Weed Whacking - Love it or Hate it?

Okay, we pretty much love it - but we know why folks hate it.  Weed whacking is super dangerous when you're trying to do "detail" whacking around a beloved tree or bush - trust me.

However, in our garden, we've discovered the joys of clear boundaries.  If I'm going to garden an area, I keep it quite clean and well-contained.  If I'm going to leave an area to go wild or grow some grass...I try to keep it very much ALL wild so I can weed whack with ease.

Here's an example of something we did this year that is working so far.  We wanted to set up our grapes in an area that has been devoted to grass.  Rather than toil and create beds that would increase the amount of space needing to be "hand" weeded...we put them into wine barrels!

Now, as they aren't staked up yet, I still needed to be a little careful this week when I whacked - but all in all, it was super easy to manage this area in about 30 minutes!

I think that trying things out and experimenting with what seems to make sense for YOUR family is always a great way to go!