Our new flame weeder just showed up in the mail today. This is what it looks like (photo of Johnny's Selected Seeds flame weeder, where we got it). Pat has outfitted it with a backpack, so he can carry around a 10 lb tank. It is really cool and looks kind of like a backpack sprayer only it is a propane tank on the back and the wand will be shooting flame not spray. We will use this to keep weeds down this year since mile-a-minute and other weeds were ferocious last year. Supposedly you can get the setting so that it bursts the cell walls of the weeds, when they are first emerging and before the garden plants come on. Or you can use it between the rows of plants to spot-treat. I have a feeling my dad is going to want to use this on my mom's flower beds!
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