I spent the last six weeks testing eight broadcast spreaders on three different lawns in suburban Illinois, and the differences between models surprised me. The Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX covered my 7,500 sq ft lawn in 18 minutes flat, while the SOLO 421 chest-mount let me spot-treat a sloped patch without any of the … Read more
Last spring I planted a 40-foot row of carrots by hand and lost half the seeds to wind and over-planting. That was the season I promised myself a real seeder. Two years and 23 rows later, I have put eight of the most popular garden seeders through their paces on clay-loam, sandy beds, and even … Read more
I spent six weeks testing the best backpack sprayers on my 2-acre property in southern Oregon, spraying everything from blackberry thickets to vegetable gardens. By the end, my arms were sore, my boots were stained, and I had a clear winner for every kind of user. Choosing the best backpack sprayers comes down to one … Read more
Spending a Saturday with a backpack sprayer on two acres of pasture taught me one thing fast: I needed a tow behind sprayer. After three weekends of testing eight different models behind my ATV and lawn tractor, I can tell you exactly which pull behind sprayers are worth your money in . Our team compared … Read more
Last summer, our team treated three test properties across 30 days to find the best fogger sprayers that actually deliver on coverage claims. We sprayed through tall grass, tree lines, and tight indoor spaces with 12 different models and tracked runtime, droplet size, noise, and how often we needed to refill. The result is this … Read more
I planted my first garden row by hand in 2017 and lost most of the carrots to inconsistent spacing. That frustration sent me down the rabbit hole of push seeders, and over the past nine seasons our team has tested more than 30 different plate seeders on a working market farm. We have broken handles, … Read more
When the first hard frost hit my greenhouse last November, I lost an entire tray of tomato seedlings overnight. That failure sent me on a mission to find the best greenhouse heaters on the market, and after three months of testing ten different models across two growing seasons, I have a clear picture of what … Read more
Splitting firewood by hand with a maul is a fast track to a sore back and a weekend you will never get back. I have spent countless hours swinging an axe, and I can tell you firsthand that the right log splitter changes everything. Whether you heat your home with a wood stove, run a … Read more
I spent the last three months splitting firewood with six different electric log splitters in my garage and backyard. After hundreds of logs and more than a few sore backs, I have real opinions about which machines deserve your money. The best electric log splitters give homeowners a quiet, exhaust-free alternative to gas models. They … Read more
I still remember the morning my dad nearly took a hatchet to his shin. We had been splitting kindling the old fashion way for years, and one bad swing is all it takes. That memory is exactly why I started testing the best kindling splitters with my team last winter. Over three months, we put … Read more