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Take Advantage Of This Electric Leaf Blower Rebate
Are you a minority, female, or disabled-owned landscaping business in Montgomery County, MD? Then you can take advantage of a leaf blower exchange worth up to $150 per blower (up to two). Here are the details: Rebates are $100 each per EGO-brand leaf blowers (backpack model seen here–EGO Power+ LB6003 145 mph 600 CFM 56 V Battery Backpack Leaf Blower Kit). Rebates must be picked up March 19, 2022 at the Go Electric event, Montgomery College, Campus Drive, Rockville, between 10 AM and 4 PM. Rebates must be redeemed between March 19 and March 31st, 2022 at a Strosniders ACE hardware store, where an additional discount of $50 will be offered by ACE (a total discount of $150 off a $400 package.) Gas-powered blowers must be dropped off either when picking up rebates or when purchasing the new blower. For more details and an application, click here. For more battery powered landscape equipment, including the EGO Power+ 42″ Z6 Zero Turn Riding Mower, visit here.
Take Advantage Of This Electric Leaf Blower Rebate
Are you a minority, female, or disabled-owned landscaping business in Montgomery County, MD? Then you can take advantage of a leaf blower exchange worth up to $150 per blower (up to two). Here are the details: Rebates are $100 each per EGO-brand leaf blowers (backpack model seen here–EGO Power+ LB6003 145 mph 600 CFM 56 V Battery Backpack Leaf Blower Kit). Rebates must be picked up March 19, 2022 at the Go Electric event, Montgomery College, Campus Drive, Rockville, between 10 AM and 4 PM. Rebates must be redeemed between March 19 and March 31st, 2022 at a Strosniders ACE hardware store, where an additional discount of $50 will be offered by ACE (a total discount of $150 off a $400 package.) Gas-powered blowers must be dropped off either when picking up rebates or when purchasing the new blower. For more details and an application, click here. For more battery powered landscape equipment, including the EGO Power+ 42″ Z6 Zero Turn Riding Mower, visit here.
ECHO Launches World’s Most Powerful Backpack Blower
ECHO Incorporated has launched the “world’s most powerful backpack blower,” the PB-9010. With 18% more power than its closest competitor, the ECHO PB-9010 offers industry-leading blowing performance to tackle the toughest applications. The PB-9010 is part of ECHO’s X Series lineup, a category that represents best-in-class products for the professional user. These outdoor power tools are designed to be powerful, light weight, and offer greater productivity. The PB-9010 is ideal for heavy debris cleanup, and clearing large open areas such as fall clean-up in places such as New England, clearing large parking lots or stadiums, and quick cleanups after mowing. According to Jason Wilk, Product Manager, ECHO Incorporated, there’s no other backpack blower that even comes close to the performance of the PB-9010. “The amount of air the PB-9010 moves is nothing short of amazing,” said Wilk. “Its class-leading 79.9 cc professional-grade 2-stroke engine allows it to produce 1,110 CFM of air volume at a speed of 220 MPH at the nozzle, which equates to 48 Newton’s of blowing performance. Additionally, the PB-9010 features heavy-duty padded shoulder straps for all day comfort and a fan intake which provides cooling air across the user’s back during warm weather operation. The PB-9010 is an industry-leading backpack blower that is truly ahead of its time.” Additional features of the PB-9010 include: 2-stroke technology for easy maintenance Massive 91 mm (3.6”) diameter blower pipes for maximum air flow 2-stage commercial air filtration system with heavy duty pleated paper air filter for maximum performance Tool-less ...
ECHO Launches World’s Most Powerful Backpack Blower
ECHO Incorporated has launched the “world’s most powerful backpack blower,” the PB-9010. With 18% more power than its closest competitor, the ECHO PB-9010 offers industry-leading blowing performance to tackle the toughest applications. The PB-9010 is part of ECHO’s X Series lineup, a category that represents best-in-class products for the professional user. These outdoor power tools are designed to be powerful, light weight, and offer greater productivity. The PB-9010 is ideal for heavy debris cleanup, and clearing large open areas such as fall clean-up in places such as New England, clearing large parking lots or stadiums, and quick cleanups after mowing. According to Jason Wilk, Product Manager, ECHO Incorporated, there’s no other backpack blower that even comes close to the performance of the PB-9010. “The amount of air the PB-9010 moves is nothing short of amazing,” said Wilk. “Its class-leading 79.9 cc professional-grade 2-stroke engine allows it to produce 1,110 CFM of air volume at a speed of 220 MPH at the nozzle, which equates to 48 Newton’s of blowing performance. Additionally, the PB-9010 features heavy-duty padded shoulder straps for all day comfort and a fan intake which provides cooling air across the user’s back during warm weather operation. The PB-9010 is an industry-leading backpack blower that is truly ahead of its time.” Additional features of the PB-9010 include: 2-stroke technology for easy maintenance Massive 91 mm (3.6”) diameter blower pipes for maximum air flow 2-stage commercial air filtration system with heavy duty pleated paper air filter for maximum performance Tool-less ...
Cranberries: A Rare American Native Fruit for Thanksgiving
If there’s a staple to the Thanksgiving meal besides turkey, it would be cranberries. How did this come to be? Because cranberries are one of only three fruits native to North America and were eaten by the Native Americans long before Europeans arrived. In New Jersey, the Lenape Indians called them pakihm and used them as “craisins,” drying them for use in soups and other mixtures. They also ground dried cranberries into a jerky-like substance called pemmican, which was good for long trips. When the Dutch arrived around 1655, they thought cranberry flowers resembled crane’s heads and dubbed them “craneberries,” which later evolved to cranberries. Unique Harvesting Today cranberries are grown primarily in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington. While there are over 2,400 varieties, only a few dozen are grown commercially. With a love of aerated, acidic soils, cranberries are a perennial crop grown in man-made wetlands or bogs. This unique farming method, while a large part of the appeal of those Ocean Spray ads, also leads to a lot of misperceptions about how they are grown. “People make all sorts of assumptions,” says Brenda Conner, a fifth generation grower and owner of Pine Barrens Native Fruits in Browns Mills, NJ. “Cranberries are not aquatic; they’re a wetland plant that behaves like a desert plant.” In other words, cranberries do not actually grow in water; they grow in coarse, wet sand. Water is let into and out of the bogs depending on needs and temperatures by a damming ...
OPEI, NALP Offer Webinar On Leaf Blower Bans
The use of leaf blowers is increasingly under attack in communities across the country. Some are calling for a blanket ban on this equipment, regardless of its power source. Many of the arguments for a leaf blower ban are based on emotions, not facts. Landscapers are on the front lines to respond to this threat, and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, along with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, are working to help landscapers educate their local community leaders, customers, and other stakeholders on the vital role this equipment plays in their communities, misconceptions about its design, and the importance of the people using the equipment. Evan Dackow, owner of Jolly Green Tree on Long Island, New York, has been fighting leaf blower bans for years. During this webinar, which will take place on August 29 at 1:30 EDT, he will share his experience with leaf blower bans on Long Island, how he’s worked with communities for commonsense solutions, and lessons for other landscapers on how they can get engaged with their local officials. The webinar is free for NALP members, and costs $39 for non-members. Learn more and register here. Webinars approved for NALP Landscape Industry Certified recertification at 1 CEU per hour of instruction attended. For more information, please visit NALP’s Recertification Center.
