Remove Lawn Weeds Without Using Chemicals
Do you have weeds in your lawn? Would you like to remove them without using chemicals?
A couple of years ago we decided our lawn could do with a bit of TLC. Over the years we had taken our lawn for granted and not paid any attention to its upkeep apart from mowing as and when needed.
The lawn had started to become over run with daises, dandelions and other weeds so we decided it was time to take some action. We do not like to use chemicals so we decided to buy three tools to help us remove the weeds manually.
Daisy Grubber
The first of the weeds on our list to tackle were the daises. We love
the bigger varieties and have Shasta daisies in pots on the patio but lawn daises left unchecked will spread rapidly.
A daisy grubber is a hand tool that has a pair of flat tines or prongs with a gap in between. These are slid under the base of the daisy leaves, you then push down on the handle which due its design causes the prongs to pivot and lift out the daisy with roots intact. It's important to remove the plant and roots otherwise they will just re-grow.
Dandelion Trowel
Dandelions can be one of the most difficult weeds to permanently remove from your lawn. If you leave any roots behind when trying to pull them out, they will just re-grow again stronger than before.
A tool called a dandelion trowel helps solve this problem.
The trowel blade is shaped like a piece of pipe that has been cut lengthways in half. The blade is sharp on both edges and on the tip.
To use the trowel you push the blade into the ground near the base of the dandelion.
You then move the tool around the dandelion in a circle. Once the circle has been completed you can lift the dandelion out in plug of earth complete with the roots intact. Then fill in the holes with some top soil and apply some grass seed.
Deep Root Weeder
Although a dandelion trowel will remove some other long rooted weeds, there is another tool which can be used on these and does not require so much effort or leave such a big hole.
The deep root weeders head is a €V' shape with an internal v shaped blade. This is pushed deeply into the ground at the base of the weed and as with the daisy grubber uses a pivot action to remove the weed and its roots.
Any roots that go past the length of the weeder are severed by the internal blade. This means that it will take a fair while for the weed to re-surface.
A couple of years ago we decided our lawn could do with a bit of TLC. Over the years we had taken our lawn for granted and not paid any attention to its upkeep apart from mowing as and when needed.
The lawn had started to become over run with daises, dandelions and other weeds so we decided it was time to take some action. We do not like to use chemicals so we decided to buy three tools to help us remove the weeds manually.
Daisy Grubber
The first of the weeds on our list to tackle were the daises. We love
the bigger varieties and have Shasta daisies in pots on the patio but lawn daises left unchecked will spread rapidly.
A daisy grubber is a hand tool that has a pair of flat tines or prongs with a gap in between. These are slid under the base of the daisy leaves, you then push down on the handle which due its design causes the prongs to pivot and lift out the daisy with roots intact. It's important to remove the plant and roots otherwise they will just re-grow.
Dandelion Trowel
Dandelions can be one of the most difficult weeds to permanently remove from your lawn. If you leave any roots behind when trying to pull them out, they will just re-grow again stronger than before.
A tool called a dandelion trowel helps solve this problem.
The trowel blade is shaped like a piece of pipe that has been cut lengthways in half. The blade is sharp on both edges and on the tip.
To use the trowel you push the blade into the ground near the base of the dandelion.
You then move the tool around the dandelion in a circle. Once the circle has been completed you can lift the dandelion out in plug of earth complete with the roots intact. Then fill in the holes with some top soil and apply some grass seed.
Deep Root Weeder
Although a dandelion trowel will remove some other long rooted weeds, there is another tool which can be used on these and does not require so much effort or leave such a big hole.
The deep root weeders head is a €V' shape with an internal v shaped blade. This is pushed deeply into the ground at the base of the weed and as with the daisy grubber uses a pivot action to remove the weed and its roots.
Any roots that go past the length of the weeder are severed by the internal blade. This means that it will take a fair while for the weed to re-surface.
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