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What tool do you use to cut it? Sorry for the very very very basic question, but I just started using a riding mower and it misses a few tight spots. What tool do you use to cut the grass that's missed?
What tool do you use to cut it? Sorry for the very very very basic question, but I just started using a riding mower and it misses a few tight spots. What tool do you use to cut the grass that's missed?
A weed eater, or weed wacker, you go in and cut around posts and catch the long grass that the mower might have missed.
Weed wacker. If your yard is small, you can use an electric one; they're lighter and quieter. You can use it to edge, too; just flip it over.
The yard is pretty big, especially the back yard (total lot size 1.29 acres with the back yard taking up probably half of that). I was looking at some cordless ones but there are lots of complaints about crappy battery life. I really don't want gas-powered. I may go with a corded one since all the trimming/edging I would be doing would be near the house (the back yard goes back probably a couple hundred feet, but there's nothing back there but trees -- no trimming or edging needed back there!).
Karen, hubby had/has a Stihl Weedwhacker which does a decent job BUT, it's a real pain in the *&% to start, have to mix oil and gas together and only use that mixture, and you bump the head occasionally to release more of the line that actually does the cutting. That in itself is a job (for me anyway - just frustrating) and since I'm the one who thinks the lawn needs to be trimmed every time I mow, I'm the one struggling with it. Last summer after we moved here (another huge yard) I still have lots of pine trees, flower beds, etc. to trim around and I noted our neighbor guy trimming while talking on his phone!! Long story short I went to Home Depot and bought myself a battery powered Toro trimmer/edger with a 24volt Lithium IOn battery. My hubby has a totally electric car he drives and it runs on Lithium batteries so he was on board with my decision as long as the voltage was higher than a 12 or 18 volt. I could have bought an extra battery to make sure one was always ready to go, but I can trim my whole yard (which is about 1 and 1/3 acres) and still have a bit of juice left. It's lightweight, very quiet, don't have to worry about plugging it in or the gas thing, or trying to get the dang thing started. Just insert the battery, push the button, and start trimming. It's not as heavy as the Stihl either. I bought some extra spools of line and used one of them last year (one came on the trimmer). I am very pleased with it, and the yard always looks good when I do it!!!! I think I paid about $169 for it and they have them on their website now for around $149. There are varying prices but I found that depends on the voltage that you choose. Just my thoughts on the matter!!!
Go once around in low/slow gear...
dig out the tight corners and odd spots the mower can't get.
plant perennials and/or mulch.
I am actually going to be planting flowers in raised garden beds in the next few weeks ... right now I have flowers in containers, which I have to move when I mow. I AM going to mulch around the trees -- I saw my across-the-street neighbors do that with theirs last year and am going to invite them over to brunch & get some tips then!
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Originally Posted by CFoulke
Karen, hubby had/has a Stihl Weedwhacker which does a decent job BUT, it's a real pain in the *&% to start, have to mix oil and gas together and only use that mixture, and you bump the head occasionally to release more of the line that actually does the cutting. That in itself is a job (for me anyway - just frustrating) and since I'm the one who thinks the lawn needs to be trimmed every time I mow, I'm the one struggling with it. Last summer after we moved here (another huge yard) I still have lots of pine trees, flower beds, etc. to trim around and I noted our neighbor guy trimming while talking on his phone!! Long story short I went to Home Depot and bought myself a battery powered Toro trimmer/edger with a 24volt Lithium IOn battery. My hubby has a totally electric car he drives and it runs on Lithium batteries so he was on board with my decision as long as the voltage was higher than a 12 or 18 volt. I could have bought an extra battery to make sure one was always ready to go, but I can trim my whole yard (which is about 1 and 1/3 acres) and still have a bit of juice left. It's lightweight, very quiet, don't have to worry about plugging it in or the gas thing, or trying to get the dang thing started. Just insert the battery, push the button, and start trimming. It's not as heavy as the Stihl either. I bought some extra spools of line and used one of them last year (one came on the trimmer). I am very pleased with it, and the yard always looks good when I do it!!!! I think I paid about $169 for it and they have them on their website now for around $149. There are varying prices but I found that depends on the voltage that you choose. Just my thoughts on the matter!!!
Thanks, this is VERY helpful. Can you check on the exact model you have? I was hoping to spend <$100 but if I can find something better for only about $50 more, that will work too! (Just found this one on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Toro-51487-24-...+trimmer+edger ... is that the one you have?)
Why? That structure just creates more obstacles to mow/trim around.
Trying to avoid digging ... AND I like the look of raised beds.
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I think I paid about $169 for it and they have them on their website now for around $149. There are varying prices but I found that depends on the voltage that you choose. Just my thoughts on the matter!!!
