The Weed Hound – Hound Those Weeds out of Existence
Written: Mar 15 '01
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Pros: pull weeds while standing, sturdy tool
Cons: occasionally the prongs need to be manually cleared of debris
The Bottom Line: Works exactly as it should, saves your back, does not kill the "good" plants, even a 7 year old can use it.
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| colleenmf's Full Review: Hound Dog Weed Hound |
Living in West Texas we have our share of windstorms. Along with all the dirt, tumbleweeds, and debris, the wind also carries with it seeds that I have no intention of growing in my yard. We’ve found Round-Up to be successful for treating weeds. Unfortunately, it kills anything with a green leaf. Once the lawn has turned green each spring we don’t want to be spraying Round-Up on it.
One Saturday while we were on our hands and knees digging out our weeds our neighbor came out with a yard long contraption and was really making headway in the weed department. He let us try this thing called a Weed Hound. It’s a long stick with prongs on the bottom and a foot pedal just above the prongs. There’s a knob at the top that acts like a release for the prongs and a handle next to the top to grip the Weed Hound.
It’s very easy to use. Stand up, place the prongs down on top of the weed, step on the foot pedal, twist the tool about one quarter turn, and pull it up. You will have captured a weed, roots and all, in the prongs of the tool. To release the weed, just push the knob on the top and the prongs loosen their grip.
We immediately ran to Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse to buy our own Weed Hound for just about $20. We’ve used this particular tool for the past four summers and since it has such a simple, sturdy design, it should last many more. Once I get the lawn weeded at the beginning of the season, I need to spend about 15 minutes a week pulling out the new growth. Since I pull out the roots of the weeds, it really is very efficient. I rarely get new growth in the same place. Occasionally, a larger plant needs to be pulled in two parts to get the whole root.
I prefer to weed when the lawn is a little moist but not wet. About 6 hour after watering works best in my climate. I also, use it in the flower garden as it does not disturb or harm the plants that are supposed to be growing in the garden. The prongs cut a hole about one inch in diameter. All of this without getting on my hands and knees. The whole process is done standing up. Once in a while a large clump of weed, root, and dirt will need to be manually cleared from the prongs. But usually it falls right out when you push on the knob.
These tools are still an unusual site in our neighborhood and so we have attracted the neighborhood kids while using the Weed Hound. One Saturday afternoon, my husband pulled a “Tom Sawyer” routine and had several of the kids begging to take turns pulling weeds in our yard. All he had to do was supervise. Even a 7 year old was able to successfully pull weeds with this tool.
After filling my wheelbarrow with dead weeds, I have a major sense of accomplishment. One day, I was on such a roll, I even weeded my neighbor’s entire side yard. OK, my motivation was to have that many fewer seeds blowing into my yard but the work was easy and I’m sure I would not have weeded the neighbor’s if it had meant getting on my hands and knees and digging.
I highly recommend this tool and say to save your back, get a Weed Hound!
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