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Water-Powered Weeder: Tool for Deep-Rooted Weeds

The water-powered weeder attaches to a hose, jets water to loosen soil around taproots (nutgrass, dandelion, wild onion). Available at Lee Valley Tools.

About Gardening: High-pH Irrigation Water (8.2) Killing Vegetables? Solutions: Filtration, Rainwater Harvesting, and Soil Management; Ideal pH for Hardy Water Lilies; High pH (8.4) in a 7,000-Gallon Koi Pond: Lowering It Safely; Nutsedge Eradication: The Water Weeder Tool; Water-Holding Tree Crotch: Leave It Alone, Manage Mosquitoes; Graywater vs. Caught Water: What's the Difference for Garden Irrigation?; How to Clean Herbicide Residue from a Garden Sprayer; Shock Chlorination for New Wells: Procedure and Testing; Daphne Odora: Fragrant But Poisonous—Don't Drink the Water; Graywater pH for Acid-Loving Plants: GAIN Detergent Test Results

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Plants

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