Which Is Right For You? – Garden Vacuum or Scirocco

Garden VacuumFor many the garden is their own little slice of paradise during the spring and summer months, as it’s filled with bursts of colour and the smells of various flowers and plants. But as the colour fades and autumn turns into winter, many homeowners will abandon their gardens.

For those more green-fingered amongst you though, you’ll appreciate that the change in seasons doesn’t mean that the gardening work ends; but that those garden appliances which have been trusted over the last few months are put away in place of other garden appliances.

At BuySpares to help both keen gardeners and novices make the most out of their gardens this winter, we’ve provided a brief guide as to whether you should be relying on the power of a garden vacuum or mulcher to remove fallen leaves.

Garden Vacuum:

When it comes to garden vacuums there are a multitude of makes and models available, each of which have their own individual benefits to gardeners.

Whether you’re a gardening connoisseur who enjoys being out in the garden whatever the weather, or you prefer to dabble only when needs must in the garden, you’ll be able to find a garden vacuum to suit your needs and requirements.

Garden vacuums have been designed to enable gardeners to easily remove low density objects, including leaves from their garden not only with ease. By selecting the right garden vacuum to take pride of place in your gardening arsenal you can help keep your garden looking in top condition – whatever the weather.

As keen gardeners ourselves, we would recommend those looking for a garden vacuum should look no further than the Flymo Gardenvac 2700 Garden Vacuum / Blower combo.

The model, with its 2700 watt electric motor will enable you to make light-work of removing fallen leaves from your garden, whilst the 40 litre collection bag limits the number of times that you’ll need to stop to empty the collected debris into your compost bin; helping to cut down on the time it takes to keep your garden in shape this autumn.

Additional benefits of this particular model are that the blower function enables you to remove leaves which may be hidden in those hard to reach areas of the garden; whilst the jet vacuum function even enables you to remove wet leaves from the ground.

Mulcher:

Whilst a garden vacuum uses what is known as a “clean fan”, the mulcher uses a “dirty fan” method. This means the debris collected is required to pass the fan before being stored within the debris bag.

As a result, the suction on the models is usually stronger, enabling you to collect more garden debris and not just the usual fallen leaves. You’ll also find the mulcher comes with a larger debris bag, with the Flymo Scirocco 3000W for example having a 45 litre collection bag and a greater mulching ratio, enabling more garden debris to be collected before the bag needs to be emptied.

In addition, the Scirocco 3000 enables gardeners to easily switch between collecting and blowing leaves, allowing them to remove leaves from the garden, wherever they may be hiding, whilst the wheel at the tip of the collection nozzle helps to make the Scirocco a powerful garden tool.

That said, due to being able to collect more than just leaves the Scirocco does leave itself open to suffering from blockages and damage to the fan, as the larger garden debris such as sticks and stones get sucked up. Thankfully, cleaning such blockages is a relatively straightforward task, thanks to a blockage cap being included.

Whether the garden vacuum or Scirocco is best for your garden will depend on your needs, requirements and your budget; you’ll find the perfect garden appliances and spare parts at BuySpares.

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