‘The easiest and cheapest’ way to kill weeds – ‘you don’t actually have to buy it’

When it comes to removing weeds from patios, the gardening enthusiast generally opts to use a “long-handled weeding tool” rather than his previous method of using a “weed control electric flame gun”.

Malcolm said: “As for patios, I used to use a weed control electric flame gun, but my daughter, who works for bills comparison service Love Energy Savings, explained that this wasn’t the most ecologically sound approach that I could use and I could save myself just under £40 a year from not buying the canisters. 

“Plus the really good ones are £100+ to buy, so not the cheapest option either. 

“Now I’ve realised how expensive that was to run, I use a long-handled hand held weeding tool, It’s manual, but it’s length means you don’t have to bend over to hand-pick the weeds yourself (and now I’m in my late 60’s I appreciate anything that saves extra strain on my knees).”

To kill off “pernicious weeds” the gardening expert suggests gardeners use his sandwich bag trick.

source: express.co.uk