Spear & Jackson4059NB Elements Dandelion Weeder

If there were a competition for world's worst gardener, I'd probably be a contender. After years of city living and having only a couple of neglected container plants in my yard, I moved to North Yorkshire and a massive garden. With a lawn. And loads of plants everywhere.I still have no clue what more than half of the things growing in there are, but I'm enjoying watching them grow. And while a good number of the plants are probably weeds, the only one I can actually identify as such is the dandelion. And boy, do we have a lot of those.I made the mistake of leaving the dandelions to flower for the sake of the bees, who had no other flowers to feed from after we followed freezing winter with a very warm spring. And now, I have dandelions everywhere. And though I've been told you can eat them, and I may yet give that a go, in the meantime I need to reduce their numbers. Drastically so.Enter this tool. This is the most fun I've ever had gardening. Insert tool at the base of the dandelion. Push down, wiggle, try to rotate round the tap root, push a bit further, and lift. One uprooted dandelion ready for the bonfire. I've used it in the lawn, in vegetable plots, in the rockery, all over my garden. It's brilliant.It does occasionally have its limitations, because some of the dandelions here have been here for longer than we've lived at this address, and they're very firmly entrenched with massive roots. But the dandelion weeder has dealt with every last dandelion I've attacked with it, and is still as good as ever. For an item that costs so little, this packs a serious punch.

This arrived in less than 24 hours. I wasnt convinced it was going to work as well as my old unbranded dandilion remover as it didnt have a fulcrum underneath and appeared wider. I needn't have worried, it was better. Its longer than the old one, and feels stronger - I doubt if this would bend under normal use.Its very easy to use and normally gets all or most of the taproot out. I would advise using gardening gloves when using if you have a lot of lawn weeds as it can give blisters in the palm of your hand (as the old one did).

Love this. But as I left the dandelions to grow so big, the grass died under their leaves so my partner now complains of the patches. I'll be more prepared next year! I poke with one hand and wiggle the dandelion out by the leaves with the other and that seems to work best for me. Also better when the ground is slightly damp.

Not terribly strong, shaft bent the first time I tackled a dandelion.

This is what I've been looking for so long. It is great for winkling out those horrid dandelions in your flower beds or between cracks in paving stones etc. It is a really handy tool for a variety of purposes and I wish I had had one of these a long time ago. Thank you Spear & Jackson!

Got for a fiver, and honestly expected something a bit flimsy. What I got instead was something very strong, gets in under the weeds and can be used to lift the root out without causing too much disturbance to the surrounding soil. Probably helps that I gave the garden a soaking from the rainwater tank the night before to soften the soil.It is what it is, a hand tool, so expect to put in a bit of a shift yourself as you don't get the leverage you might from a spade, fork or hoe, but it allows you to be more precise and slip in a little fresh soil and grass seed with less damage. See you next lifetime dandelions!

Very sturdy.Gets right down to the base of the root.Does minimum damage to the surrounding area.Handles the most stubborn of weedsA quality product

Perfect for lifting dandelions and other similar weeds. To give extra leverage I used a gash bit of wood as a fulcrum which made it a bit easier and quicker. Good quality item as befits Spear & Jackson tools.