A word of warning - don't use it on weeds coming up through gravel, it will break! I use mine on the lawn, & find it works wonders, and seems to bring most of the root system up with it. If you have weeds coming up through gravel, I have a wolf-garten weeding knife, yes, you do have to get down on hands & knees, but it will remove EVERY bit of weed. The weed puller is great if you have a big lawn, just keep a bucket with an even mixture of grass seed, sand & potting compost to fill in the small holes (not craters in my opinion). Pop it in a used bread bag, & snip the corner off is the easiest way I've found to fill in the holes, bit like using a piping bag to ice a cake.
With 500 sq metres of lawn, I find mine invaluable,yes it can leave some root behind,but seems to depend on the soil conditions,comes out better when the soil is dampish underneath.
I have the Lakeland one with prongs that you twist & I find that works brilliantly.
Any foliage wraps around the prongs & it pulls nearly all of the deep roots out but is also so quick & easy to use that I use it even for small ones to save my back.
It then has a plunger bit you press to send the weed flying out.
I looked at the Fiskars one but it's so much heavier & I can't see the lever always being easy to use in cramped conditions, nor in loose soil beds. I can't imagine it working half as well as the one I have.
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A word of warning - don't use it on weeds coming up through gravel, it will break! I use mine on the lawn, & find it works wonders, and seems to bring most of the root system up with it. If you have weeds coming up through gravel, I have a wolf-garten weeding knife, yes, you do have to get down on hands & knees, but it will remove EVERY bit of weed. The weed puller is great if you have a big lawn, just keep a bucket with an even mixture of grass seed, sand & potting compost to fill in the small holes (not craters in my opinion). Pop it in a used bread bag, & snip the corner off is the easiest way I've found to fill in the holes, bit like using a piping bag to ice a cake.
I live and learn !
With 500 sq metres of lawn, I find mine invaluable,yes it can leave some root behind,but seems to depend on the soil conditions,comes out better when the soil is dampish underneath.
Hi Netherfield, I shall have to water the soil from underneath from now on !
I have the Lakeland one with prongs that you twist & I find that works brilliantly.
Any foliage wraps around the prongs & it pulls nearly all of the deep roots out but is also so quick & easy to use that I use it even for small ones to save my back.
It then has a plunger bit you press to send the weed flying out.
I looked at the Fiskars one but it's so much heavier & I can't see the lever always being easy to use in cramped conditions, nor in loose soil beds. I can't imagine it working half as well as the one I have.
I have one and find it really works, means you can work around the lawn quickly.
cheers
Justin
www.durhamgardener.co.uk