Whilst it is much better than roundup, environmentally friendly butane seems quite the sales stretch.

I had one, but I burnt down the back fence,

Can I use one of these to torch on felt on the roof?

I think it's cruel!

I got 1 last week works great and makes rapid cheese on toast

Yep. I use it for that and it's amazing. I also use it to finish off burgers and meat that I sous-vide and it's amazingly good.

Great BBQ coal starter I'm guessing?

It's also much more satisfying than spraying weedkiller, so there is that upside.

I use one on our patio and it definitely works but requires going over every couple of weeks to keep things in check, especially during summer. I'm using the camping cooker gas cans with it and I'm surprised how long it's lasted considering it's just blasting a blue flame out the end. I'd guess 6-8 times around my whole patio per can. Can does get pretty frosty though.

Voted hot - anything but Monsanto. But surely can't people just managed their garden the old fashioned way. Biological weed control is the best form of control.

Pulling bindweed just isn't effective. Glyphosate in a sprayer all the way for me :-)

True neighbour got one crap just makes mess and weeds grow straight back

No, insecticide kills insects. Although I doubt anyone knows the longterm effects of herbicide on insects.

do u refuse to use bleach too? or even walk on the pavement? My god

I have a weed burner and its good for certain things like weeds just getting going between paving slabs and on common ground where there is no danger of spraying weedkiller only for kids, dogs etc to walk by a few moments after and potentially get weedkiller on them, in their mouths etc blah. I like to use it on Equisetum in particular. I also like to use it on weeds that have gone to seed - deliver the flame the right way and you can destroy the seeds as well as the weed leaves. (Cardamine hirsuta die die DIE!!!!). I would prefer Roundup on things like larger dandelions but its a bit of a faff cleaning out the sprayer and dosing for a few of them and this is a bit easier to repeatedly spot treat them to knock them back.

Hope this helps with some of the questions above.

Also don't forget things like dried leaves, such as accumulated leaf matter below large bushes, can also easily set alight and can easily blaze out of control pretty quickly.

Got one like this from Amazon recently. Previously had a Lidl one that died after about 3 years. This uses butane, Lidl one was butane/propane. Lidl cans are bigger but are 2.99 each. They do basically the same job, but don't expect either to last forever. I bought it mainly to control liverwort in between block paving stones, but I swear liverwort appears to be made out of asbestos.

Also good for lighting BBQ and wood pellets for my pizza oven.

Doesnt get the roots which means they can still grow back.

Hot, obviously

I'm a fire starter!.........

They use the standard size cans that many camping stoves now use, they are readily available in the likes of b&m, 4 cans for £4. http://www.bmstores.co.uk/search?q=camping+gas


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what are they like for weeds on monoblock driveways?

my mate swears by his and even good at getting rid of ants nests as well

Hmmm...would this be a good way to kill an Ivy tree?

​These work well maybe you had a faulty one :confused:

Similar product is for sale in Home bargains.
Weed burner wand for £9.99 and gas canisters for £1.99 if it helps anyone.
:wink:

Any teenage son will do it for you....

Heat.

I use it in the winter to melt the snow.. and now for the weeds. How does the seller send 8 cans of butane gas in the post?

Fun way to get the job done!

what size are the cans? they look small but they could even be smaller than what they look against the blowtorch in the picture, could be a very misleading picture. LIDL had one recently at £14 but with one of these large standard size cans

The gas cans don't last long,
you have to burn the weeds in a particular way so that they don't regrow,
depending on the fitting, the gas cans can be really expensive.

I had one. they are rubbish

found on Amazon little bit cheaper https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUTANE-CANISTERS-BLOWTORCH-GARDEN-KILLER/dp/B01FM52366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469098957&sr=8-1&keywords=WEED+BURNER+KILLER+WAND+BUTANE+GAS+BLOWTORCH

Great find. Just bought one, thanks for posting.

No I pull them now...The old fashion way

I had one of these but it burns too many insects with the weeds so I stopped using it

Also on Amazon for those who prefer them for £17.89. Not Prime though.

Whilst it is much better than roundup, environmentally friendly butane seems quite the sales stretch.

good find op, heat added