Spear & Jackson 4059NB Elements Dandelion Weeder, 35 x 3.5 x
Spear & Jackson 4059NB Elements Dandelion Weeder, 35 x 3.5 x 4 cm, Blue
| Dimensions: | 35 x 3.5 x 4 cm; 190 Grams |
| Model: | 4059NB |
| Part: | 4059NB |
| Manufacture: | Neill Tools T/A Spear Jackson |
| Dimensions: | 35 x 3.5 x 4 cm; 190 Grams |
Dandelion digger.
It gets right down to the roots, however think I would prefer one that didn’t need to have to keep going round and round bigger weeds so itsxgreat for weeds that are medium but harder repetitive work to get bigger ones out, it’s very sturdy though and it doesn’t bend like some cheaper garden tools that snap, it’s made of iron and does it’s job on the grass.So it has good points.
It Works
Pulled up a couple of knee-high thistles successfully, root and all, using this tool. I didn’t find it tricky to use, just have to wiggle and prod around a bit. Didn’t leave big holes either.
The Bes
I have suffered many weeds in my lawn. With this tool, it took me just 2 hours to transform the lawn and prepare it for seeding the patches. My lawn is looking so much better this year. Great product and great service thank you.
I had one like this for years but lost it in my large garden recently. Think I accidentally bagged it with weeds for the council tip. I was lost without it so ordered this one. I am delighted with the quality, so strong, high quality wooden handle and specially coated metal part (against rust). It is a good length, too, a little longer than the one I lost. I am almost glad I kost my ‘old faithful’ now
Dandelion digge
This is brilliant for digging up even the biggest dandelions! You can get really deep(like the roots of dandelions) I dig and lift around the bigger dandelions then one last one and they pop out! It’s great for all weeds! I’ve also used it to gently lift a plant I was transplanting to another part of the garden as I didn’t want to risk damaging the roots it worked perfectly and the plant it happy in their new spot! It’s really good quality and is strong I’d definitely recommend.
Had one of these years ago but took me a while to get another on because my search of stabby root killer didn’t work.
Brambles, old tree trunk bases, root systems of many invasive.
Sorts them all, dig down and wiggle it about, it’s great for tracking them errant roots.
Earlier today, it helped track down and remove the roots from an Ash tree that would unfortunately have done a lot of harm growing where it was.
Though admittedly it did need a bit of help from a cold steel chisel, decent weight hammer and a fair bit of persuasion.
Probably need to buy a new one soon when money is there.
Worth every penny.
This is a sturdy addition to my garden tools. It’s very well made. Also, not too expensive. I found it a little difficult to use to be honest. The ground was quite wet, so no problem getting it in at the side of my weeds, just found it a bit difficult to move it around in the ground to extract the root. It might just be a knack, so I will keep trying. I’ve also used it for planting bulbs! Great for this.
Dandelions beware
This is perfect for getting dandelion roots up. (I know, they’re good for bees, but I plant other flowers to make up for my dandelion amnesty). I had another tool (different style, different brand) before this but it didn’t last very long. This one has lasted great, but in nervousness that they change design or stop selling it I’ve bought another couple just in case as I don’t want to be without. (Like buying clothes in every colour when you find something you like )
My lawn did have literally hundreds of dandelions in it. In fact, it was hard to see the grass. I had tried weedkiller and also weed and feed but the dandelions laughed at it all. This little gen enables you to get the whole of the trunk root out and therefore make the dandelion history. I must point out that, to begin with, you will probably leave parts of the trunk root in the ground but you will get more skilled with it and your percentage of success will increase. This year, I have only found around 8 dandelions on my lawn, all of which I think I have successfully dispatched. For all intents and purposes, in season three, I have a dandelion-free lawn with no chemicals used. Pity about the other weeds and mose.
As you may have gathered, it does require practice (I had a lot of practice with hundreds of dandelions) and some work, every evening in the first season. Second season less work and now, just when I see one.
So if you are prepared to do some work, this is a great tool.
Good for the environment too.
Good but could be sharpe
Sturdy and remarkably satisfying to use! But it is quite blunt and so difficult to push in to a hard lawn. After a minute on my bench grinder it is now much easier to push in and use. The edge has lost its coating but I will keep it in an oily rag when not in use.
Exactly what I needed
After multiple attempts to kill the weeds on my front lawn I decided to buy this and manually pull them up.
The device itself is simple, basically a fancy screwdriver, but once you get the hang of it you can pull weeks out in seconds.
I sectioned off my lawn and tackled a 30cm strip once a day. After 2 weeks I’d pulled every weed out.
Two small issues with the tool
– After a lot of use, the handle has become a little loose. It hasn’t fallen off but it rattles a bit
– Pretty soon after I started using the tool the leather strap came off.
Regardless of that, I would recommend.
It’s hard, boring, backbreaking work and the more i root out the more i see but i am getting there. You can only really get rid of dandelions by lifting out their whole root, which is long, and tenacious. I don’t like the idea of weedkiller so it has to be the brute force methodology. Other tools i have used tend to bend or break. But not the 4059NB. Some of the lawn i have been using it on is quite hard and stony but after a couple of weeks and at least 50 dandelions, and counting, later is still going strong.
If there were a competition for world’s worst gardener, I’d probably be a contender. After years of city living and having only a couple of neglected container plants in my yard, I moved to North Yorkshire and a massive garden. With a lawn. And loads of plants everywhere.
I still have no clue what more than half of the things growing in there are, but I’m enjoying watching them grow. And while a good number of the plants are probably weeds, the only one I can actually identify as such is the dandelion. And boy, do we have a lot of those.
I made the mistake of leaving the dandelions to flower for the sake of the bees, who had no other flowers to feed from after we followed freezing winter with a very warm spring. And now, I have dandelions everywhere. And though I’ve been told you can eat them, and I may yet give that a go, in the meantime I need to reduce their numbers. Drastically so.
Enter this tool. This is the most fun I’ve ever had gardening. Insert tool at the base of the dandelion. Push down, wiggle, try to rotate round the tap root, push a bit further, and lift. One uprooted dandelion ready for the bonfire. I’ve used it in the lawn, in vegetable plots, in the rockery, all over my garden. It’s brilliant.
It does occasionally have its limitations, because some of the dandelions here have been here for longer than we’ve lived at this address, and they’re very firmly entrenched with massive roots. But the dandelion weeder has dealt with every last dandelion I’ve attacked with it, and is still as good as ever. For an item that costs so little, this packs a serious punch.