Newman and Cole’s £11.99 long-handle weed brush from Amazon made paving block weeding a breeze

If, like me, you’ve a paved space in your entrance or again backyard, you may know that weeds do not take lengthy to begin peering by means of the gaps. Relatively than proceed to choose them out by hand, I believed I would take a look at the Newman and Cole long-handle weed brush from Amazon. It labored a deal with, and it is obtainable on Amazon for simply £11.99.

After all, there are many tried and examined weed hacks in case you’re questioning methods to cease weeds rising in block paving, however generally a easy sweep will get the job finished shortly the place a lot of weeds have already established themselves, or in case you’re making an attempt to maintain on prime of stragglers.

First impressions

What caught my eye initially was the size of the deal with hooked up to the comb – I am 5 ft 9, and the deal with is 120cm lengthy, so I did not must bend my again as a lot as I do with different merchandise. There’s even a helpful loop on the top of the deal with for hanging the comb within the shed!

Apart from the lengthy deal with, the comb has two important options: bristles on the underside, and a metallic scraper on the other aspect which can be utilized by turning the comb the other way up.

The wire brush is made up of three rows of triangle-shaped brass bristles. Some critiques on Amazon complain in regards to the brush carrying down over time, however I have never used the comb lengthy sufficient to completely take a look at its longevity. For £11.99, I am going to take a bit of damage and tear for an important gardening deal.

What I’ve learn, nevertheless, is that you just should not go too exhausting with this brush. Probably the most detrimental critiques speak in regards to the metallic bristles falling out, and although I have never skilled this myself, I am going to maintain an eye fixed out for this mishap.

The angle of the bristles lets you get into corners that you just would not fairly attain with a standard weeding brush.

I’ve tried wire bristle brushes earlier than and so they’ve been slightly trickier to get into awkward paving nooks and crannies, so I positively felt the advantages of utilizing an angled weed brush.

Utilizing the comb

Utilizing the comb was easy, and the weeds have been simply dislodged from the gaps within the driveway with a few sweeps. The angled wire bristles managed to brush away even the extra established weeds.

Clumps of moss have been particularly straightforward to dislodge, and it turned out to be fairly a satisfying job.

Utilizing the scraper

This was a noisier job (assume metallic on concrete), however it was an efficient one nonetheless. There was a number of moss rising between the gaps in my driveway paving blocks, and the pointed metallic scraper managed to take away most sections in single sweeps. It lined up completely between the gaps. I brushed any remaining particles out with the bristle aspect of the comb.

The metallic scraper wasn’t pretty much as good at pulling out deeper-rooted weeds, however for a fast job, it lined most floor.

Some reviewers on Amazon did not really feel the metallic scraper was mandatory, however it may well simply be eliminated with a screwdriver.

So, there is a motive the Newman and Cole weed brush is a greatest vendor on Amazon – it is snug and makes fast work of patio weeds. For £11.99, it is a discount, and I will be searching for any Amazon Prime Day reductions in case my associates have an interest.