The Insect Apocalypse Is Here

Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by alistairSH on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:26AM (#18543678)

I've been using battery-powered yard tools for a few years now. String trimmer, blower, bush trimmer. The brand is Ego, sold at Home Depot. I haven't used their battery mower, as my TH's yard is small enough not to need a mower (just a string trimmer).

That said, I plan to remove the small bit of lawn that I do have and replace it with something of an English-style garden.

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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by hyperbovine on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:32AM (#18543739)

To go even more carbon neutral, try using a push mower:

https://www.scotts.com/en-us/products/tools-accessories/scot...

They are loads of fun! Your grass ends up looking better too.

(I have a small yard that was previously mowed using a string trimmer.)

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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by rla3rd on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:41AM (#18543825)

In my neighborhood, 80% of the lawns are maintained by landscapers, we need battery powered lawn tools to be commercially viable in order to put a dent in the use of gas tools. I have a commercial grade gas landscaping mower myself. I tried replacing it with the ego battery powered mower, the power was adequate for single use, but the handling was awful compared to my gas mower, and I went back gas within 2 weeks.

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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by alistairSH on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @04:15PM (#18546836)

DC is in the process of mandating electric leaf blowers... https://dcist.com/story/18/10/16/dc-gas-powered-leaf-blower-...

I've seen a few landscape crews using battery powered blowers and trimmers (not downtown, but near IAD). I have no idea how they manage the batteries.

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