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Flex Tine Weeder
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The original market-garden flex tine weeder is back — now made by Farmers Friend. Drag it down the bed and the flexible tines dance across the surface, uprooting tiny, thread-stage weeds in the top half-inch of soil. The weeds are dealt with before they're even a problem. It's the gentle, crop-safe way to keep densely planted beds — carrots, arugula, spinach, radishes, salad mix — weed-free without the hand-weeding. We've rebuilt it with individually replaceable stainless steel tines and a comfortable aluminum handle, so the tool growers have trusted for years is better than ever.
Blind Cultivation
Stop weeds before they start
The secret to a weed-free bed isn't pulling big weeds — it's killing the little ones you can barely see. As you draw the Flex Tine Weeder over the bed, dozens of flexible tines vibrate across the soil surface and uproot weeds at the "white-thread" stage, before they ever take hold. Run it over your established crops once or twice a week — occasionally a second pass on heavier pressure — and you'll stay ahead of weeds all season. No bending, no chopping. Just walk the bed and let the tines do the work.
Why you need the Flex Tine Weeder
The original market-garden flex tine weeder, now made by Farmers Friend
Uproots thread-stage weeds before they take hold
Stainless steel tines — no rusting
Tines replace individually for easy maintenance
Gentle enough to work around established crops and drip lines
Comfortable grip on a lightweight aluminum handle
Ideal for densely planted greens and root crops
Saves hours of back-breaking hand-weeding
Flex vs. Rigid
Why a flex tine weeder?
Not all tine weeders are the same. Rigid tine harrows bite hard — great for heavy soil, bigger weeds, and crops like onions that don't form a canopy — but that aggression is rough on tender beds. A flex tine weeder is the gentle, selective one: its springy tines flex around your established plants and drip lines while pulling only the tiny weeds. That's what makes it the right tool for delicate, densely planted crops where a harrow would do more harm than good.
The Story
The original flex tine weeder — now by Farmers Friend
This tool has been a market-garden favorite for years. When its longtime maker, Two Bad Cats, was ready to pass it on, we picked up the torch — refining the design, adding a few improvements of our own, and bringing manufacturing in-house so growers can keep counting on it for seasons to come. Same proven tool, now built and backed by Farmers Friend.
Built Better
Rebuilt to last — and easier to maintain
We kept what worked and upgraded the rest. The tines are now stainless steel, so rust is off the table for good. A redesigned chassis lets you swap a single tine in seconds — no rebuilding the whole tool. A comfortable grip on a lightweight aluminum handle makes it easy to run down the row all morning. And it assembles in minutes, right out of the box.
Tech Specs
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18 inch and 30 inch
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Dual staggered rows, 1.5 inches apart
18 inch Flex Tine Weeder: 5.4 pounds
30 inch Flex Tine Weeder: 6.8 pounds
Sold in 5 pack
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