How can I use my weedeater around my garden with out getting grass clippings in the garden?
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This is going to make some people go WHAT!! First off make sure your device has a shield surrounding the cutting edge. Second you can extend the shield, beyond the frame, to keep most/all from you beds.
Depending on their origin most weedwackers run clockwise. This means that anything, grass, weeds, debris, is thrown clockwise. Some models go counter. Start the unit after painting/marking a blade or string with a yellow paint or tape. Since the string is basically red a yellow trail is easy to follow.
If my unit throws clockwise I aim it that way and away from my bed. You can also place a shroud on the counterclock side ( a shield attached to the shaft) to further reduce the potential of contamination.
Knowing where my debris is flying I throw my debris that way. Use your edge trimmer and weed eater before you even pull your mower out of the garage. You know what will and what needs to be treated. Always point the discharge of your mower away from the bed, away from the pavement, for the first two passes. Having used the weedeater and edger this will disperse the unwanted.
Your neighbors will think you are nuts. He is edging and trimming before hand! Having responsibility for some eighty acres with over fourteen linear miles of paving and some six thousand trees I could do a cut and trim or trim and cut. Professional crews set the trimmers out before the mowers. Use the Rotation of the trimmer to determine how you can place the unwanted into where it becomes a part of your lawn.
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I made borders around my garden using 2 by 6 cedar wood. 1 of the borders is really 1 by 12 cedar. Then I just whack it down right up to the wood, so I have my garden right in the middle of my yard. Or you can use a square shovel and cut a 3 inch ditch around the garden and keep it whacked back weekly.
Why worry? Grass clippings will dry up in hours. When you cultivate they will add compost to the garden.
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