Reddit reviews Zenport 15308D Grubber Weed Popper, Ergonomic Grip, 12-Inch, Polished Aluminum
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Long pliers pull weeds, roots and all out of soilReach down into dirt to remove weeds without getting hands dirtyBuilt-in cutting blade for trimming and cutting rootsFeatures a base for leverage in pulling out tough weedsComfortable, non-slip grips
K. As weeds go, violets aren't that bad once you understand the 2 tricks to managing them. If you don't want to use herbicide, you just dig up each clump, but--the first trick is that you have to get the entire rhizome, even if it's from a very tiny seedling. They grow back from the rhizome if you leave it in the ground. So it all has to come out, every bit. You'll see it sitting there, on top of the ground, that greenish-yellow knobbly thing with the leaves coming out of it.
The second trick is that the seeds don't come from the flowers, they come from a small seedpod hidden under the leaves. You'll see a mature plant surrounded by a circle of tiny seedlings. That's because the seed pod bursts and flings seeds out in a circle.
So the #2 trick is to dig them up in the spring before they can go to seed. Follow the track of the pretty blue flowers all around the yard, and use an old kitchen spoon, the tip of your trowel, or a weed popper (my favorite model is this, or one of the many similar designs. Slide the shaft into the ground alongside the rhizome, then use the curve to rock it back against the lip of the hole the shaft just made, and the whole thing comes right out.
You can do this any time of year, of course, but the blue flowers make it a lot easier to find them.