Man, you don't know how you've saved my sanity with this...I have been looking for some way to keep my horribly weedy bricked side yard tamped down for years. I do this once a week now with my electric Worx whacker (at least, the whacker part) and it takes me 10 minutes-vs. the painful hours it used to with a weed knife. Million thanks, Greg!

love the safety boots Greg, you beast

@gregthegardener

8 жыл бұрын

+Timbo Hin haha yep ;p

@timbo2421

8 жыл бұрын

Actually Joe, you appear to be both.

@RustyClouglin

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't find it weird that he was barefoot when mowing, but when spraying the weed killer? The feet and the palms absorb better than any other part of the skin :S yummy

@1stMrSceptical

8 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't allow this geezer anywhere near gardening equipment, he's a liability to himself. As for spraying weed killer and I would hazard a guess it Glyphosate base killer is being used, without a mask and in bare feet!. This has earned him The Darwin Award for survival of the stupid.. DO not use a strimmer (weed whacker US & Aus) or spray chemicals without safety equipment. Glyphosate can build up in the body and is Genotoxic ie: can Damage DNA, this product is carcinogenic..., Use With CARE!

@danlux4954

4 жыл бұрын

Hard on the toes.

you like to feel the earth barefoot, and then you walk through the weedspray barefoot, shorts, no sleeves and inhaling any possible mists...great role model Greg...

I'm doing this today! I've been pulling weeds from the driveway for years, thanks

Thanks for the excellent tip! I am going to try it on my weeds but they are low to the ground crawling kinds it might be a bit harder as they are not straight up in the air like yours are.

depends what you want to use it for, mine is a great one, a Shindaiwa, they are a bit expensive but go forever.

@hysonly glad you're liking them :)

Love all your videos and you.....love your garden and your simplicity....keep on sharing your good will with us.

@gregthegardener

10 жыл бұрын

thanks :)

1:05 "just... tag a bit of that plant of there..." hahaha

nice. i had to sign in and comment when i saw this. keep it no shoes man, respect from california!

Great tips Greg, been watching your channel for an hour or so. Thanks mate. USA by way of UK. Would love to see your country one day. It's beautiful!

Lol my man this was sheer comedy. You showed the “lazy boy” way to handle weeds and I love it lol thumbs up partner!!! This shit was awesome!

"there's no way im doing that" ! another great clip.. love it

will it slash someone's feet off?

Thank you for the tip. May I know what line trimmer do you use? I have cordless one but it is hopeless.

Love your steel toed boots there Greg!!...lol I've used boiling water followed by table salt on smaller projects..works like a charm.

@GodlessManitoban it doesn't matter whats under them, the dirt between the pavers will always attract weeds

good on ya mate. I so love the post and all info you give cause they are for beginner gar dner like me. keep up the good work. Tere T

Wow didnt know you had a gardening channel greg especially after all these years haha !

I love the good safety boots you have there Greg lol

Hi will this get the moss out between bricks aswell? also what size line are you using, thanks

Omg I am buying one right now thank you!! It looks beautiful!

@TheProductiveGarden they are really comfortable

Hey Greg, this is also what I do. However i often give it som poison 7-10 days after, it is dry and doesnøt make so much "green juice " on the tiles. Greetings Andreas

@bnbob01 yeah mate, doesn't get much easier

I did this yesterday and the line keeps breaking off that it's so frustrating. How can I do it so that the line won't snap off at every weed?

Great ideal with the weed wacker. I'll have to try that and let you know how it works.

good on ya mate. I so love the post and all info you give cause they are for beginner gardner like me. keep up the good work. Tere T

@gregthegardener

8 жыл бұрын

+Rachel Teariki thanks :D

I am in the UK and have a shindaiwas, very good machine, I would recommend husqvarna or stihl for the UK

Wait..did you just say....."Just stick it in gently....she should be alright"?!?!....LMAO! You are so funny ;)

What size string do you use?

He's a genius! Will someone give this bear footed Aussie noble prize already! Hehe Vote & Sub!

@gregthegardener

9 жыл бұрын

+djexclusivee ha ha :)

NICE! Sometimes the easiest solutions lay unnoticed until someone points you in the right direction... Thanks, Man!

@gregthegardener

10 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

@sshan5628

9 жыл бұрын

***** You've gone the easy way out. The weed killers are that effective, but vinegar has worked well for me.

@artieedwards

9 жыл бұрын

I'm also a fan of horticultural vinegar. To be most effective, can only be applied on hot, sunny days, and difficult to procure in my vicinity, but much preferred to RoundUp.

The shock when I heard Grego’s voice after clicking on this vid!!! I forget grego has gardening channels, I know him from his food vids! This was a nice surprise

I like Greg the Gardener! Thanks, Greg! Good tips!

@gregthegardener

9 жыл бұрын

Dan Brown thanks :D

@7Pines

9 жыл бұрын

I hit my driveway today with the ol' whippa-snippa and she looks great! Thanks again, Greg!

Ja, Greg...wear shoes with the BLADE!!! Thx for your videos. I'm always looking for 'safe' weed killers so we like to use vinegar. I'll ck your other vids to see what you use for massive weed piles :)

Great video, good work!

@gregthegardener

9 жыл бұрын

Response166 thanks :D

i think it is a really good idear but what about if you have not got the tools that was used in the programm.

where did you get the wheedwackerhead, or how is it called

You sir are a LEGEND

i like to use a 2.7mm

Wow smartest guy on youtube

nice line trimmer how much did it cost

@TruthSeekingElf it certainly is

@motherofthedrummer salt sounds like a good idea

Would love to know what guests he is expecting over :)

From where we can get this??

Ha ha ha ha... Have to do this all the time in the patch... Glad I'm not the only one...

"Just stick it in gently"

do you mow the weeds every day

I forget, but I think there is some sort of material that can be put underneath brick to stop weeds. Of course that only works before the bricks are laid.

I would like to try this on my pavers but I lack the proper footwear indicated in the video.

Nice one meet to looking for such options for farmland

@01silky1 i forgot my boots ;p

GREAT great channel i subbed

I thought that weed killer only worked if the leaves were still present, otherwise they'll be back up in a few days........

@GseWorldwide

7 жыл бұрын

Steve Wright you are joking right lol? Its the root that matters you can pick leaves all day and it will come back.. gotta kill the root to elimate the entire weed.

I have bunches of weeds and thick grass bunches that are too difficult to pull out of my gravel garden and it looks an awful mess now as i've left it for two years now!! Will buying a powerful strimmer and just raking the old weeds away and then spraying the roots solve my dilemma?

@gregthegardener

10 жыл бұрын

i usually strim the area then spray it strait away, or spray it and wait a week then strim it

@Tambo74

10 жыл бұрын

***** Cheers Greg, I may post a video of before and after results including my method.. cheers, Tom

@wordreet that's cool!

so this only works if you are bare foot?

@terryshilo6750

10 жыл бұрын

C'mon.. How many of us hasn't done this is sandals or bare foot once or twice knowing better and gotten away with it. Greg usually has shoes, socks and some strange leg booties I haven't seen here in the states.

Wow looks great!

I need some of those invisible safety boots.

Legend :) Love your vids

@gregthegardener

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Newman thnanks :)

I've done that too but would definitely wear shoes but I'm accident prone.

@piratesavvy07 it turned out lovely

What is this orange tip that spins called?

@gregthegardener

2 жыл бұрын

bump feed line head?

G'day g'day mate, ripper of a job sport.

nice work mate....great way to keep ya toenails short too.

AMAZING!!! Indeed, a quick blow to finish it off is imperative I'd say, otherwise it can get too messy.

@boastyy

3 жыл бұрын

Story of my life!

How many channels do you have Greg . Great stuff

@gregthegardener

9 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Tobias i have 6 ;p

nice protection you wear

@noswonky it wouldn't be the same without one

Sounds like a bloody great way to scratch up your paving stones, mate.

@gregthegardener

8 жыл бұрын

a nylon chord wont scratch anything

@shizzy35

8 жыл бұрын

you're sure, bloke? lotta RPMs there yeah?

That "Add Water Vinegar Salt" thing or "Add Diesel" pffffffff…………...THEY DONT WORK! Be like my man right here, Let the Tools do the Work. Thank you for posting this video. I just bought a machine like that, did my backyard, I think I did fine. Battery died within 30 mins though. But I was afraid t try it on the pavers. But seeing you erasing those ugly looking weeds that blacken the pavers...… you have encouraged me. Thank you!

so how do you kill onion weed for good? :)

@gregthegardener aussies are tough, we dont need boots to whipper snip

@topsy677 l don't mind at all

nice Japanese footwear Greggo mate :D

@slanelcla l grew up not wearing shoes, l even go shopping bare footed... lt's a Queensland thing ;p

Now i need to buy this machine

Try not to use soo many chemicals..... soon or later there won't be any water for drinking.... But nice trick with the trimmer... :D

love your shoes

How do u kill a 40foot tree with out the expense off hiring a tree surgeon? iv been told to drill a brass screw in to the trunk, is this true?

@oo0Spyder0oo

9 жыл бұрын

+Pauline Briggs Grab a forstner bit (for large holes) and drill into the trunk a couple of spots then pour in undiluted weed killer such as roundup. Killed my large trees in 3 weeks. It will soak into the cambium layer and be absorbed throughout the branches as the tree draws water up. Guaranteed.

@m.r.c.4140

8 жыл бұрын

+oo0Spyder0oo people are truly lost and hopeless, lawn chemicals are leisure products. people will pay to work out at the gym and then go buy glyphosate so they don't have to work to be stewards of the land. 2,4-D is miscible in water, check your nearest puddle. and btw this guy actually string trimming with bare feet is one thing but spraying for weeds and then walking right over the poison with bare feet. I am amazed..

@m.r.c.4140

8 жыл бұрын

+Pauline Briggs my brain hurt just reading these comments. do you want a 40 ft dead tree intsead of the 40 ft live one? is that better? do you want it to be as ugly as can be until it falls on something you care about? or for the price of a bottle of round-up you could rent a chainsaw and grow a pair and cut your self or neighbors some firewood, even send it down the way for the cost of the saw rental. Cognitive dissonance leads to re-occurring problems, lets not go down that path as a population as if we cant think for ourselves.

Brave man with no shoes.

yup thats what I use for that type of scenario.

are you related to Willie Mason?

for a spray use vinegar and soap instead much cheaper

I agree it's dangerous practice to not wear shoes and use toxic weed sprays. There has to be a better method. Also, there are machines that suck (like a vacuum cleaner) garden refuse which can either be disposed of or used in a composting system. Just sweep up the large stuff and finish off with the 'sucker'.

If this man every lost his temper, was on meth and got ahold of a machette, it would be the end of the world. He's probably the nicest guy but tell me he doesn't have a scary psycho blimey twist to him, lol. It's all good mate, keep up the good work! : )

nice saftey boots mate

Bare feet! Wow, you must have free healthcare LOL

@gregthegardener

10 жыл бұрын

we do, it's Australia :)

thanks greggo!!!!!

is it your house

Oh and s shoes ?

You are gorgeous! Thanks 😊

Nice one mate, let's have a beer. Gday

I use mine to go round shrubs in borders

What happened to the intro "Hi and welcome to Greg the Gardener" :O

Hi Greg the gardener,, what happened to Greg the cook?

Perfect. Lovely video :).. Please wear shoes and eye protection. I've had stones hit me all over.

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