DEWALT 20V MAX Blower for Jobsite, Compact, Tool Only (DCE100B)

 DEWALT 20V MAX Blower for Jobsite, Compact, Tool Only (DCE100B) 

 About this item

•     Max air flow at 100CFM. Air Speed:135 mph
•     3 speed variable speed switch provides control while in use
•     Variable speed trigger also allows adjustment of blowing power
•     A lightweight and compact design for ease of use
•     Battery sold separately
•     Battery & Charger Sold Separately

Clean your garden of dry leaves

Keep your garden clean and remove the annoying leaves that not only dirty your exterior but can generate diseases and pests in your green areas. For this task you can use rakes or flexible tine brooms and blowers and vacuum cleaners. We help you choose the most convenient for you.

Litter (the accumulation of dry leaves) on plants or grass hinders the beneficial action of the sun and prevents the sun's rays from bathing the grass, preventing photosynthesis and ventilation. In this way, when the litter decomposes, due to the effect of humidity, it can favor the development of fungi and diseases that are harmful to plants and lawns and lead to the appearance of bald spots and yellowish areas. In addition, harmful rodents and insects may seek shelter under the canopy of leaves. Also, wet leaves on trails or paved floors should be removed for safety, as they can cause slipping.

What tools do you need to remove the dried leaves?

You can do it manually or with electrical devices.

• * If your garden is not very large, you can do a manual cleaning using a special garden broom, which has arched tines to facilitate the task. You just have to make piles of dry leaves and put them in bags so that the wind does not scatter them.
• Garden brooms can be made of galvanized or laminated steel or plastic, and the tines are usually flat or round. They come in many sizes, and even adjustable, allowing you to select the sweep width.
• * In addition, garden brooms are also good for raking and leveling the soil.
• * In large areas, sweeping with a broom can be unproductive if large amounts of leaves have to be piled up and removed. In that case, cleaning is done with the help of blowers and vacuum cleaners that reduce time and labor. There are machines that are just blowers and others that are blowers and vacuums and, in some cases, even leaf shredders as well.

They are very easy to use and their handling requires little effort. They work by projecting jets of air (thanks to a narrow nozzle tube to focus the blow) to sweep and accumulate the dry leaves. The suction blowers include a second tube with a wider nozzle to suck the leaves, which also allows them to be stored in the bag that is part of the tool. Some models carry out both tasks with the same tube and only enough to activate a device to change from one to another. There are other machines that also have the function of shredding, which significantly reduces the volume occupied by the remains in the bag (up to 10 times less) and facilitates its reuse as mulching for the garden or orchard or to make compost.

The power supply of the blowers and vacuum cleaners can be electric, by cable (they need to have a nearby outlet) or lithium battery, or gasoline. Electric ones are suitable for small surfaces. For large gardens, those recommended for their autonomy and power are gasoline equipment. The higher the power, the easier it is to move the litter and less work time. The speed of the air flow is adjustable and, depending on the model, varies between 190 and more than 400 km / h. The capacity of the waste storage bag can be up to 50 l.

They are manufactured in light materials and their weight varies between little more than 1 and 10 kg; the heaviest include a harness.

How to remove dry leaves?

• Start from the outside towards the center of the garden. If the surface is very large, plan the cleaning by sectors.
• Check that all the accessories of the machine (tubes, nozzles and storage bag) are in the correct position for each function.
• If the engine is gasoline, always check the oil level before starting work.
• Never vacuum dirt, pine needles, or hard or non-organic debris.
• Empty the waste bag after each use, clean it and ventilate it well if it is dirty to avoid the appearance of fungus.

And then ... what do you do with the dry leaves?

Compost them. With dried leaves and other plant residues, such as lawn mowing, some trimmings, and vegetable scraps that you use in the kitchen, you can make compost at home. It is a sustainable and ecological practice that will allow you to recycle these natural products to obtain a quality organic fertilizer that you can use for the bottom and cover fertilizer of the garden and orchard.

Composting in a traditional way in a pile is not complicated; however, it is much more effective to use a composter, which will allow you to control adequate levels of ventilation, temperature and humidity to regulate the rate of decomposition of organic matter.

Use the shredded leaves as mulching. At the foot of garden and orchard plants and in tree stands, those dry leaves that you have removed from the lawn or from over the hedges, shrubs and flowering plants, can become an extremely useful mulch. Not only will they shelter the roots from the effect of the cold and help conserve the humidity of the substrate, but as they disintegrate as a result of the weather conditions they will contribute to an increase in the microbial activity of the soil and will release useful nutrients for the plants. , especially phosphorus and potassium.