Weeding is probably the least favorite of all gardeners and landowners. Unfortunately, a healthy, nutrient-rich soil is not only valued by flowers and crops as a location, but also that unloved plants such as dandelion there like and multiply quickly. With the right weeds, however, all sorts of garden weeds can be quickly and easily removed and prevented from further spreading. The specialized trade offers different tasks for different tasks weeder for perfectly maintained beds and paths.

Which weeder are suitable for which work?

As with almost all tools, there are also special equipment for different jobs and weeds. The most common ones are scraper, Hangers and cookers for weeds with taproot.

Joint scraper – weed-free joints without much effort

With stone or concrete slab designed paths and surfaces often have very many joints in which grassesand Moose nest. Often one sees the owners how they burn away the weeds with gas burners from the joints. However, this method ensures only a short-term success, since only the above-ground, visible parts of the plants are flattened. The root area can be detected and burned by the burner flame akum. The result is that the weeds reappear after a short time and spread further. A much longer-lasting success is achieved with a joint scraper, which can penetrate deep into the joint depending on the blade or tip shape and is thus able to remove at least most of the root system with. If the cleaned joints are subsequently poured out with strongly salted water, the joints often remain free of weeds for several months.

Iron jacks – quickly clear large areas of weeds

A jester is part of the basic equipment of every gardener. With no one else weeder larger areas can be freed from shallow-rooted weeds faster and more easily. The broad and sharp blade glides through the ground at a depth of only a few centimeters without much effort and releases weeds and root system from the ground. It is important that the blade is sharp. If there are many stones in the ground, the blade can become dull relatively quickly. Of the weeder but then it is not useless. The blade can be like a knife with one sharpeneror a whetstone can be sharpened if necessary.

The multi-star iron handle HO-M 15 from WOLF-Garten has a working width of 15 cm. The width is optimal for quickly weeding large areas and narrow enough to reliably remove weed between flowers and vegetable rows. In case of heavy wear, the blade can be easily replaced by loosening a screw against a new, sharp blade. Wolf grants a 10-year warranty on the jacks.

Cookie Cutter – the perfect weeder for weeds with deep roots

For some weeds, it is not enough to remove the aerial parts of the plants and part of the roots. Weeds with so-called tap roots such as dandelions, if possible, should be outcropped with the whole, deep into the ground root. If a larger part of the root remains in the soil, the weeds sprout again after a short time. With a cookie cutter, deeply rooted weeds on beds and lawns can be easily removed while standing.

With only three tools, every gardener is perfectly equipped to withstand virtually every weed in the garden. A joint scraper, a jib and a cookie cutter belong in each toolshed, For which manufacturer and which model one chooses, is a matter of personal preference and experience with other tools from the same manufacturer. Particularly useful are jerkers that are equipped with a quick-change system, for example from Wolf or Garden. Then, in most cases, existing stems can be used and no separate tool handle needs to be purchased for the offender.