Won't this completely fail on any weed with a tap root more than a couple inches below surface? Won't it just break off the stem?
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My soil might be harder than average, but this this device simply wasn't strong enough to penetrate it. I had to return it.
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No, you'll find that it is really effective on weeds with taproots, such as dandelions. You'll have the most success when the lawn is somewhat damp following some rainfall...and the trick is to ease it back, extracting the root a bit slowly. Even if some of the taproot breaks off, it would be some time before the weed could regenerate.
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No. It is amazing how deep of a root it will pull up. It pulls out really deep roots with no problem.
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Absolutely not. just press down on foot and push down...gets roots 8+inches roots. Best results with dry to moist soil. Buy it, use it, you can not go wrong. Sherry E. Huff
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It does work really well getting out large weeds until it breaks. It has been 9 months and I still never got my replacement for Fiskars.
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I think you can get it pretty close. You just put the shortest stem onto it.
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mine broke before i found out, but i think , yes. big weeds, thin soil, surrounding grass. all factors.
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Hi, My husband thinks that you may not get enough pressure or volume of water. However, he also thinks with 1/2 inch pipe, it would work. It's worth a shot. Happy planting.
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In very hard, dry soil this instrument would not do a good job. It needs to get down, grab the weed and then pull it out. It the soil is hard and dry the week will break and you would not be able to pull it out. Works better with a wet soil.
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The crank is used to raise and lower the ladder and sometimes gets stuck. We have pushed it down several times until it catches in the right place and it still works with the crank. However, if you did it all the time and roughly, I think it would break eventually.
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I have only really used the spray portion on the weeds. Hard to guess how high it would spray. Depends on how direct or wide your spray is I guess.
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I have used it on bermuda grass and just about every other weed and it works well. I do cheat a little and make it double the strength recommended. This allows me to spray the weed just a little (half or so of the weed) and it will die. While it works well on weeds it will also kill anything that gets sprayed. If you get some spray on a plant you need to wash it off or cut the leaf off.
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Maybe if the roots are down deep enough to escape the poison. I tried to kill grass around some sedum plants. It didn't do anything to the grass, but almost killed the sedums.
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Its a soil amendment so your using a small amount mixed into a large amount of dirt then slowly released. i've used way over recommended amount and just had super awesome root structure. so no i dont think so. i've used it on lots of things. everything is thriving. bought it for cannabis and used it on tons of things.
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I wouldn't. Put down a thick weed barrier. That may not be the "right" way, but that's what I would do :)
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Not great. If it's too long it will push it down before it cuts it. If you have heavy dandelions, it doesn't do well either. I mow our lawn pretty regularly so this doesn't happen, but it is something to watch out for.
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Yes, I've read that it works, but ONLY on a LIVING, FRESHLY CUT stump. I remember reading someone else's post that, if you want to kill the stump, you need to apply this weed killer to the stump immediately after cutting the plant/bush/tree. If you wait too long, the plant forms a 'scab' (I don't remember the correct term) and then the weed killer will NO LONGER work. Depending on the size of the stump, you could apply the weed killer with a cotton swab, a foam brush or a bristle brush. You just have to apply it promptly! If the stump is still alive - and it hasn't 'scabbed over', yet - then the stump should suck the weed killer down to the roots, killing the stump.
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Only if you are real careful... this stuff kills everything -- broad leaf, grasses, weeds and of course vegetables -- if you get it on a leaf it goes right to the root ... kills the entire plant.. I have used it in open areas around bushes and scrubs but never very close as it will kill the roots also ... me I would not us in a garden...
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I had a 55 gallon barrel elevated about 4 feet above the timer.. It seemed to work,,the water got out to all the plants..I even dropped it in a water bucket,, it dried out and still worked..
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It has a feature where when you stop the weed wacker, it automatically lets out the correct amount of string needed. I bought mine last summer and I'm still ok for string (although I plan to buy a refil soon).
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My guess is probably not. I don't believe you would be able to precisely and accurately be able to hone in on the stem of a weed well enough to make it worthwhile for that purpose. I do believe that the gripper area would be strong enough to grip a weed stem and pull it, it would just take a GREAT amount of coordination on the users part to be able to maneuver it that accurately.