some of you have gardens buried in snow just now ... but I'm still weeding like this sometimes with a ....


screwdriver!

It works a treat


It makes easy work around these echeveria edges (spring annuals lifted).

Carole, this is a great gardening tip; I have an old rusty long handled screwdriver that I sometimes use to lift weeds and I agree, it works really well!

Screwdrivers come in handy!!

Another type of tool that can help in the tight spots is something that pulls clips/nails/tacks for upholstery (auto or home).
One can often find this type of tool at yard sales and/or thrift shops. Here is a link with photo:
https://www.aliexpress.com/ite...

The folks had one for their upholstery business and I didn't keep it

Carole, what a great suggestion -- and Greene, for the "puller thing," too!

greene said:Screwdrivers come in handy!!

Another type of tool that can help in the tight spots is something that pulls clips/nails/tacks for upholstery (auto or home).
One can often find this type of tool at yard sales and/or thrift shops. Here is a link with photo:
https://www.aliexpress.com/ite...

Great idea Carole! Green, if I saw one of those upholstery tools in a store, I'd think it was a weeder! I guess it actually is!

I keep this little sucker in my pockets along with my rotating-handle pruners and little spray bottle of glyphosate concentrate. I think I found it at Lowe's. It's about 5.5 inches long. Works great for digging out all kinds of weeds in tight places.

carolem said:

Great IDEA Carole!

My screwdriver makes a great paint can stirrer too. I don't guess the plants will mind.

Your above photo is absolutely lovely! Thanks for sharing that also! Lucky you, to sit on that ledge to weed.

For those in the U.S., I'd seen the tip to pick up a pack of 4 knives at the Dollar Store (not the steak ones, the solid ones) - I keep them tucked by the edging in a few places around the garden and they're great for weeding.

I've tried several tools designed for tight spaces, and agree that a plain or screwdriver or knife works best for me. My worse purchase has been the cobra, which many people swear by. I just swear at it...

pod said:

Your above photo is absolutely lovely! Thanks for sharing that also! Lucky you, to sit on that ledge to weed.

It's too high from the lower path side beside the house to get me up to sit on it, but I can just walk around the pathway that side and weed easily without bending over.

Faerygardener said:For those in the U.S., I'd seen the tip to pick up a pack of 4 knives at the Dollar Store (not the steak ones, the solid ones) - I keep them tucked by the edging in a few places around the garden and they're great for weeding.

Since this is actually an idea on its own, would you please post it as a new and separate idea? It's a great one and will be more accessible that way. Thanks!

quercusnut said:I keep this little sucker in my pockets along with my rotating-handle pruners and little spray bottle of glyphosate concentrate. I think I found it at Lowe's. It's about 5.5 inches long. Works great for digging out all kinds of weeds in tight places.

Since this is actually an idea on its own, would you please post it as a new and separate idea? It's a great one and will be more accessible that way. Thanks!

Faerygardener said:For those in the U.S., I'd seen the tip to pick up a pack of 4 knives at the Dollar Store (not the steak ones, the solid ones) - I keep them tucked by the edging in a few places around the garden and they're great for weeding.

So -- you're saying I'm not supposed to just take a knife out of the silverware drawer ??