Trimming Fountain Grass With Duct Tape & Bungee Cords
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- When it comes to fountain grass or pampas grass, the annual pruning can be a real mess. In this video I experiment with a few different methods of bundling this hearty ornamental grass.
While a follow-up video in the works will show more of the dark side of trimming these types of grasses (read: everything goes wrong and it is mostly my fault!), this video should serve as a quick and entertaining overview of the process and how to trim pampas, fountain, or ornamental grasses.
Also, not mentioned in the video, but my brother can be seen assisting in blowing the property, and also let me burn the debris at his house, so no trip to the dump (or embarrassing conversations about duct tape on the fountain grass) was needed!
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Hey Brad its Russell. We talked a few months back and you gave me some good advice. I just wanted to say thanks for all your vids. You are
one of the UA-camrs that I have really learned a lot from and you were one of the ones that motivated me to start my own channel 2 days ago!
As I told you before your awesome at branding your business and I am going to try the same thing. When the grass starts growing here in Atlanta. I hope to put out a vid or so a week, but going to do some equipment vids the next few weeks. Take care.
Great to talk to you again, Russell, and that is awesome! Congrats on starting out! Looking forward to your videos :)
Nice! I love the idea of the tape holding the debris together after the cut too. I can't imagine dump sites having an issue with this. Guess it just depends on the attendee. Good idea👍
Thanks, I wish I could take credit for it though! :)
Well I know what I will be doing this weekend. Great video.
Haha, I hope it goes smoothly for you! ;) Thanks for watching!
Wow mate what a fantastic idea I am going to try this out for sure! Thanks so much for making and sharing the video!
I use a grass cutting wheel on my string trimmer, works great! Allows you to stand up and really gives you great control of the cutting. Cuts right thru it. I trim around the bottom of the plant first to get all stragglers and then trim the head down. Hope that helps you, Sir. Clean up, I don't use anything to tie up the plant. Just pick it up best I can. Cheers.
Hey, that is a good idea too! Any brand names or product names you could offer that I could research?
@@CopperCreekCuts you can purchase the Echo blade attachment kit at Home Depot and they do come with grass blades. There are many variations of blade designs, you just need to find one that suits landscaping needs. I use many different kinds from grass blades to small sapling blades. Good luck, Sir. Your back will thank you.
cracking job right there, yeah I have used bungees on Cordyline in the past.
Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it! I don't think we have much cordyline locally, does it just hold all the leaves up so you can trim it in a similar way?
I use twine (biodegradable) that works for my cities mulch/compost pile.
Me too:)
Does it take a long time to tie the knots in them?
@@CopperCreekCuts Just takes a few seconds, and I precut the twine to length so I don't have to cut each piece on the job.
@@CopperCreekCuts I just use 2 square knots since I leave the twine on.
Please, no more amputee relatives for me (Shaun). My husband just likes to set mine on fire while he's lighting his grill and call it pruning. Also, this was extremely satisfying 😁
Burning it? Now there's an idea! ;)
Brad that is genius! Clean and neat! Also still love watching you 😊 handsome
Thanks for the kind words, but I can't take credit, I saw it on Top Notch Lawns channel!
Nice job Brad. That looks real nice. You need more bungee cords. Ohhhh yea, you missed the green weed.😂. Nice video 👍👍👍
LOL At the end of that job I was so frazzled I will take it if I only missed the one weed! ;)
@@CopperCreekCuts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hey Brad, Yeah Duct Tape works well & LOL 🤣 The Ending of your Video for next Episode .... I Thought you weren't gonna Be Happy Bent Over for a Long Period of Time Putting Duct Tape around those Fountain Grasses 😂 Tedious Process 🙄 Thanks for Sharing Brother 🇺🇸
SOOOO tedious! That plus another dozen reasons XD
LOL 😆 I Bet Their was ✌🏻
Great end result!
Thank you! :)
Wow! Looking good! 👀👍🏻
You can get around 200 feet of twine for around 3 dollars, and it's completely biodegradable.
Great job and very nice results
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words! :)
leg guards on trimmer are a real pain, intresting and looked a good way to trim, could you tire them up with raffa or natural string, as the waste tip here too wouldn't like the tap.
Great video brad 👍👍
You aren't kidding! They get hung up on everything. I guess I could tie them up with that. Maybe next time. Thanks for watching! :)
We've only tried bungees and twine- we found that twine was a lot more time effective than the bungees, but we will have to try the duct tape out sometime. Great video!
Hi ladies! I experienced a lot of issues with the bungees as well, those frustrations are borne out in the upcoming episode of this! :(
Large zip ties are also a great option.
Didn't think of that, but those would probably work as well!
Wow, good job!
Awesome video
Thank you, I appreciate it! :)
Great way to tackle this! What month should this be done?
I am not sure, I have always done it a bit before spring, Feb/March time frame. Probably depends on your area though.
nice work mate
Thank you, I appreciate that! :)
Nice job well done!
Thank you for that, I appreciate it! :)
Wow that's GREAT!
Thank you! :)
Just wondering why you didn't just bungee 12 then cut them and bungee the next ones and so on? Good video. My neighbor just grabs and cuts with a machete.
I tend not to like to work in 'batches'. Think of Henry Ford and the assembly line, the quickest way to do something is one function at a time. At least that was my theory, not sure if it applies :D
@@CopperCreekCuts I gotcha. I didn't know if it was that or another reason. I get it though.
On my pampas grass I use a natural fiber twine and tie it and cut it.
That is a pretty good idea, too! Do you waste a lot of time cutting it to length?
@@CopperCreekCuts oh no. It comes in a spool. You can buy it here in 500 yard lengths for $1 at the dollar store. If you compost it the twine rots just like the grass. After trying different things over the years it has been the fastest and easiest way I have found trimming decorative grass.
The best video ever 👏👏👍👍👍
Very impressive 👍🏾
How much should someone charge for each of those
Nice 👍🏾 what range of money is charged ?
Thank you! I would do it the same as anything, desired hourly rate for the job X estimated time to complete the work and dispose of debris.
I don't do a lot of those, we have them but I just haven't did many.
Same here, not very many around my area!
Good job. There always so messy
nice, no more nipped fingers. lol.
Haha, yes, let's keep that down to a minimum! ;)
What about painters tape?
Congratulations on the intelligence friend 👏👏👏👏
Haha, many thanks, I appreciate it! :)
Nice now I know a better way
Thank you for watching! I think it takes a while to get good at, it was kind of cumbersome when I did it at first.
Marathon Watching 9/27/21 Get that pesky grass cut , with the help of some strange items for lawn care...
It’s a pant guard.
Thanks for watching!
I run mine over with the mower 😂. Seems to work.
XD Too funny! I might have to try that next year! ;)
@@CopperCreekCuts just set the blades on the highest setting and let it rip
Dangerous idea and not for the timid. IF you found that you were doing more of this trimming, what about taking an old mower and replacing the wheels to get a higher then normal cut. Might be able to mulch and bag the cuttings in one pass. Needs to be high enough to be effective cut and not disturb or pickup the mulch of the bed. One problem is that the long grass may wrap around the blade spindle stalling the mower. Again Dangerous but might quicken the job with little investment.
Pretty clever idea! I doubt I will ever go through the effort of trying (not because I think it is a bad idea, just because I am lazy), but I like it! :)
Here is another, most likely more useful. Think of old cartoons with a dog catcher. They have a long pole with a loop on the end to go around the dogs neck. (Maybe an alligator catcher?) But take the pole, get a chain to go around the plant, and fasten it with a key hole catch back to the pole. Cut and repeat. No tying knots, no taping, and the chain does not cut if hit and the pole would keep the helper at a safe distance. (Key hole catch might be seen on the end of trailers, oblong hole to slide chain through and a small end to catch the link)
Looking good but i think that the plants come from the family of miscanthus grasses its translated with Google translator
You might be right! I don't actually know much about these types of plants/grasses. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)
@@CopperCreekCuts no Problem, i like your work
WOW
Agreed! ;)
Did you ever get in trouble lol
No, my brother actually let me burn everything on his burn pile! Disaster averted! ;)
I have that crap hard to cut
Please stop using duct tape on your green waste and just throwing them out together.
Probably not great for the environment! Thanks for watching and commenting!
We can do without the noise/music...
First
Oh yeah! :)
Great job!
Thank you for watching and commenting! :)