Lawn Weed Puller

prusaprinters

<p>As I was trying to pull some weeds from my lawn without pulling up the grass, this idea came to me. This tool lets you pull leaves and stems of broadleaf weeds while leaving the grass alone.</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://youtu.be/LSfvgwkNIk8"></oembed></figure><p>This does not pull the roots out (maybe it will for some shallow rooted weeds), but it can help give grass a fighting chance by removing the leaves that are blocking light. With repeated use, it may help kill the weeds by stopping them from collecting energy from the sun, but I have not tested that theory. I mainly designed this to deal with a weed called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficaria_verna">Lesser Celandine</a>, but it should work on some other broadleaf weeds as well.</p><p>Scoop the teeth just below the leaves of the weeds to pull them out. Do not dig deep into the thatch or soil - you'd probably need a tougher tool for that.</p><p>I printed in PETG. I assume the teeth would be likely to break with PLA, but I haven't tested that. Share it in the comments if PLA works for you</p>