Who else feels like they'd rather maintain grass than xeriscape (zeroscape) areas? Picking weeds takes way longer and is more tedious than sitting back on a riding lawn mower with a cold beer... This torch helped with that, but still...
The weed torch is a great tool, but you do NOT want to just incinerate the weeds initially - that just gets rid of the foliage but does NOT kill the roots! They will grow back stronger than they were initially. The correct technique is to lightly heat each weed just to the point that the foliage wilts, and then wait for them (several days) to die from the foliage down to the roots. The wilted foliage will stress the plants to kill the roots more than completely incinerating the foliage, believe it or not. Then, once the foliage has turned brown after a few days, you can come back and completely incinerate the dead weeds.
Thank you for this wonderful advice! My husband and I have actually been doing this wrong, however we do follow-up with bleach to kill the roots. But if your method of wilting the foliage kills the roots, that will save us the trouble of following up with the bleach. So much time and money spent on this annual task!!
from what ive read too your suppose to lightly water the ground too to "boil" the water in the ground around it while not completely burning the leafs so it keeps using energy to try to grow and eventually kills itself
Except the the link to this type of Preen and Roundup is a huge red flag. Both contain herbicides, one of which was banned in the entire EU years ago and the other is banned in a lot of the EU along with a list of other countries. Only Preen Natural Vegetable Garden Weed Preventer is environmentally friendly since it is made from corn gluten.
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Hello my friend. It's a good idea to burn weeds instead of picking them or cutting them. The torch is also very strong and burning. See you. greetings. thank you for sharing.
I am impressed. You get exactly how to use this. Now I can use your video to help a friend understand. I grew up on a farm 30 yrs ago and we did the same thing but with a much larger flame. Enjoy your day and thank you again.
Wow! You’re one of the lucky ones. Yours works. I can’t clearly put into words how frustrating it is following directions and it lights for .5 a second and nothing. It’s good at blowing it’s own flame out. I’ve literally adjusted the propane levels on the dial.
Yeah I’m sick and tired of pulling weeds in the FL heat every 2 weeks from 3 plant beds. Im done getting fried in the sun, I prefer to fry em to a crisp instead 😃
Absolutely the ONLY way to keep huge gravel driveways weed free! I have nuked my large driveway 4X’s using Round Up & other supposed weed killers, yet they refuse to die. Bought the torch, & now my driveway is finally weed free!!! Thanks for the great video!!!
Safer and doesn’t hurt dogs. I get that. The poison you recommended using is contradictory to what you are saying. Going to skip the poison, the burning is fantastic though.
When a guy hits the urinal, anything more than two shakes afterwards is just playing with it. Get a torch you can attach to a 20lb tank. Otherwise you’re just playing.
lol. yea man I should have gotten a larger one for my size gravel driveway. If I had still been on a small lot in a normal neighborhood, this small one would do the trick.
Who else feels like they'd rather maintain grass than xeriscape (zeroscape) areas?
Picking weeds takes way longer and is more tedious than sitting back on a riding lawn mower with a cold beer...
This torch helped with that, but still...
I had the same thought after putting in a rock lawn… spending so much time with weeds
The weed torch is a great tool, but you do NOT want to just incinerate the weeds initially - that just gets rid of the foliage but does NOT kill the roots! They will grow back stronger than they were initially. The correct technique is to lightly heat each weed just to the point that the foliage wilts, and then wait for them (several days) to die from the foliage down to the roots. The wilted foliage will stress the plants to kill the roots more than completely incinerating the foliage, believe it or not. Then, once the foliage has turned brown after a few days, you can come back and completely incinerate the dead weeds.
Thanks so much, had my torch for years and never was told this👍🏾
Thank you for this wonderful advice! My husband and I have actually been doing this wrong, however we do follow-up with bleach to kill the roots. But if your method of wilting the foliage kills the roots, that will save us the trouble of following up with the bleach. So much time and money spent on this annual task!!
wow never knew this
from what ive read too your suppose to lightly water the ground too to "boil" the water in the ground around it while not completely burning the leafs so it keeps using energy to try to grow and eventually kills itself
I like the idea of removing weeds without chemicals that wash into the watershed!
yea! Since we're near a lake, keeps the environment a little nicer.
Except the the link to this type of Preen and Roundup is a huge red flag. Both contain herbicides, one of which was banned in the entire EU years ago and the other is banned in a lot of the EU along with a list of other countries. Only Preen Natural Vegetable Garden Weed Preventer is environmentally friendly since it is made from corn gluten.
Hello my friend.
It's a good idea to burn weeds instead of picking them or cutting them. The torch is also very strong and burning. See you. greetings. thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
I am impressed.
You get exactly how to use this.
Now I can use your video to help a friend understand.
I grew up on a farm 30 yrs ago and we did the same thing but with a much larger flame.
Enjoy your day and thank you again.
This is one of the reasons why fire type is super effective against grass type! 😆
Wow! You’re one of the lucky ones. Yours works. I can’t clearly put into words how frustrating it is following directions and it lights for .5 a second and nothing. It’s good at blowing it’s own flame out. I’ve literally adjusted the propane levels on the dial.
I had the same problem
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Watch that video , there is a safety on the propane , I have to turn it on slowly
Yeah I’m sick and tired of pulling weeds in the FL heat every 2 weeks from 3 plant beds. Im done getting fried in the sun, I prefer to fry em to a crisp instead 😃
I wonder how much propane I need for a 2*20 foot space of unwanted grass
It looks great! I really need to get me one of those!
No more pulling weeds! And it's a little more fun lol
I'm pretty late to this, but thanks for the video! Question - doesn't the torch leave scorch marks on your gravel and sidewalks?
I'm wondering the same thing
That will definitely do the trick! Enjoyed the video!
Thanks! Still starting to wish I had more grass and less rock so I could just mow it haha
@@KellyConcepts well there is always that lol
So this will give lasting results? I have so many constantly reappearing, it’s a neighbourhood problem...
It looks like an awesome find. Thanks for the share!
thanks for checking it out!
Absolutely the ONLY way to keep huge gravel driveways weed free! I have nuked my large driveway 4X’s using Round Up & other supposed weed killers, yet they refuse to die. Bought the torch, & now my driveway is finally weed free!!! Thanks for the great video!!!
The way this worked for me, unless the weeds are just tiny new babies, it’s pretty futile. Older weeds just gro back immediately.
Thank you! Nice property
The best thing with this is you will not get cancer...
The down side is now you can’t have the weeds in your salad.
Yea! My dogs need to live as long as I do
There's about a thousand other ways to get cancer. Don't be fooled.
Want to come do my house? The patio could use some love! NC isn't too far from GA... 😉
Haha maybe one day for a collab!
@@KellyConcepts Ha - deal! ;)
Safer and doesn’t hurt dogs. I get that. The poison you recommended using is contradictory to what you are saying. Going to skip the poison, the burning is fantastic though.
It actually does, I accidentally scorched the hair off of mine because of not paying attention. At least it wasn't as bad as poison though.
Great job👏
How long does that can last?
I had it running for about a full hour before it died out on me, and that was on full blast. Not bad!
I don't know about a flame thrower and flip flops...
I was wondering about that too! And the toddler in the background...
I've used the Elon Musk flamethrower, it is pretty cool and I am sure it would work just as well :)
the gasoline probably digs into the soil a little better on the flamethrower, that would be ideal!
Great video and thanks for the info but maybe wear proper shoes when dealing with any all yard work. Keep up the great work!
There is an old saying in China: 野火烧不尽, 春风吹又生......
that's what i always say
Watch your toes bro 😮
I was afraid you might burn your feet. You need to wear shoes while doing this.
But it doesn't kill all root system. Certainly better than using freaking roundup.
When a guy hits the urinal, anything more than two shakes afterwards is just playing with it. Get a torch you can attach to a 20lb tank. Otherwise you’re just playing.
lol. yea man I should have gotten a larger one for my size gravel driveway. If I had still been on a small lot in a normal neighborhood, this small one would do the trick.
Yeah the propane is safer while you spray the poisons. anyway,...