We have large clumps of crab grass (some which measure 4 to 5 inches in diameter). Would this tool be able to remove them?
1085596
This tool is strong enough to take care of your crab grass and a lot more. It is heavy steel construction and just won't bend when prying weeds out of the ground. It's only weakness is the soft covering on the shaft. It is delicate when compared with the rest of it. However, any damage to it is mostly appearance. I guess it is meant to make the grip easy to hold, but I always wear gloves and didn't even know there had been some slight damage. I need to dig deep to plow my smallish garden plots and intend to use this as a spade.
1085597
no problem. best weeding tool I've ever owned. extremely sturdy, like a shovel which has been ground down into shape, only even more stout. once you get the 'hang' of using it (and it is always best to wet the ground a few hours before weeding), there isn't any weed which will survive...
1085598
It will certainly go deep enough. What you need to do is small bits a time and make sure you start well outside the clump. As with ALL grasses even the tiniest root will regenerate a clump. This tool is excellent on dandelions and dock. If I had clumps that were large, I would use the transplanting spade. It goes deep, is sharp, and my go to tool for many tasks. It is a dream to use.
1085599
if you work from one side to the other & take your time,i'm sure it would work. i've removed all types of weeds (even deep rooted ones) with this tool.
1085600
I'm not really sure as this is really meant for things like dock, burdock, dandelions. I also use it to dig a hole for bulbs. I love the tool. I just think it might take up too much soil to dig around the clump of crabgrass. But it might work great.
717574
So sorry, really don't know. Our yard has thin/sparse grass and lots of oak leaves and this picks up everything real well from leaves to twigs. Since artificial turf is dense, don't know if it would work for you or not.
1357594
I don't think so. I tried to get it to shred very dry long strands of Bermuda grass (that I had weeded out of some mulched areas) and it just sort of wrapped around the blades and stalled it out. Even when the blades are completely sharp, it would do that.
1691992
Hello Susan,I would not recommend this tool for that type of tree. That tree is more of a hedge than a typical tree with large limbs. There is also a correct way to prune this type of tree and you should follow that procedure in order to continue to enjoy the beauty and benefits of the tree. I included a website underneath for you. I hope this helps.http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000594_Rep616.pdfregardsfrank
1394625
It works great on crab grass but nut grass has long tentical like roots that are just below the surface and they are brittle. I don't know of anything that can help with nutsedge. Ive battled that monster for years. I can say that you will not be disappointed with this tool though. Works on just about everything I've used it on.
325351
It is possible, but would depend on adjusting it correctly. I have used it to rake walnuts and dethatch my grass, also leaves in the fall.
717576
Nope. It will pick up larger items. Doesn't work great if you have a lot of small leafs, etc.
1170132
Yes it would do the job but I think this tool is much bigger than you need for this task.
1139874
It would be tough to do. Maybe if you screened the Mulch. The opening is only 1/4 inch.
716997
I would use a sledge hammer to break up the rock fist but this would be a great tool to help get the large rocks out of the ground. I found it grat tool to remove stumps in my yard.
322961
I used this stuff on a 20 x 48' hoophouse pad. According to the label this should have been more than enough to cover this area. The weeds in question were crabgrass, Poa annua, sedge and yellow nutsedge. Area had been mowed to about 3.5" before treatment. Results: all or part of the crabgrass was killed out in the areas where I sprayed @ 2x the recommended rate; areas sprayed at the recommended rate saw mostly top-kill of the grasses with no noticeable effect on the sedges. Verdict: not up to the task, at least in my garden.
2038676
It does a moderately good job of removing thatch, but you still have to rake it up. I borrowed a neighbors lawn tractor that has a catcher and that cleaned up the loosen thatch.
1013051
I'm not familiar with those grass types, my lawn is a mixture, Kentucky blue grass, fescue and it worked fine, only killing the crab grass. Hope this helps
1446367
I would think it would work to remove leaves & pine needles, providing there's a thick enough layer built up so as to be caught by the rake ... The blade does not down directly on the roof because of the little wheels that are on the blade.
656347
I KNOW this works with string grass and if your crab grass is like our string grass with long skinny vines that have deep roots , it should work!
2160648
I believe it will. I've taking out some huge weeds with this tool and it don't bend nor crack like others I've used. If you flip it over it acts like a small rake to pull weeds to a pile. I absolutely love this tool and don't mind weeding one bit!
231962
It works well enough, but it is not a universal answer for large lawns. We use it for only trimming grass growing under a picket fence, and it does a good job.