Can you use this for weeds in mulch ...sounds a bit dangerous
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That thing throws out a lot of heat. I used it in my garden and I have lots of mulch. You just have to be careful not to keep the flam too long on the weeds. You don't have to burn the weeds, just scorch them and they'll die
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Hi Julie, I recently purchased this device mainly for starting fires at my camp. Recently, I tested it out On a few weeds that have started growing in my rock garden. It killed the weeds but you had to keep an intense flame on them for more than a few seconds. The intense flame does not immediately burn them up. I am real careful when using it around shrubs as I fear if the flame gets too close the shrub will start burning. I have not tried it around mulsh since I have only rocks. I plan on using it for killing weeds this year. It is cumbersome dragging the tank around. I may need to consider a cart. Hope this helps. Hi Julie, I recently purchased this device mainly for starting fires at my camp. Recently, I tested it out On a few weeds that have started growing in my rock garden. It killed the weeds but you had to keep an intense flame on them for more than a few seconds. The intense flame does not immediately burn them up. I am real careful when using it around shrubs as I fear if the flame gets too close the shrub will start burning. I have not tried it around mulsh since I have only rocks. I plan on using it for killing weeds this year. It is cumbersome dragging the tank around. I may need to... » Read More Hi Julie, I recently purchased this device mainly for starting fires at my camp. Recently, I tested it out On a few weeds that have started growing in my rock garden. It killed the weeds but you had to keep an intense flame on them for more than a few seconds. The intense flame does not immediately burn them up. I am real careful when using it around shrubs as I fear if the flame gets too close the shrub will start burning. I have not tried it around mulsh since I have only rocks. I plan on using it for killing weeds this year. It is cumbersome dragging the tank around. I may need to consider a cart. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Hi Julie, I recently purchased this device mainly for starting fires at my camp. Recently, I tested it out On a few weeds that have started growing in my rock garden. It killed the weeds but you had to keep an intense flame on them for more than a few seconds. The intense flame does not immediately burn them up. I am real careful when using it around shrubs as I fear if the flame gets too close the shrub will start burning. I have not tried it around mulsh since I have only rocks. I plan on using it for killing weeds this year. It is cumbersome dragging the tank around. I may need to consider a cart. Hope this helps.
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No - very intense and concentrated flame. I use it only on my gravel driveway and gravel landscaping. I have some mulched areas but would not dare to use it there. Guaranteed fire from such an intense heat.
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I think it would be better to simply mulch the weeds. The Dragon is best used to eradicate poison ivy and sweetbriar and in ridding weeds around rocks and the like. You don't get an immediate "flame" like you would if you simply set some brush alight with a match--first heat comes out, and the flames only appear if you have something flammable, like dry leaves, around. Even then you can burn them if you take the precaution to have water nearby to take care of any possible runaway flames.
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That thing throws out a lot of heat. I used it in my garden and I have lots of mulch. You just have to be careful not to keep the flam too long on the weeds. You don't have to burn the weeds, just scorch them and they'll die, just have a water hose handy in case you touch something unintentionally
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I wouldn't use it in my yard, I just use it to kill weeds around our 4 acres, but not in the yard, it would kill your grass also!
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If you go slow and your mower has enough power to keep the blades turning I would say these blades, when new, can cut some fairly heavy weeds as long as the weeds are not so tall and heavy enough to be more suited to using a bush hog behind a farm tractor.
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Personally haven't tried doing that. I agree with Sparky that might break something on the Weeder.
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In my experience it will not effectively mulch, especially if the material is moist. I have found that this unit works best on small branches and not much else. Having the first unit fail and the second one perform much less than advertised I would not recommend this unit for anything other than small dry branches 1/2 inch or smaller, and I am hesitant to recommend that.
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Yes, it will definitely kill your grass. I have tried several recipes to rid my gravel drive of weeds, but none of the "natural" recipes kills the roots.
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If you get in on grass or your floweres it will kill them. I've used it on areas that are strictly weeds for the most part or not close to other vegetation I don't want to kill.
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It is a very aggressive weed that looks awful in a lawn. Maybe it would work for what you need, but be careful about it's spreading. See if there is another plant that would work without being so aggressive.
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Uh yeah, but why would you want to....? It' supposed to retard weeds and anything else. Youd have to put soil on top of it and the plant new grass seed.....
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I think it would be good but have not tried that yet I only used it on weeds so far and it works good for that.
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I used it as a weed killer, it is very strong and will burn, use with caution.
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If you look in the instruction manual under "warnings", it says not to try to mulch anything hard like acorns or pine clippings, as it will damage the impeller.
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I use it for weeds in my dwarf mondo grass with no problem. Not sure about anything else though.
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I would doubt it. This kills grass and weeds well although there are some "tough" weeds that require a higher concentration. I've used it to kill weeds in ground cover evergreens where it gets the needs but not the evergreens (they may brown a little for a time). Maybe if you used a much higher concentration than recommended for weeds?
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This will work fine for you, it will only kill grass. It is also labeled for vegetables. It will not kill weeds either, just grass. If you have more or technical questions try your county Cooperative Extension Office.
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It would work great on mulch as long as there are no large chunks of bark and other material that will get caught in the tines preventing them from spinning.
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Absolutely. Make sure that the soil is damp when you use this. When taking out a deep dandelion root, I find it best to drill in from two sides to loosen it. I've only used the weed claw on my flower bed two times this summer. That's all that I needed. It really made weeding fun.