weed pulling tricks

I hate hate hate pulling weeds. I have a weed hound tool for pulling weeds from the lawn and notice it pulls the dandilionbs outta the grass more easily when the grass is long...therefore I like to do it before it's cut.

Do you have any weed pulling tips or tricks? :toetap05:

 

The only trick I know of, is to pull them just after watering. Then they're not as tough to pull up.
love,
mom

 

thanks that's a good one to know.

 

We were all ask by our horticulture professor first day of classes when was the best time to pull a weed? Guess what the correct answer was.

Answer: When you see one.

I weed by hand. You don't have to carry any extra tools. I basically grasp them as close to the crown as I can and give them a slight twist and pull.

I've been known to use a weedeater as well just to keep things under control in large areas. If I can keep the Johnson grass from seeding I can control it. And there's too much around the fringe of my property to handpull or dig all of it.

 

when it was full of buds

 

Using hot boiling water is useful in killing weeds since you're actually boiling their root sytems. It's only good for around edges though or rock gardens, otherwise you'll be boiling your other plantlife. After you pour the hot water on the weeds, they start turning brown, making it very easy to pull up. You have to be sure the water is poured onto the weeds directly and enough of it to saturate and penetrate into the roots.

 

Yum. Dandelions.

 

one word dude. Weedeater

 

that hot water thing worked great !! arty:

 

dude im tellin yea just hit the bed with a weedeater, rake up the weeds, then dig up the dirt with a hook.

 

do you really need a lawn free of dandelions? really?

Maybe you could think of cycling your grass instead of keeping it perpetually juvenile by mowing. that would help the planet. and you can eat the dandelions.

 

hi everyone! I am a landscaper and i have found that the best way to pull weeds is to actually get on your hands and knees and pull them by hand. The return rate of weeds is very small because you pull out all of the components of the roots if you do it by hand. I know it can get tedious but that is half the fun of gardening! All of those shortcut tools are a huge waste of money. You will rarely see a landscaper use any tool that takes out weeds, and if you do, you should question whether you should continue using them. The biggest rule of thumb that i can think of for any kind of gardening is to never take any sort of short cuts. Also, invest in a copy of the farmers almanac, they have all sorts of useful information in them that is based on natural cycles. It is required reading for any gardener in my opinion.