We Tried a PROPANE WEED BURNER To Get Rid of NUISANCE PLANTS - It Wasn't As Great As We Hoped

[@AnthonyMarren-dg6fc]

Hi I think these gas burners are great . If you burn the top the dig over then burn the roots you kill the entire plant . Then apply vinegar after and cover it for the winter. By spring they’ll be little to no weeds . If using for a driveway they work with just a top burn 🔥 it also kills the seeds .

[@ctrlaltcolleen]

Trim them down first, and do it at the start of the season.

[@timwilliams849]

Who cares if it works? You get a flamethrower lol

[@kloosterboe2]

I found that if you hold it longer on those, it burns just the same.

[@buzkola]

The carbon residue is a successful fertilizer for growing anything including more weeds.

[@rohnkd4hct260]

They work, but sometimes more trouble than worth. Work well with concrete slabs. Not so well with gravel

[@CAGraphics576]

Great info to know. I'm considering buying one, which isn't too expensive and I already have the propane tank. Plus I worry about spraying, which does a good job, but I just worry about the long term impact. Thanks for posting!

[@raymondgriffith6532]

It takes coming back a week later and torching a 2nd time.

[@Brianlives707]

Im gonna try this method today

[@joeji7442]

For the paver areas, did the weeds come back in the next season? IE, are the weeds dead-dead? Or just left dormant as the roots are still underground?

[@GetGreenBeWell]

Weeds still came back. We didn't continue to use the flamethrower on them because it was easier to spray vinegar on the pavers than hook up a flame thrower. The vinegar works great, but they will still keep coming back.

[@TherapyWithTheWord]

God bless you for posting this. Thank you

[@RussianBot556]

For large areas you are better off using a Exothermic Pulsefire LRT. Its a real flame thrower with the right fuel mix will clear anything. Much faster and more fun. I was sick of propane throwers and spending hours. I felt the weeds grew faster than i could get rid of them. Not anymore.

[@stephenridd6834]

Thing is most gas cylinders people use on burners are actually screw on camping BUTANE ones ... burns cooler than propane ie damages weeds less and less effective

[@michaela.5363]

Crab grass is tough to get rid of

[@ChristopherSeaDawg]

Your using a small weed burner. I have a 500,000 btu weed burner that will take care of any weed! It has many uses including spreading tar on roofs. Probably over kill for the average home owner.

[@macartanmcquaid22]

It works but they grow back just as bad as they had, and really quickly 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@robertcook2572]

In my experience, there are very few simple solutions to anything! A bad weed infestation can take several attempts to clear, no matter what method is used. One very effective method is to simply cover the area with old carpet and/or underlay for a year. This will starve the plants of light and has very good results. I use a weedburner, round-up and good old-fashioned hand weeding in equal measure. Ultimately, you have to stop the damned things from setting seed - hence the old saying: one year seeding - seven years weeding. Weeds that grow from tap-roots, or rhyzomes need to be dug out meticulously, or subjected to multiple round-up applications/burn-offs

[@GetGreenBeWell]

So true. You have got to get rid of the seeds or roots to truly be effective. This just kills to the surface, they will still grow back.

[@gregcinq-mars7682]

Good luck..won't get rid of th root..just like vinegar and most others

[@mattjones5175]

Weeds always grow back with weed torch. My neighbor does this because he’s lazy and doesn’t want to cut his weeds down and throw it away.