"Honeysuckle Popper" Rips Out Plants By The Roots

"Honeysuckle Popper" Rips Out Plants By The Roots FARM HOME Miscellaneous 30-6-34 If you've got a problem with honeysuckle bushes, you'll like this new tool that lets you quickly and easily pop the entire plant right out of the ground. The'"Honeysuckle Popper" is designed to work on most honeysuckles up to 6 in. dia. at the base and up to 15 ft. tall, depending on the weight and strength of the operator. It pulls the roots and all. The unit comes with a 6 1/2-ft. long handle, made from high carbon rectangular steel tubing, and is equipped with a 4-in. long hook at the bottom. The handle pivots on a bolt that goes through a pair of metal brackets and through a short length of pipe that's welded to the handle. A wood base braces the tool on the ground without sinking in. To remove a shrub, insert the hook under the shrub's crown-type root system, then step down on the platform and pull back on the handle at the same time to rip it out. If the honeysuckle's roots are too deep or too big to be removed in one pop, the hook can be lowered 3 in. allowing you to break the roots one at a time. "It works a lot better than using a shovel or axe. In most cases you can rip out the entire plant in one motion," says Chris Grenner, Mister Honeysuckle, Ltd., Hamilton, Ohio. "It's built strong and is guaranteed not to bend or break for as long as you own the tool. Honeysuckle bushes are taking over many areas of the eastern U.S. and have become a real problem. It'll work on any shrub with a crown root system that's similar to honeysuckle. For example, it works good on privet. It won't work on shrubs with a deep tap root." Sells for $129 plus $10 S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mister Honeysuckle, Ltd., 283 Gates Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45013 (ph 877 767-6688 or 513 756-0489; chris@misterhoneysuckle.com; www.honeysucklepopper.com).

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