Best way to get the edge round around my trees
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Best thing to do is to dig that oak out... Just kidding... Kind of
I use my edger or string trimmer and it goes pretty quick. I recently got a bed redifner and it makes a little trench like a shovel or spade would do but it hooks up to my Stihl Kombi system
I use my edger or string trimmer and it goes pretty quick. I recently got a bed redifner and it makes a little trench like a shovel or spade would do but it hooks up to my Stihl Kombi system
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What about tying a bowline around the middle and then measuring out the desired radius? Dig to that distance from the center all the way around.
+1 this method works well, it's how I've always built my tree rings.Movingshrub said:
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Once you have made a new circle around your tree, one thing I learned when trying to edge a perfect circle with a trimmer is to make sure your line is shorter. You can make smoother curves this way. If your line is long, you will have trouble getting it cleaned and may make a new angle.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions.I ended up raking up the mulch towards the trunk of the tree and using a spade shovel to make the edges better.Not perfect,but a lot better.I did notice that the Latitude 36 I cut out to make the edges doesn't have deep roots compared to my 419 that I have dug out to put some Bamboo trees in the backyard.
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