Potentially daft question - garden vacs

heynonnynonny

Evening all.

Clipped my hedges earlier on, without a thought how I was going to retrieve the clippings from the gravel garden that is at the front (which is incidentally now covered in loads of clippings I cannot get up without getting a handful of pebbles).

Does anyone own a garden blower/vac type thingy and would it be suitable for using on a surface like gravel to get up clippings and other plant debris lying around? Would it pick up the gravel pieces too?

Yeah I know silly but do not want to fork out for one if they are not recommended by you lot .

GarnetLady

Not a silly question, I've been wondering the same.

Will watch for replies with interest!

(back to the greenhouse now.)

heynonnynonny

Never give it a second thought merrily strimming away then I was like oooh mess haha. Got sick of trying pick it all out.

amcluesent

>Would it pick up the gravel pieces too?<

Nope.

Starrystarrynight

I'm interested to find out, too!

Kay_Peel

It's best to blow rather than suck the clippings off.






Sounds a bit rude

GarnetLady

Kay_Peel wrote: »

It's best to blow rather than suck the clippings off.






Sounds a bit rude

Well, it made me giggle. I'm not 12, really!

It's cutting the grass next to the gravel that annoys me!

forgotmyname

Oh dear, where has common sense gone. LOL

Put a tarpaulin down 1st, clip away and when done scoop it up.

PS. if you steal my idea, I will be sending you a FINE or speculative invoice that
looks like a fine. LOL


Happy clipping.


PS.. If your unsure howto do it, I can do it for you at £999,000.00 per hour, But this
fee does include travel costs up 25 miles.
helicopter landing pad essential.

bottlehalffull

I don't think they pick up a huge amount of stone but our hedge is around the lawn mostly.

They are heavy and cumbersome.

Just think of the raking as good exercise.

We heavily pruned our privet recently (We = OH) and I just pushed the lawn mower over the clippings - some are a bit too woody and were very noisy but the soft green stuff should mow up easily enough - if there's not too much of it anyway.

Bribe your kids to clear it up?

heynonnynonny

forgotmyname wrote: »

Oh dear, where has common sense gone. LOL

Put a tarpaulin down 1st, clip away and when done scoop it up.

PS. if you steal my idea, I will be sending you a FINE or speculative invoice that
looks like a fine. LOL


Happy clipping.


PS.. If your unsure howto do it, I can do it for you at £999,000.00 per hour, But this
fee does include travel costs up 25 miles.
helicopter landing pad essential.

May take you up on the kind offer as long as you don't mess around and end up charging me more for a 30 second job, although the hourly rate is a bargain it has to be said.

Upon reading the reviews of them they seem heavy and a pain in the bum so may just pick up the pieces what I can then just make sure I use a tarp in future!

heynonnynonny

bottlehalffull wrote: »

I don't think they pick up a huge amount of stone but our hedge is around the lawn mostly.

They are heavy and cumbersome.

Just think of the raking as good exercise.

We heavily pruned our privet recently (We = OH) and I just pushed the lawn mower over the clippings - some are a bit too woody and were very noisy but the soft green stuff should mow up easily enough - if there's not too much of it anyway.

Bribe your kids to clear it up?

I wish haha I don't have kids yet, I will have to get me tweezers and remove it by hand I think!!