous sulphate or k potassium is used to kill off moss in lawns apart from mobacter and maxwell bionik I was wondering if there was anyway to simply apply the bacteria required to break down dead moss that can't be removed from scarificat

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Atco liner 19 vs Cobra RM48

Hi all, as the title says. I'm after a new 19 inch mower with a roller and have narrowed the choice down to these two models. If my budget stretched I'd have gone with a Honda. I have looked at both mowers and been impressed with them. Would the fact

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Vine weevil killer...Which is most effective?

Hey guys,

This is my first post..........I have a large commercial site which I maintain, which recently I have taken over.

I have noticed the Viburnum has been desecrated by Vine weevils and looks in poor condition.

Obviously I know the grubs eat

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Has anyone done work for ground control?

Just wondering if anyone had done any work for ground control and what there honest thoughts are?

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Best van for towing 2000kg

In middle of buying Ifor Williams 8x5 Tipper TT2515, what's the best van for owing this, don't want a high roof van. Currently got a Berlingo but only pulls 900kg.Cheers

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Advice on Path Restoration

I’m looking for the best way to renovate and/or maintain an extensive network of gravel paths for a particular garden.

In theory they are hoggin but they are more gravel than hoggin (I’ve been told that previously the bad weed situation was dealt with

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Discount off of Henchman garden ladders

Henchman are offering LJN members a 15% discount off of their garden ladders.

Quote LSJHEN17217 at checkout.

Henchman.co.uk

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And so the madness begins

It's happening. Silly season is starting following reasonable weekend weather (although we could get a knock back this week).

However, we've also noticed the ground temp has risen immensely this week and is now averaging 8+ degrees, which is going to

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