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How should I prune dead branches in a “bowl” without opening up the tree to disease?
I am now trying to prune a number of my trees which have been allowed to grow unpruned or badly pruned for many years. I have badly-pruned dead branches at the top of the main trunk in a “bowl” in between living branches, where rainwater could collect. Please see photo. If I use a pruning saw to cut these out I am…
How can buffalo lawn be dethatched without harming the runners?
I have a buffalo lawn that’s looking pretty ratty so I thought that maybe I’ll try dethatching it for the very first time. I just ordered the WOLF-Garten Multi-Star 35cm wide Scarifying Roller Rake last week at my local Bunnings, but now I’m wondering if scarifying / dethatching is suitable for grass types like Buffalo…