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I don't use Roundup anymore per se, but I do use something I picked up at Lowes. It's good for a whole season, and they ain't kiddin'. In fact I put it on last year about this time and some of it is still working. Roundup takes too long to activate and doesn't last long--maybe a week or so. And it's not that much cheaper than the seasonal stuff.
Murf did I spel everthing right?
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So I have to wonder, being the tinker that I am, what the perfect mechanical weed trimmer would be, if there is such a thing.
BTW, I experimented with replacing monofilament poly "string" with thin, stainless marine cable, and solid steel wire. I was amazed that neither lasted more than a few seconds around landscaping rocks. But it would be cool to use at night with all the sparks it made!
When I get some tinker time, I'm going to experiment with steel-corded rubber products as in car tires. My thinking is the poly string doesn't wear down as quickly on adbrasive things like rocks because it bounces off or absorbs shock before it has a chance to get abraded. With that in mind, I think rubber-encapsulated wire found in tire treads or lower sidewalls sliced thin in the shape of a flat, 2-bladed propellor may just work. I think it may be the best of both worlds--resilientcy(sp) of the rubber to bounce off rocks, and the constant sharpness of the wire inside to do the cutting. If you've ever ran your hand around a worn tire with just ONE exposed wire you know what I mean!
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Murf when you "ends" --how much of it? Comparatively, how long does the cable last versus poly?
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I have one of those roofer torches (I think it's 250,000 BTU).I tried it on the weeds we have. It takes more time effort and gas than it's worth. And it burns off only the growth that was exposed to direct and intense flame. Otherwise the weeds continue unaffected. Within a week they were growing back.
Murf, if flame-singing grass stunted growth, I wonder if the principle could be adapted to a wide, towbehind boom affair that would horizontally produce a controlled flame for golf courses greens.
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