[VaSteve]

For years I have run the weedeater around the curbs,s driveway, plants boxes and what not FIRST, then run the mower and finally popped a beer.

I finally did the first cut of the season this past weekend, and I realize that I'm scalping the lawn with my weedeating technique. (The old one broke and I got a newer, heavier, better? one). Thus, I think I'm overdoing it. Anyhow, my other issue was that if I mowed first, the wheels would mat down the very grass I wanted to weedeat.

Last fall the Scotts guys sold me on a fertilizer package and told me I was cutting it too short with the mower as well. So I raised the deck and it really did make a difference.

Your thoughts? Standard suburban 1/3 acre lot. Push mowed.