If you don’t want to mess around with fuel canisters, choose an electric weed burner with a maximum temperature of 600 – 700 ° C. I think this ToolTronix electric weed burner is probably the best electric model currently available. The Easylife Lifestyle Solutions Eco Weed Burner does the same job as the other models in this review.

You won’t have to work in an uncomfortable position because the model has a long handle for better maneuverability and less strain on your back. It’s good to have the choice because the low temperature setting is useful for other tasks, such as lighting the BBQ in summer or melting ice and snow in the winter.

It does have a 3 m hose however, that allows you to move around your patio without dragging the gas canister along with you. There’s a button to select the temperature, and after pressing you simply hover the burner 5 cm above the offending weed for 5 seconds. Flame weeding is also effective when you're trying to kill weeds that grow between the cracks of patio flooring or the gaps left in wooden decking - a scenario that liquid weed killer can struggle with.

Whilst some units only come with one nozzle attachment – usually a cone shaped nozzle for targeting a small area – others can come with various options included. If you only want to treat weeds once, gas-powered weed burners are the most powerful and effective . Next, I have the Garden Gear Electric Weed Burner which offers a power output of 1980W and two heat settings. My husband couldn’t help himself and came outside to try and lend a hand/take over (this is unheard of and certainly didn’t occur when I was testing the best electric weed burners).Sarah’s role as chief editor at DIY Garden is about more than just making sure we’re literally dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s (although she’s a stickler for detail, so it’s certainly about that too! Well, I also use it to light my fire pit and even light my stove sometimes and for this, I don’t attach the extension handle. You do, however, still need to keep any animals off treated areas until it’s fully dry, so for smaller individual weeds, I prefer to use a weed burner. This garden tool uses a gas flame or blast of superheated air t o char weeds, killing them off root and branch. Gas weed burners are powered by propane or butane gas and feature a long, adjustable nozzle which gives you maximum control over the flame.

You'll also find many reputable brands selling both gas and electric - the Havelock weed burner range is a good example. Very high flame temperature effectively destroys weeds in an ECOLOGICAL manner without the use of chemicals that cannot be used in BIO crops. However, I quickly worked out the ‘knack’, and my tip is to press harder than you think whilst gently twisting at the same time. At just under 2 kg, it’s pretty lightweight, but I also found it very well balanced, with aids control.I think this is to do with the amount of time it takes to burn the weeds so the roots are exposed to the heat from above longer with an electric weed burner. After the first burning, the weeds looked wilted and the results were similar to other electric burner efforts.