Propagation: Plant Propagation: The Basics Summer 2016, 1 by Pistil

Pistil wrote:
Here is a photo of my Benzomatic Flame Weeder. I have had it for at least 15 years. It is great. There are bigger types, to hook up to a propane tank, but this little one is light, portable, and mechanically very simple- nothing to lose or break. I gave my sister the bigger one where you pull around a tank like for your barbecue, it does not get used much, but mine I bring out for 20 minutes here and there with no trouble at all. Just screw on the propane canister, light it with the flint and steel thingy, and go! As it was described to me by the guy who told me about it: \"Weed standing up with a beer in your hand\".
Full disclosure. You really could set your yard and house on fire. I never use it when the neighbor kids/teenagers are around, I recall being a bit of a pyromaniac myself at that age. It gets very dry here in summer, so I weed with a hose at the ready. You don\'t need to actually burn up the weed, just damage the leaves/crown enough and it will die. If you go around on gravel every 2-3 weeks for a few minutes, you kill all the newly sprouted weeds.