Strimmer's Day

Last post 24-07-2012 9:22 PM by Billybob. 4 replies.

• 16/05/2012 08:41 AM

  paigetheoracle Location: Joined on: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 16

  Reply | Contact I find using the strimmer dangerous to my plants survival as I'm pretty clumsy, so I've come up with an answer that others might find useful, unless there is something on the market already that you know of?  What it is, is using fence wire that you get in 4" squares (vertical and horizontal bars, welded together).  I cut off about two squares in height, bend it round in a circle and clip the ends together.  Where I've cut off the bottom of the wire, these prongs I push into the soil, to hold the whole thing in place.  The strimmer hits the wire, not the plant and Bob's your uncle - no more gouged woody stems or accidentally beheaded softer plants.

• 13/06/2012 10:10 AM	In reply to
  Julie Location: London Joined on: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 410	Reply | Contact  sounds good!

• 05/07/2012 02:16 PM	In reply to
  UKgroundcare Location: Fife, UK Joined on: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 1	Reply | Contact I like the innovation here, plant attacks are one of the main casualties of strimming! http://www.sgm-uk.com

• 06/07/2012 03:29 PM	In reply to
  Kateh Location: Lancashire Joined on: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Fab idea :) I'm unbelievably clumsy, so anything that helps me cause less damage has to be good. lol.

• 24/07/2012 09:22 PM	In reply to
  Billybob Location: Joined on: 24 Jul 2012 Posts: 1	Reply | Contact  Hi,I dont know if this would suit you or not but my friend showed me his new one the other day and I thought it was amazing. It has a dome on it so this might protect your flowers. Heres the website to check it out www.hovertrimmer.com