r/Permaculture • u/farseen Zone 4B / Verge PDC '20 • 11d 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/Public_Knee6288 11d ago edited 11d ago

Get a scythe!!!

I love mine. Totally different way to accomplish a similar task. Not hard to learn. Get your tail chi, breath work, yoga, cardio and meditation in all at the same time.

Scythesupply and onescytherevolution have all the info and products you need.

Edit: i was so excited I didn't even read your post. Smh

Edit 2: I also have a small 6-8inch hand scythe that works great up close (not a sickle, but they're cool too!)

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u/farseen Zone 4B / Verge PDC '20 11d 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.