Comparing Lawn Seeding Tools

The winter months are a good time to sit down and plan ahead for the spring and summer. Part of your planning should include the kind of tools you are going to need and where you can obtain them. When considering garden tools, don’t forget to take into account any ongoing costs such as fuel and maintenance. In this post, we are looking at the various lawn seeding tools.

Lawn seeding tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are motorized and quite expensive, some are quite labor intensive, and others simply awkward to use. In general, lawn seeding tools do one of three jobs; they are either slotters, spikers, or groovers.

Spikers: As the name suggests, they spike the ground, a little like an aerator. In fact, they are just an aerator with a different name. Most spikers come as a stamping tool although you can buy heavier motorized version (or hire them). They can be labor intensive, awkward to use, and will run into a couple of hundred dollars to buy.

Groovers: Groovers cut a groove into your soil ready for the seed. They can be quite expensive ranging around the $400 plus depending on what sort of model you get. Most people hire these machines for a day.

Slotters: These tools take spiking to a new level and create slots in the soil ready for the seed to be sown. These tools do a better job than spikers and being rotary tools, can cover a lot area fairly quickly. You are looking at around $300 for a slotter.

Grass Stitcher: the Grass Stitcher takes the slotter to a new level. The Grass Stitcher’s angled tines pierces even old lawns so you can repair damaged lawns without having to dig up the old turf. Being light weight, it can get the job done quickly and easily and with the least fuss. When it comes to cost – the Grass Stitcher wins hands down at around $100.

Lawn seeding tools are often a personal preference. The Grass Stitcher is certainly a tool that you should look a little closer at. It incorporates all the best features of the other tools, then adds some of its own. When it comes to price, there are no extra costs to pay either – it really is the perfect lawn seeding tool.