Fiskars Weed Puller

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This is because dry soil shrinks and compacts around the roots. Sure, you can still pull out the weed, but some of the roots may remain where they’ll start growing again. The Fiskars foot peddles extremely easy to push down, which we put down to the quality and internal device used! The Stainless steel is also polished and guarantees no rust. Wilkinson Sword are so confident that this product comes with a 10-year guarantee which we should put some buyers’ minds at ease – I don’t personally know anyone in my gardening community that has had to claim on this warranty – it’s vastly overbuilt for small weeds and a quality lifetime tool! Pros

It has the same niggles as the other models – if you hit stones you damage the tines and the stones can stop the tines (or prongs if you prefer) from engaging and actually grabbing the weed. This is very much a your soil problem, not the tool problem – it’ the limit of any tool in this range of weed pullers and by design can’t be fixed. Pros Remove the weed puller from the ground, then with a little pressure on the orange section of the handle you can release the claws and drop the weed. Generally designed for the older generation and others who might have other issues when it comes to being on your knees—designed with a long handle, proven to be easy on your shoulders when pulling out weeds from your garden.

Well for a start the smaller weeds are a problem – if you haven’t got a little hand weeder then you’re not going to get them. The very best weeder for the small stuff is without question the Wilkinson Sword 1111126W Steel Hand Weeder Long handled weed puller Foot pedal vs push and twist Neat and compact, the Gardena Combisystem Patio Weeder is another weed puller that I was eager to put to the test. It has a contemporary design that initially looks a little complicated, but I was surprised at how easy it was to use. This tool can be used for sawing, digging plugs, measuring, shovelling and even opening bottles! It has handy measurements which means planting bulbs accurately is much easier, and I’m confident it would do most of these jobs very well. But we’re here to talk about its ability to remove weeds. I tested this tool in my raised beds, as it was compact enough to get to the weeds in between the plants.

I feel the negative responses on the plastic parts breaking is probably that the people using it are trying to extract weeds from dry hard ground, a task they were never designed to do. Many people often don't realise their own strength, thus they break their weed pullers. Like every similar device, this weed puller will leave holes in the lawn as the claws grab chunks of soil too. Given that dandelion roots can grow as deep as 8 inches, I don’t think watering the lawn to soften up the ground is viable unless you have a tiny garden. Otherwise, it would be best to wait until there’s been a day or two of rain. If you live in the UK, I doubt you’ll have to wait long! It Only Works in Lawns and FlowerbedsThe downside of a short handle is that you will need to be close to the ground; therefore, these may not be the best weeding tools for people who have difficulty kneeling or bending. Straight out of the box, I noticed that it’s surprisingly lightweight. The handle is made from plastic, which keeps the weight down, although Fiskars are keen to emphasise that the handle is glass-fibre reinforced!