The best tips for efficient weed control

the essentials in brief

• Clever hobby gardeners know when to weed properly: when the soil is moist, before flowering and at least once a week.
• Great hand tools for weeding are: weed hoe, weeding fist, Pickaxe, Weeding loop, flower claw and Weed cutter.
• Top stalk tools and equipment for weeding without bending over include: Pendulum hoe, Schuffel, Weed cutter, star tiller, weed disc, weed pen, Japanese hoe and Dutch shuffle.

Weed weeds properly - 3 tips.

When and how often you weed remove, is sometimes more important than the tools and equipment used. The following 3 tips bring to the point how to weed properly in the garden bed:

Tip 1: soil must be moist

A light rain shower at night or in the early morning provides valuable protection when weeding. In softened soil, stubborn root weeds and solidly rooted seed weeds are noticeably less resistant to removal. Should the sky keep its locks closed, moisten the bed soil with a watering can or

Water hose just start before eliminating bindweed, groundgrass, buttercups and other green rabble.

Tip 2: weed weeds before they bloom

The worst types of weeds use seeds and roots to spread. By weeding dandelions, shepherds' purse and the like before flowering, you prevent self-sowing in the bed.

Tip 3: weed weekly

Weed weeds in the bed according to the motto: constant dripping wears away the stone. Regular plucking and plucking leaves cunning weeds no time to grow back vigorously. Dedicate yourself to sticky papers and straws at least once a week. With persistent continuity, you starve the weeds out and reduce the infestation pressure to a minimum over time.

The following explanations with pictures reveal which tool you can use to remove annoying weeds from the bed.

Weed weed effortlessly - anti-weed tool.

A colorful array of tried and tested tools provides useful assistance when you cross the blades with weeds in the bed. Even a simple hand tool optimizes the success of the fight and defuses the tedious drudgery. Weed weeding without stooping is possible with a practical handle tool. The following picture shows the best anti-weed tools for home gardeners:

Pedunculate weed hoe

The long-handled weed hoe is also aptly referred to as a bow hoe. A sharp-edged metal blade attached across the handle sticks out at a right angle. The tool is perfect for cultivating the soil down to a depth of 3 centimeters to pull all weeds with the help of pull and pressure.

Hand weed hoe

The handy counterpart to the stick weed hoe is used wherever a long stick on the tool is a nuisance. Hobby gardeners swear by the hand hoe to pull annoying weeds in raised beds.

Schuffel

On straight, sandy garden soils, the Schuffel makes short work of proliferating weeds. You can do this without bending over with a wide, rectangular steel knife on the long working handle. Hobby gardeners maneuver the Schuffel horizontally forwards, backwards or sideways over the weed-covered bed area. The sharp edges cut the weeds just below the surface.

Weeding fist

Are you looking for a lightweight, inexpensive weed removal tool here? Then we would like to recommend the practical weeding fist to you. There is a narrow and a wide metal bracket on the ergonomic handle. The following video demonstrates how you can easily pull weeds with the Swedish tool:

Handle pickaxe

The special construction makes the handle pickaxe a popular anti-weed tool. A sharp-edged leaf and three to five prongs are located across the handle. The stem, leaves and tines form a cross, which the name refers to. The tool handle is rotated as required to hoe weeds, pull out the tines or loosen the soil.

Hand pickaxe

As a mini version without a long handle, the hand hoe is useful if you are quick and flexible in small beds, large buckets or raised beds remove weeds want.

Pendulum hoe

With a movable, double-edged steel blade, the pendulum hoe literally cuts the edge of any weed. Because the tool with the hardened cutting blade does not penetrate deep into the earth, the associated effort is not worth mentioning.

Weeding loop

If you pull the metal loop of this tool through the ground, the roots on the weeds will be cut. Because a weeding loop can be guided easily in the smallest of spaces, even the smallest weeds can be weeded between seedlings in the bed without any problems.

Stem weed cutter

Since the Gardena weed cutter, back pain and dirty hands when pulling weeds are a thing of the past. Two patented special knives at the lower end of the working handle grab the weeds and pull them and their roots out of the ground. Dandelions and other root weeds have nothing to counter this function.

Hand weed cutter

With a classic hand weed cutter, dandelions are attached to the collar with a V-shaped steel blade. To weed, hobby gardeners have to kneel down next to the weeds and push the leaf deep into the earth. In return, the traditional anti-weed tool is available for as little as 5 euros.

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Simply weed weeds - top 5 tools to use against weeds.

Sophisticated devices take on weeds in the bed, protect your strength and your back. The following table presents the top 5 by name, including their price:

The following brief descriptions explain how the individual devices work in the fight against weeds in the bed:

Gardena star tiller with weeding knife

As a combination of tiller and pendulum hoe, the Gardena star tiller with weeding knife is convincing. Specially shaped, galvanized star wheels loosen up the soil. This is followed by the integrated pendulum hoe, which rigorously cuts off weed roots.

Turned wood garden disc

For hobby gardeners with a penchant for innovation, the Krumpholz Garden Disc comes in handy. A circular knife sits either on the long or short handle, which cuts weeds, removes moss from joints and smooths the lawn edge.

Wolf weed pen

With its weed pen, the well-known manufacturer Wolf provides you with a useful helper in the fight against large-scale weeds in the bed. An attachment made of a hardened blade with an effective serrated edge grabs the weeds and cuts them off. The corresponding work handle guarantees back-friendly work without bending down, regardless of body size.

Japan hoe

It is thanks to the sharpened, double-edged blade of a Japanese hoe that even deep-rooted weeds have to give way in the bed. Hobby gardeners appreciate that the traditional Asian garden tool can also be used to dig plant pits for flower bulbs, perennials and small shrubs in next to no time.

Dutch Schuffel

You only buy a Dutch Schuffel from the master smithy Sneeboer once in the gardener's life, because the device is indestructible. The hand-forged shuffle blade is razor-sharp and available in different widths. A long handle made of ash wood rounds off the well thought-out construction.

frequently asked Questions

When is the best time to pull weeds in the garden?

Indeed, if you are going to weed properly, timing is more important than the tool you are using. The earth should be slightly moistened by rain or irrigation water so that you can also pluck stubborn root weeds more easily. Always weed weeds before the start of flowering to prevent extensive self-sowing in the garden.

I want to weed according to the lunar calendar. How does it work?

The waning moon is the best time to weed the garden effectively. Take a look at the lunar calendar and choose a time when the waning moon is in the zodiac sign Capricorn or Aquarius. It is said that weeds that have been weed will grow back more slowly afterwards.

Is there a weeding machine?

Weeding weeds by machine has so far been reserved for agriculture in Germany. Most of the time, the large devices are mounted on the tractor, but they are rarely self-propelled. A glimmer of hope for hobby gardeners shines from across the Atlantic. In the USA, a weed robot is already doing its rounds in numerous gardens. The smart machine is solar powered and weeds anything larger than 2.5 centimeters from the earth. For a price of around 270 euros, the Tertill weeding robot should become a bestseller in German gardens as soon as it is available in stores.

What's weed in English?

In England, what is arguably the most annoying gardening work is described in a nutshell with one word: weeding means "weeding" in English.