Reclaiming new garden space
Wild brambles eat through the Stihl FS-90R trimmer line pretty fast, but it's worth it for the extra garden space we've reclaimed this year.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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I have also been reclaiming land that is cover in briars and enormous weeds. I have found two options that have worked very well. I use a brush blade on the weedwacker, it saves on string as well as not leaving bits of plastic all over. The other option that have been favoring this year is a scythe with a short heavy brush blade, the advantage is I can do this with the kids around because it is quiet and does not throw stuff all over. I have found that with a sharp blade it is faster that the string trimmer. The other nice thing is that with a scythe I am comfortable trimming very close to fruit trees without the risk of damaging the tree. The scythe supply company in Perry, Me is a great source of equipment.