Winterizing Power Equipment

Thanks to a lack of snow, Florida's winter landscape chores are relatively simple. But that doesn't mean they're unimportant, especially when it comes to power equipment. To ensure that your lawn mower, leaf blower, or power washer work exactly as you'd like next spring, prepare them correctly for a few months of winter storage.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Don't Store the Lawn Mower Just Yet (PDF)
• Garden Tool Maintenance for Winter (PDF; page 4)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Caring for Your Tools
• Preparing the Landscape for Cold Weather
• Winter Garden Chores

Other Sites

• Five Tips for Winterizing Garden Tools--Chattanooga (TN) Times Free Press
• Winterizing Garden Tools--University of Illinois Extension
• Winterizing Your Lawn Mower--Homeowner.net
• Winterizing Your Pressure Washer--Ask Tool Talk.com