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Flame weeder treating grass and weeds at ground level on an Australian property

Will a Weed Burner Kill Paspalum? Suppression Only

Paspalum resprouts from a crown packed with short rhizomes. Flame knocks the top off and it comes straight back. Where that's still useful, and where it isn't.

Will a Weed Burner Kill Paspalum? Suppression Only

Paspalum resprouts from a crown packed with short rhizomes. Flame knocks the top off and it comes straight back. Where that's still useful, and where it isn't.

Weed burner clearing weeds along the edge of a concrete path on an Australian property

Will a Weed Burner Kill Bindii? Yes - But Not i...

Flame kills bindii easily. The problem is that bindii usually lives in your lawn, and flame does not know the difference between bindii and buffalo.

Will a Weed Burner Kill Bindii? Yes - But Not i...

Flame kills bindii easily. The problem is that bindii usually lives in your lawn, and flame does not know the difference between bindii and buffalo.

Australian made Weed Wand PRO flame weeder firing, shown against a studio background

Will a Weed Burner Kill Nutgrass? No - And Here...

Nutgrass keeps its growing point 7 to 18cm underground and its tubers stay viable for up to ten years. Surface heat cannot reach any of it. Don't buy a burner...

Will a Weed Burner Kill Nutgrass? No - And Here...

Nutgrass keeps its growing point 7 to 18cm underground and its tubers stay viable for up to ten years. Surface heat cannot reach any of it. Don't buy a burner...

Australian made Weed Wand PRO flame weeder firing, shown against a studio background

Will a Weed Burner Kill Lantana? Not on Its Own

Established lantana resprouts from the base, the roots, and even from fragments - including after fire. Where a burner does help, and where it just wastes your gas.

Will a Weed Burner Kill Lantana? Not on Its Own

Established lantana resprouts from the base, the roots, and even from fragments - including after fire. Where a burner does help, and where it just wastes your gas.

Curly's Ag flame weeder torch used for chemical-free weed control on acreage

Will a Weed Burner Kill Paterson's Curse? Mostl...

Small rosettes die outright. Big ones have a stout taproot and can push back. Why autumn is the whole game with Paterson's curse.

Will a Weed Burner Kill Paterson's Curse? Mostl...

Small rosettes die outright. Big ones have a stout taproot and can push back. Why autumn is the whole game with Paterson's curse.

Flame weeder treating broadleaf weed seedlings at ground level in pasture

Will a Weed Burner Kill Fireweed? Yes - But Onl...

Fireweed is a yes - if you get it before it flowers. Once it has flowered, a burner is the wrong move and can make things worse. Here's the line.

Will a Weed Burner Kill Fireweed? Yes - But Onl...

Fireweed is a yes - if you get it before it flowers. Once it has flowered, a burner is the wrong move and can make things worse. Here's the line.