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Mow & Edge,
The Basics of Lawn Care
Article by Jack Stone
Copyright ? 2003 by
ProGardenBiz
Speed. Accuracy. Efficiency. For anyone who has a lot of
lawns to mow these three things are very important.
Speed. Getting
the job done as quickly as possible. The
faster you can do a job, the more
jobs you have time to do.
Accuracy. Doing the job right the first time
you do it.
Having to do part of a job over wastes time.
Efficiency.
Doing all parts of a job in a logical, convenient
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tool.
Let's apply these ideas to mowing and trimming a lawn. If you
are like most gardeners the first thing you probably do when
you arrive
at a customer's house is mow the lawn. Next, you
edge andor line trim it.
Mow and edge, that's what its called
isn't it? Yes, but the procedure is not
efficient.
The edger is the first tool you should use. It's used for
trimming along hard edges such as sidewalks and driveways. It's
more
accurate and leaves fewer divots than a line trimmer. With
a proper length
blade and an established edge, the edger is also
faster than a line
trimmer.
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cause the trimmed grass to be thrown onto the lawn and not into
beds,
groundcover, and shrubbery. The line trimmer is the
messiest of the grass
cutting tools you use.
Finally, mow. Not only will your lawn mower pick
up grass from
its own activity, but it will collect a good deal of the
trimmings created by the edger and line trimmer. This saves you
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Some other ideas: Edge
the entire perimeter of a lawn with the
edger. Edge along hard edges as well
as beds and tree wells.
Since an edger cuts deeper into the soil than a line
trimmer
it's more efficient at cutting stolons or runners on such
grasses as Bermuda and Kikuyu. An edger can also create a clean
crisp
straight edge along beds. This is much more attractive
than the typical wavy
edge left by a line trimmer.
Don't let grass grow up against fence
boards, walls, or plants.
By maintaining a narrow edge with your edger or
line trimmer
you can prevent damage to these features as well as using less
line.
Don't run your edger blade right up against concrete. Nothing
works faster than concrete to turn your edger blade into an
edger stub.
Create an edge that's at least a 12" wide. Such an
edge reduces wear to a
blade and makes edging faster.
The line trimmer is the most dangerous of
your lawn care tools.
Line trimmers are notorious for the damage they cause
to fence
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Avoiding damage to these structures is easy. It's simply a matter
of
trimming carefully and slowly. If time is important then you
should create
edges, borders or wells around or along these
structures. A combination of
proper edging techniques, plant
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Plant
growth regulators can cut your edging and line trimming
time by as much as
75%. Instead of trimming once per week you may
need to trim only once per
month.
The other landscape feature a line trimmer is dangerous around is
trees. There is nothing more unsightly and amateurish than trees
damaged
by an inept line trimmer operator. This is the one aspect
of line trimmer
use that customers are concerned most about.
Nothing can kill a tree faster
than having its bark and vascular
layers slashed by someone who doesn't know
how to use a line
trimmer properly. A damaged tree is susceptible to
insects,
fungi, and diseases. In some tree species, this can lead to a
quick death. When using a line trimmer around trees and other
plants be
very, very careful. Its always advisable to create at
least a small well
around any plant that's located in a lawn.
Remember Cheap Joseph
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efficiently.
__________________________________________
About the
Author:
Jack Stone is a Contributing Editor for ProGardenBiz
Magazine,
an online magazine for professional gardeners and
landscape
contractors. Visit ProGardenBiz to find out how you can get a
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