It's not something I can use in my flower and vegetable beds--there's too many plants in too small a space. But it's perfect for my big rock garden where I have a few plants I want with lots of space in between. Weeding that area by hand last year took forever, and killed my back. The blowtorch is time consuming too, but I can stand up to use it. The area in the following pictures took me about half an hour to do.
Wide shot of the whole area, before torching.
Close-up of a cluster of dandelions, before torching.
Wide shot, immediately after torching.
Dandelions, immediately after torching.
Wide shot, 3 days later. You can clearly see the places I missed.
Dandelions, 3 days later.
Safety notes. I keep the hose turned on the whole time I'm working with the blowtorch. As soon as I'm done with an area, I hose the whole thing down, even if there are no signs of smoke/embers. If I'm working close to the foundation of the house, I have the blowtorch in one hand and the hose in the other!
Overall, I'm quite happy with my torch. I've thoroughly done about a third of the rock garden, and also have 2-3 other places I want to use it.
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