Amazon gadget gardeners are calling a ‘weeding game-changer' – it's easy to use, saves your back & they won't grow again
A weed puller with a novel feature has shot to the top of Amazon's garden tools best-sellers.
Weeding is the great chore of gardening - the grunt work before the fun part of planting your prize blooms or veg patch.
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The LAWFYMORI Long Handle Weed Puller is a bestseller on Amazon
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The long, adjustable handle makes it an ideal gift for seniors or those with back issues
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But scrabbling about on your hands and knees to remove them from flower beds or patios can be back-breaking labour.
The LAWFYMORI Long Handle Weed Puller has an extra long handle that enables the user to extract unwanted vegetation without bending or kneeling down.
As a result it's been billed as an 'ideal gift for seniors' who want to continue to enjoy their gardens but want to avoid running the risk of injury.
The 2-in-1 head means the tool can be used as a both a weed rake or a garden hoe.
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The weed puller also has an adjustable handle, meaning it can be extended or shortened to either 42 cm, 79 cm, 115 cm or 150 cm.
One reviewer on Amazon called the tool, which retails at £21.99, a "weeding game changer".
They wrote: "Weeding - one of the worst things about the spring and summer months!
"With this tool, it is not nearly as bad - it is even satisfactory! Perfect for what I need - I was going to buy a hoe but came across this which is much better.
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"The rake side makes it so easy to pull out the whole weed (inc. roots) from the soil and gravel areas without bending and the hoe is good for weeds on the paving / driveway.
"The hoe part is smaller than most dutch hoes but it still does the job. This tool will make it a lot easier to keep on top of the endless weeds that grow everywhere."
Trying out Lidl's new weeding tools
Another reviewer wrote: "This is excellent for pulling out tough weeds in your garden.
"I struggle when I kneel down, so buying this has made the task of taking the weeds out so much easier.
"It gets out stubborn thistles too. I would highly recommend this weed puller and the seller. The package came quickly and was well wrapped. It is easy to assemble as well.
While the LAWFYMORI has an average 4.5 star rating on Amazon, not everyone was entirely smitten with the product - with several reporting issues with the handle.
One user said "the handle came off a few times" and reported that they were considering using glue to fix it in.
Another wrote: "Handy enough tool and lightweight but after using it for a few minutes the top handle kept popping off.
"Heres my fix. take the top off and wrap the top end of the shaft with plumers UVP tape the force the top back on.
"Design flaw? Maybe. Easy enough fix? Sure. But should I have to have fixed it for them? No."
What is a weed? And why are they important?
Simply put, a weed is a plant that grows in an area or space you don't want it to.
Rebecca Miller, Fabulous' Associate Editor, and keen gardener, explains why gardeners need to become friends with weeds.
"From nettles, buttercups, docks and dandelions - there are so many wonderful plants that are called weeds. And yet, as soon as the weather warms up, and we spend more time in outside, we want to pluck, pull and kill as many of them as possible, to make our gardens look perfect and pristine.
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Weeds are essential to our ecosystem
- many are pollinators, providing food to bees, bats, beetles, butterflies, moths and wasps. And without weeds, these animals wouldn't survive past early Spring.
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Weeds also give back to nature
- when they die and decay, their roots break down, feed microorganisms and insects, and make pathways and tunnels for worms. Bountiful life below means plentiful life above.
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Weeds are also brilliant indicators of soil health
- which is important if you want to grow anything in your outdoor space. When microorganisms and insects break down weeds, they release essential nutrients into the soil that plants soak up. They also store nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the ground, creating cleaner air and removing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere, mitigating the climate crisis.
"So before you pull out every weed in your garden, why not give a few of them a chance to grow and bloom, and see what enters your garden to enjoy the flowers..."
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