Edger damages concrete corner

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When the guys who cut my grass do the edging, the power edger chips away an inside corner of a walkway. Is there another way to edge a corner like that without damaging it, other than with a pair of shears? (Don't want to use a weed whacker either, since that cuts the grass down too short.) I had the walkway painted, and all of the gray concrete you see is what they've done since then. Thanks.
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The weed eater is hard to control. They do that elsewhere--along a patio, where it creates a beveled edge in the grass, which is so short that it's dying. Also, it doesn't create a channel in the ground, and it's kind of messy--it rips the grass apart. I'm trying to get them to stop using the weed eater and just use the edger. Wondering if it's possible to avoid damaging the concrete.
 
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I think that an electric weed eater is not the best option in your situation if you value your concrete. It's just a start really, the edger will destroy it at all. You understand that you are not happy with experience using a spray weed killer. But did you try using a granulated one? You can read a comparing characteristic of the best ones here https://homemakerguide.com/best-weed-killer/. I use Roundup Weed and Grass Killer Super Concentrate because it fits my lawn the best.
 
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A weed eater is not the problem--they're using an edger. However they'll be using clippers for the corner itself in the future. I would never use Roundup--it destroys the earth, and it's toxic for the applier and the homeowner. Bayer just agreed to an (insultingly low) $11B settlement on a large suit by plaintiffs harmed by non-Hodgkins lymphoma. There are other nonselective weedkillers that are much less toxic, such as ammonium nonanoate (ammonia soap of fatty acids).
 
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One gallon of 5% vinagar one cup of granulated salt desolved in the vinagar and 2 teaspoons of dish soap.
Spray on th earea you no longer want the grass, May have to do a second applation You can buy a stronger vinagar but I have found 5% works fine for most areas.

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Glad it works for you, but I found it wasn't strong enough. However, it's off-topic for this thread.
 

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