• sulgoth@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    How do you get the edges where the mower won’t cut? Still with a gas/electric trimmer or is there something manual that would work?

    • Fester@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      The manual options are ancient - like a sickle, or a scythe or clip by hand with garden shears bent down on your knees for hours. But fuck all that, you’ll want an electric trimmer for edges.

      • ma11en@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        You can get long handled edging shears to save your back if you want to keep with manual tools.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      Two things: I’ve edged my grass with pavers fir the most part, and for the small bits that don’t have that, long handled edging shears you can use while standing.

      The other bit is that I don’t have a rolling lawn that needs a riding mower; my grass is interspersed with local plants/shrubs/trees. Only takes 10 minutes to fully trim the grass bit during the season where it’s growing.