How to use a garden trowel to remove a long rooted plant?
How to use a garden trowel to remove a long-rooted plant |
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Long-rooted plants, such as dandelions, need to have all of their roots removed to prevent regrowth. To remove the roots you will need to use a weeding garden trowel.
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Step 1 – Hold plantBegin by holding the plant’s stem and leaves in your non-dominant hand. This will reveal the base of the plant for you to place your weeding garden trowel. |
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Step 2 – Place trowel parallel to plantPlace the forked tip of the trowel into the ground parallel to the root of the plant. Then push it about 100mm (4″) into the ground. |
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Step 3 – Loosen the rootNext push the trowel until it is at a 30 degree angle from ground level to loosen the earth around the root. |
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Step 4 – Remove plantPull the plant slowly upwards whilst moving it backwards and forwards to loosen it further. |
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