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This tool, which I spotted in the Cannon Hall Garden Centre, is designed to neatly lift out weeds, along with an inch or two of their taproots, from turf. It's beautifully made, with a wooden handle, a stout cedar-green enamelled blade, brass ferrule and a useful leather tie that gives it a bit of extra character.
I'm not aiming to totally eradicate the weeds - I like to see patches of daisies and bees visiting the dandelions - but now I'll be able to give the grass a bit more of a chance. Can't tell you who makes them, as there's no maker's name on the handle.
Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk |
While
our lawn, sown in the spring, is now lush and green, it did take some
time to get established and for a while it looked as if there would be
more thistles than grass in places. There are still plenty of rosettes
of weeds dotted around the turf.
Barbara
and her mum were busy stocking up on birthday cards, some of which were
over £2. This daisy grubber was £1.99, so don't you be expecting
a birthday card from me in future; next year everyone will get a daisy
grubber with greeting attached to the handle. Far more useful, and more
likely to bring a smile to the face of anyone with weeds in the lawn.