Weed wands and weed pullers are a great way to remove unwanted weeds from your lawn. To help you know when you should use each of these, we have put together a guide on the do’s and don’ts of weed pullers and weed wands.
Firstly, let’s look at what weed wands are and when they are best used. Weed wands are a stick that disperses herbicides to a small, selected area of your lawn. These sticks are usually around 1 metre tall, eliminating the need for you to bend or kneel to treat weeds. Weed wands are used to precisely apply herbicides. They are mostly used in situations where there are no herbicides that will selectively treat the weed or grass without harming your lawn, like invasive grasses and hard to remove weeds like onion weed. Non-selective herbicides like roundup are poured into the wand and is dispersed by an applicator on the end of the wand.
The weed wand applicator will usually look like a small paintbrush and will disperse the herbicide to the weed. When using these, it is best to dab the product onto the weed instead of using a sweeping motion to allow for a more accurate application.
One of our favourites weed wands is the Yates weed wand. This weed wand comes with a handy screw on safety cap which is great for when the wand isn’t in use. The wand has a specially designed valve on the brush that prevents any of the product leaking into your lawn when moving between weeds across your lawn.
There is a wide range of weed pullers that are available on the market. Some are small handheld pullers; some have serrated edges making them easier to use in different soil types and some are stand-up pullers stopping you from bending and kneeling. Most will pull the entire plant and root system out. While most weeds can be pulled out, there are some you shouldn’t. Have a look at our blog here for more information on weeds you shouldn’t remove by hand.
No more bending down and tugging out weeds by hand. Simply push down on the built in foot plate. The clever gripping prongs will push into the surrounding dirt around the weed, and grab tightly onto the whole weed and root system. Then simply pull the whole thing out of the ground and dispose of the weed and its roots in your green waste bin.