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Alternative to weedeating?
DH is lazy and hates to weedeat the fence and along the house. Any alternative suggestions, or do I tell him to stop being so lazy?
Re: Alternative to weedeating?
Time to sit him down and break the news to him. Or you could... first I have to ask, how lazy are YOU?
It won't cut itself, so somebody has to get on it.
Should have clarified,,, this was why he told me that he didn't do it. lol.
I would do it, but that would entail DH watching the baby. Again, we have issues with laziness...
You could install a mowing strip so that the lawn mower could take care of it.
of course, this is an expensive, potentially weird-looking (near a bed, fine, but against a fence would look odd)) option.
You could mulch along the fenceline and house so that you have a gradual edge that can be mowed over.
Any method that would reduce weedeating in the future is going to take some work upfront.
Is there something that he loves that you do? (Make a certain dinner or dessert or complete a chore that he hates to do...etc.) And then proposition him... "Honey, I know you really hate doing the weedeating, but it would really mean a lot to me." And when he does it, follow through on your end. And I would follow it up with... "I want you to know that I really appreciate your hard work on the lawn, and I made this dessert just for you."
It helps to feel appreciated. Everyone has an invisible sign over their head that says, "I want to feel important."
I agree with the other commenter about planting flowerbeds. This will look nice and you can plan your garden beds to have minimal weeds. I'd definitely recommend buying some landscape fabric to put down prior to planting as this will certainly help reduce weed growth and your husbands frustration towards yard work!
Gempler is a great source for landscape fabric..here's a link:
http://www.gemplers.com/landscape-fabric
Best of luck!