Two machines to keep the lawn healthy through the autumn

Lawns may not be growing at their fastest but they still need maintaining to keep them looking their best both for this year and the next.
So here are a couple of pieces of garden machinery which will pay great dividends in the months to come by letting moisture and nutrients into the soil to main a healthy growth through the rest of autumn.
And when the vigorous growth starts next year the lawns will repay the attention you give them now by producing vigorous growth.
First is the MD 48T Tow-Behind Plug Aerator

a great little machine to town behind any lawn tractor or ride-on.
It has a working width of 1.2 metres and is easily moved from one lawn to the next by raising the core points by raising them with a lever.
The machine has 32 hollow spikes which remove small plus of earth and turf from the lawn to let light and moisture penetrate the roots.
It has a flat tray on top to take weights if you want the points to penetrate deeper or if the surface is particularly hard like sun-baked clay.
The tray can take 63 kg in weight.
Wide-patterned rubber tyres give a smooth action and there is a hitch pin which can attach to almost all ride-ons or lawn tractors.
This simple little machine costs just £119 – the maker’s recommended retail price is £249.
It has a two year manufacturer’s warranty and free next working day delivery.
And here’s a machine, one of our best sellers, now back in stock and on special offer
The Einhell BG-SC 2240P Petrol Lawn Scarifier is a great machine for teasing out all the dead grass and thatching which may have built up on the lawn during the summer.
Engineered in Germany, it is suitable for lawn up to 1000 sq metres in size and has 36 steel blades to remove all the moss and other rubbish and allow moisture and nutrients to penetrate to the roots.
It has a 45 litre catcher and a 118 cc engine. There are six height settings and the working width is 40 cm. Wide wheels protect the law and makes the machine easier to steer.
This scarifier costs £279.95, £220 less than the maker’s recommended retail price.
Delivery is free the next working day and there is a two year warranty from Einhell.