thinking of getting one of these for plot 2, anyone used one?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_19870.htm
Yes have bought one a few years back. Whilst its ok for extracting long tap rooted weeds it really is a 'spot weeder'. The hard rigid construction make it uncomfortable to use and you wouldnt want to weed a bed using it - any more than 7 dandelions and your hand, wrist and elbows would be feeling it.
Useful for tightly packed flower borders but a fork/spade is probbaly better at an allotment.
ah, sounds good to me, our new plot isn't too bad but there are a few dandelions coming up, not in the raised beds but in the 2 we have left flat :)
I bought one in March and use it for everything!!! And this is a brand new plot, all it has is weeds. Only problem is one of the things I use it for is for digging out and levering up bramble knots, and I managed to break the blade. Now I need a new one immediately and they don't have them at my local Lidl's. Anyone seen one at another national chain??
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i use the wolf tools version and its great for docks and dandelions.