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What To Know Before Using Weed Burners On Your Lawn & Garden
By RON BAKER
Getting rid of weeds can be back-breaking work. Fortunately, flame weeders are an easy, effective, and chemical-free way to remove pesky weeds and their seeds from your garden.
These weed burners come in various sizes and shapes, such as the $24.99 generic propane torch from Harbor Freight or a $151 light-duty kit from Flame Engineering.
You can usually kill weeds at 1 to 4 inches of length with a single pass of a weed burner — an ideal application results in a weed that wilts 30 minutes to one hour after use.
If you’re working with a weed burner, wear appropriate safety gear for fire and never use it in windy conditions or around highly ignitable materials, like long, dry grasses.