The Weedgator for Aquatic Weeds

I know we just looked at indoor water gardens yesterday, but I came across another water garden tidbit today – but this piece of news is concerned with outdoor water gardens. The scoop is about this new aquatic weed cutter that’s actually lightweight, easy to use, and requires no chemicals to remove weeds.

According to the press release, Justo Zarazua, a retired tool designer, invented this new weed removal alternative, The Weedgator. This tool is a five-foot long environmentally-friendly weed cutter that weighs just two pounds.

There are actually already manual tools for aquatic weed removal on the market, but most weigh more, and can be cumbersome. Manual tools are available but often these tools are heavy and cumbersome leading to physical strain after repetitive use. The WeedGator is designed to remove and cut milfoil, hydrilla, duck weed, lily pads and many other aquatic weeds but not cat-tails, bulrush or extremelyfibrous plants.

Zarazuan had an 18-acre pond, overgrown with weeds on his property, which inspired the tool design. The Weedgator has a patent pending ballast system – i.e. when “Tossed into the water, holes in the tools handle let water into the device. The ballast method forces air up and out the handle allowing the Weedgator to glide forward at a 45 degree angle while it submerges. As the operator retrieves the Weedgator, the water is replaced with air making the device lighter as it resurfaces. This method allows the tool to easily reach under docks and boats.”

You can check it out for yourself at The Weedgator website and see a video of it in action.