we have new artificial grass with thatch and encapsulated sand pebbles as filler, will this work to pick up small leaves, and blossoms on top?
1964714
Probably would on artificial grass but not do well on pebbles. I tried it on blossoms but it didn't do well because it doesn't get down to the dirt level.
1964715
Hmm good question. It will probably pick up the leaves and maybe the blossom possibly the pebbles.
1964716
It should work fine. When I mow it picks up the clippings with no problem. In the fall I use it to pick up leaves with no problem. Blossoms? I don't see why it wouldn't pick them up also. It sure beats rakeing.
1964717
I believe it will. It picks up small leaves and even grass clippings in our yard.
1964718
i don't think so,,,, i think this is better for larger leaves, i have bermuda very short,, it does a ok job,,not great.
1964719
The sweeper is inconsistent. All depends on height of grass and what one is attempting to sweep into the basket. Not everything gets swept up. I'm a little more satisfied now than I was initially.
1964720
it should if u put it on the low setting..but im not sure how well. it picked up some helicopters off my driveway
2075547
Probably...it picks up the stuff the palm trees drop...they are about the same size as acorns
1699716
I have not used it for this specific purpose, but I have every reason to believe it would work just fine. The leaves I have shredded have all been dry, but I think it would probably work all right on fresh flower stems. It is basically like an edger that you would use to trim your drive or sidewalk of grass.
989321
I just used the vac attachment this spring for the first time and it will definitely pick up grass clippings. I used it to remove leaves in the flower beds that remained after the long winter. It easily picked leaves, mulch and small branches up. It was a little dusty as the mulch was dry but I you are just picking up grass clippings from the driveway you probably won't see as much dust.
15703
As long as the main stalks are quite sturdy and you allow the blades to do their job and cut rather than forcing them and causing it to tear and rip it should work fine. for the more grassy style leaves, no.
1336849
Not well I'm afraid. You can try it if you already own the chipper, but I haven't had much success with stringy things like grasses or leaves. It's really more suitable for hard waste like sticks and small (under 1.5") branches.
463039
Yes, but it is more useful for hard, woody stuff - twigs and small branches. Leaves don't compact so much and tend to fill up the pile at the output rather quickly.
599170
You're not going to find a bag that will hold sand. This will pick up small insects and pebbles though.
717576
Nope. It will pick up larger items. Doesn't work great if you have a lot of small leafs, etc.
832408
I love this tool, but it is not my first choice for the grass problem you describe. Those grass roots radiate about 5 inches out from the clump, and you will have to cut through those roots all the way around and underneath the clump to get them out. A tool like a heavy duty serrated knife works better -- and much faster.
1336851
Most likely. I've done Hydrangea branches, and small fruit tree branches, and I would think the ornamental grass would be softer and easier on the unit. Be aware, if the input is easily bent, it may escape from chopping, and thus jam the unit. Usually easy to de-tangle.
1929829
I cleared a path for the dogs, and the trash with this and it was removing grass from the ground. It will certainly pick up gravel. You would have to be careful and tilt it back so it's not directly contacting the ground, which in turn, would leave a layer of snow/ice on your driveway.
2125161
Not really; I just used it 2 days ago on 'light' fall droppings, & emptied it 3 times (less than 1/4 acre of leaves). I'm also not sure how it would work on grass clippings (I doubt it would do much of a good job)But I LOVE IT for leaves... :-)
1479528
Wouldn't be a bad idea although I lined mine with landscape fabric (bottom and up the sides) and put 2" of pea pebbles (not gravel) in the bottom before adding soil. It's gorgeous and works for me!
2045546
Not pebbles, I haven't had much luck with leaves as ours are big. But I do know wet leaves are not recommended.
1214878
In my experience it will not effectively mulch, especially if the material is moist. I have found that this unit works best on small branches and not much else. Having the first unit fail and the second one perform much less than advertised I would not recommend this unit for anything other than small dry branches 1/2 inch or smaller, and I am hesitant to recommend that.
462484
I really do not think it will work for you. I use mine solely for my already prepped garden an for my already prepped areas around my shrubs and flowers. It is a light duty unit and will not break up grass unless it is very wet and almost muddy. Who want to till mud?!