Flaming weeds!
- doofaloofa
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Flaming weeds!
Does anyone use a flame weeder?
Are they any good?
Pros/cons?
Opinions?
Are they any good?
Pros/cons?
Opinions?
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- boboff
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Re: Flaming weeds!
I bought one from Lidls.
It didn't seem to have enough umph to do the job.
Then it stopped working.
It's only real use was one year setting fire to the dead grass thatch.
It didn't seem to have enough umph to do the job.
Then it stopped working.
It's only real use was one year setting fire to the dead grass thatch.
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Re: Flaming weeds!
I used to have one of the big ones, it worked very well, especially on paths and for flaming off flushes of weeds, I sold it when I got a town garden, then I moved here and could really do with it, they sell them in my local creamery for about 100 euro, you also need a small portable gas bottle
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Re: Flaming weeds!
I hired one when I first got my plot.
Ok but time consuming.
Ok but time consuming.
- doofaloofa
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Re: Flaming weeds!
I want something to burn off hog bristles, but if it is multi purpose all the better
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Re: Flaming weeds!
you only need a small thing for that, a blow lamp, we have one with a small can of gas attached, the sort of thing you use for plumbing etc, the thing I used for weeds blasted out a huge hot flame when you pressed the button, it would cremate your pork
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- doofaloofa
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Re: Flaming weeds!
My big fat flame wand worked a treat dehairing the pig
No bar-b-q, and reduced processing time by 5 hours
No bar-b-q, and reduced processing time by 5 hours
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Re: Flaming weeds!
Chef's blow torch would be good for pork hairs.