How do you handle grass under chain link fences?

[radcen]

How do you handle grass under chain link fences? (This question is obviously for people who have [or have had] lawns that abut chain link fences.)

Do you use a weed whacker? I hate trimming, and the fence tears up the cord, which get time consuming and frustrating to constantly stop and replace.

There are some specialty products available that you can put under the fence that act as a barrier, but they're excessively expensive. They don't look like they'd work as advertised, anyway.

Some people spray along the fence with a vegetation killer (i.e.: RoundUp, etc.), and reports are that it works well, but leaves a brown strip along the fence.

I've read online where some people have dug a trench the length of the fence and poured a concrete strip. That seems a bit excessive, but hey, if it works I can't criticize.

What do you do? I'm looking for suggestions and am interested in your experiences, what has worked well for you, or not worked well. I'm seriously considering the RoundUp route.

Thanks.

 

[Crovax]

pour a small trail of gas and oil mixed and it will kill the grass just along the fence line for years

 

[EMNofSeattle]

I just wack it, fishing line is cheap cheap cheap, I feel nothing about breaking it

 

[WorldWatcher]

How do you handle grass under chain link fences? (This question is obviously for people who have [or have had] lawns that abut chain link fences.)

Do you use a weed whacker? I hate trimming, and the fence tears up the cord, which get time consuming and frustrating to constantly stop and replace.

There are some specialty products available that you can put under the fence that act as a barrier, but they're excessively expensive. They don't look like they'd work as advertised, anyway.

Some people spray along the fence with a vegetation killer (i.e.: RoundUp, etc.), and reports are that it works well, but leaves a brown strip along the fence.

I've read online where some people have dug a trench the length of the fence and poured a concrete strip. That seems a bit excessive, but hey, if it works I can't criticize.

What do you do? I'm looking for suggestions and am interested in your experiences, what has worked well for you, or not worked well. I'm seriously considering the RoundUp route.

Thanks.

When the fence is installed, lay a standard 2x4 stud (1.5 inches) on the ground and mount the fencing so it is just over the stud. Once that section is attached remove the stud and go to the next section. That leaves "trimming" room underneath.


Prior planning and all that...



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[Quag]

Yup Whipper snipper is easiest way of taking care of the problem

 

[EdwinWillers]

One simple and cost-effective option is to put your grass clippings under the fence.

When you mow your lawn, bag the clippings and then spread them out by hand under the fence a couple of inches deep. You can make the clippings look decent / somewhat "manicured" or shaped by working them with your hands. Benefit is that any grass and/or weeds underneath will die off. The clippings will brown, but settle down and continue to control grass/weeds for months.

 

[Chagos]

I make a point of not smoking it in situ. Last time I got my face scratched.

 

[PIPEWRENCH]

I did the concrete strip. This also saved me the work of digging post holes. I set the poles right in the cement. I dug down 8 inches backfilled with gravel and poured my concrete on top of the ground. The concrete is 10" wide and 10" tall. The next year I put down 2 rows of timbers about 18" out from the concrete into the yard creating a flower bed the length of the fence. It is real easy and quick to weed-whack along the wood the little bit the lawn mower can't get. Plus it has created a wonderful flower bed for the better half to plant flowers in. WIN WIN

 

[countryboy]

How do you handle grass under chain link fences? (This question is obviously for people who have [or have had] lawns that abut chain link fences.)

Do you use a weed whacker? I hate trimming, and the fence tears up the cord, which get time consuming and frustrating to constantly stop and replace.

There are some specialty products available that you can put under the fence that act as a barrier, but they're excessively expensive. They don't look like they'd work as advertised, anyway.

Some people spray along the fence with a vegetation killer (i.e.: RoundUp, etc.), and reports are that it works well, but leaves a brown strip along the fence.

I've read online where some people have dug a trench the length of the fence and poured a concrete strip. That seems a bit excessive, but hey, if it works I can't criticize.

What do you do? I'm looking for suggestions and am interested in your experiences, what has worked well for you, or not worked well. I'm seriously considering the RoundUp route.

Thanks.

When weed whacking along a fence line you need to have a very light touch on the throttle. The line will last much longer.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

Get a bottle of Round Up, (spray bottle) spray just the grass you want to kill. With this method you will have a strip of dead grass. Then you can replace with flowers

 

[NonoBadDog]

How do you handle grass under chain link fences? (This question is obviously for people who have [or have had] lawns that abut chain link fences.)

Do you use a weed whacker? I hate trimming, and the fence tears up the cord, which get time consuming and frustrating to constantly stop and replace.

There are some specialty products available that you can put under the fence that act as a barrier, but they're excessively expensive. They don't look like they'd work as advertised, anyway.

Some people spray along the fence with a vegetation killer (i.e.: RoundUp, etc.), and reports are that it works well, but leaves a brown strip along the fence.

I've read online where some people have dug a trench the length of the fence and poured a concrete strip. That seems a bit excessive, but hey, if it works I can't criticize.

What do you do? I'm looking for suggestions and am interested in your experiences, what has worked well for you, or not worked well. I'm seriously considering the RoundUp route.

Thanks.

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