Use “weed Dragon” to Send Weeds to Hell

If you have plenty of room to cover, weeding can be a tiring and time-consuming job, not to mention how hard it can be on your back and knees. However, there is a fun tool that you can try to expel weeds that is really fun and quick to use: the weed burner.

If you have limited space around the area you are clearing, access to water, and a plan to contain sparks, you should not use this method. Using a torch on the weeds means working with an open flame, and while the goal is obviously not to start a real open fire, it’s easy enough to accidentally start a flame. If it’s dry, windy, or has trees or buildings nearby, you’ll need to use more traditional weed control methods.

How does a weed burner work?

While the name “grass dragon” may evoke images of a large, flame-shooting torch, a weed torch should not have too much throw. The trick is to target weeds in extreme heat. Instead of burning the weeds, the flame is meant to expose the weeds you are trying to kill to intense heat, causing the plant’s cell walls to rupture and die. This will cause even stubborn weeds to wither within hours or days of burning.

Why You Should Try a Weed Burner

You not only kill the live weeds you target, but also their seeds, making this method last longer than some other methods. Another advantage of flame weed control is that there will be no long-term impact on the soil or surface around the burning site – replanting can occur as soon as the ground is cool to the touch. Also, decaying weeds make great fertilizer if you bury them in the soil when you replace them with whatever you decide to plant in their place.

How to burn weeds with a torch

Using a weed burner is pretty straightforward – it’s essentially a point-and-shoot tool once it’s lit. The flame is on a long-handled torch, so you can aim the fire fairly accurately. (However, it is of course important to keep an eye on the fire and stay away from flammable items.)

Burning weeds is like watering with a watering can. Make slow, sweeping movements, touching the flame as much as possible. Using either a large grill-sized propane tank or a 1.4 oz canister of fuel , to start the flame, the torch will be ignited with a flint or match and will burn as long as there is propane. Depending on the size of the flame, you’ll get anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours of use on a single 20-pound propane tank.

Don’t Forget Your Roots

When aiming at weeds, aim low to heat up the roots. While killing vegetation is the fun and enjoyable part of burning weeds, you need to kill the entire plant or else the leaves will most likely sprout where they used to be. Making sure you hit all the pieces, especially in the case of fast growing plants, will make your weeding efforts last longer.