edging

[danlawnser]

Do you guys edge beds with stick edgers or do you use just a weedeater? I have a walkbehind edger for driveways and sidewalks that I use to break an edge than I mainly can use the weedeater. I have been just using a weedeater to break edges on beds. I just was curious to hear what u mainly use that does the best to break an edge on flower beds. Thanks

[guntruck]

We never used to edge beds weekly when we cut. Then recently we did one on a customers request, it made it look much nicer then that 3" fescue hangin in the bed. It took a good bit of time considering she has many many beds. I think we will have to up the price of the account if this is to become a continual thing here the original qoute was for the lawn not bed maintenance.

[EJK2352]

I use the weedeater and do it weekly or biweekly depending on how fast the grass is growing. I cut the edges on concrete walks & drives w/ a blade edger and keep them maintained w/ the weedeater weekly. Asphalt drives always get done w/ the weedeater weekly also. ;) ED

[Scag48]

I always edge the sidewalks each week with my curved shaft trimmer. The beds I usually edge every week, but sometimes the edge doesn't need it so I just kinda pass it off 'til next week. I'm planning on getting an edger next year so I should have th best edges in town, wait, I already do, only because I'm the only one in town that does edging, go figure. I think edging attracts new customers. The clean, manicured look wins over the shaggy look. ;)

[vipermanz]

trimmer here too

[Craig Turf Management]

I edge all concrete surfaces with a stick edger. I edge beds with a string trimmer. Most of my properties get redefined with my bededger at the beginning of the mowing season, and the string keeps it looking pretty crisp the remainder of the year. All concrete surfaces get cut in twice per year with a walk behind edger.
Take care, Bill Craig:cool:

[GrassChopper]

Wow, I edge all driveways, sidewalks and beds with my stick edger every week. I also use the stick edger around trees and water meter covers or any other area where the grass breaks. I am pretty sure all the other LCOs around here do the same. It may be because we deal with mainly St. Augustine grass.

[Vandora Lawn & Landscape]

I break in sidewalks with stick and maintain with stick. I do new bed edges with edging machine and do two passes with string one vertical then one horizontal. Driveways with rounded edges get string trimmed.

[script]

I use stick edger on all walks and driveways, and string trimmer on all beds every week.

[kroll]

We define all edges with stick edger a couple
times a season if needed and maintain them wkly. with string trimmers & that handy dandy Edgit Gadget
http://www.edgit.com/

[scottt]

What does everyone do around trees when the mulch is just piled around the tree right on top of the lawn? I can't see using an edger as this would throw mulch all over the place. I only have this problem on two commercial accounts and they are bermuda, so the grass grows in the mulch really quickly. I have been hand pulling the bermuda every week. I would try some kind of chemical, but I don't have my license yet.

[kutnkru]

Line Trimmer.

Hope this helps.
Kris

[GrassChopper]

Scott, try using RoundUp or Predator. You don't need a license to apply these products as they are over-the-counter. The edger will throw the mulch, but if you do it properly, the amount is small.

[EJK2352]

Scott,
Spraying w/ Roundup is the answer, but GrassChopper is incorrect w/ his post, saying that they are over-the -counter and you don't need a license. You NEED a license if you are lawn applications for hire. Just because you can buy it without a license doesn't mean you can apply it without one. ED

[WeedWhacker69]

I edge the sidewalks and bed area's every time I mow because it makes the whole yard look better and it does'nt take that much time to do it. I would rather use my weed eater than a edger most of the time but that's just my opinon.

[bobbygedd]

ed is right. just because its over the counter doent mean u can apply with a license. ive bought dursban at kmart.......anyhow, u really edge the beds each week as part of the lawn cut? is this an extra charge or included in the cutting fee? we generally re edge beds each spring before applying new mulch, there is an extra charge for this too.

[accentlc]

I use a stick edger if it hasn't been done in a while and maintain with a string trimmer held vertically. It takes some practice to do a good job with a trimmer. I used an edgit for a while and that helped. Now I can do well with out the edgit.

If a product has an EPA # on it you need a license to apply it.

"We're easy to get a lawn with."

[scottt]

Thanks for the help. It looks like all I can do is hire a sub to spray or use and edger. Thanks again.

[danlawnser]

thanks also for the help