Charleen, I think what you have is a type of matock. When Jack bought one for me I thought it was the dumbest idea he had ever had. It wasn't long before I learned to love it in this black gumbo soil that gets hard as a rock when it's really dry.
Mostly I hand weed since I have so little garden now. I have also mixed a few gallons of herbicide this year and need to use more. The giant foxtail is full of seed heads so I'll spray the foliage and pull off the seed heads to go into a burning barrel.
I have a weed dragon too and really like it for some things. I'm not up to using this year but maybe next year I'll be able to. Or I'll get the smaller version that uses the little propane tanks.
I use my 36" loppers for cutting off tree size stuff like pokeweed, mature sunflower, and some other large stemed weeds as well at the sprouts of several kinds of trees and vines that sprout around here. That way I don't have to squat or bend as much. Then I use Tordon to treat the stump. My hand nippers get lots of use too.
I use my special digging tool that Jack made of for me many years ago to get out deep or large roots that I don't think should be left even if treated. Or for digging out clumps of grasses or multi stemmed weeds.
GOD bless each of you.
