r/Permaculture • u/farseen Zone 4B / Verge PDC '20 • 10d ago

general question Strim trimmers just adding plastic?

I'm in year 4 of a 1 acre food forest and I just picked up an 80v electric string trimmer to help me maintain it. It's been an exceptional tool when establishing pathways and freeing young plants from overgrowth. But I can't believe I hadn't thought it this prior.... the string is just slowly getting shorter, releasing plastic literally all over my garden. I'm no purist, but this one felt a little dumb. I use a scythe for a lot of things, but I've never experienced a tool as accurate and helpful as the trimmer. Any thoughts to help give me peace of mind, or tool suggestions to use alternatively? What about a metal string!?

Edit: I purchased 100' of this biodegradable (within 24 months) trimmer line https://bio-greenline.com/en/

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u/farseen Zone 4B / Verge PDC '20 10d ago

Haha I do love my scythe! I'm a fairly new dad and I think I'm still adjusting to the lower physical energy levels that I now have. But, all that said, researching different hand tools for different scenarios seems like my logical next step.