Oswego GW-1 Grampas Weeder

by Oswego

• Most effective, effortless weed puller since 1913
• Removes weeds and their roots
• No Bending, No Pulling, No Kneeling
• Garden Green with No Harmful Chemicals
• Lifetime guarantee

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001D1FFZA
• Item model number: GW-1
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,241 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #8 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Manual Weeders

Product Description

The Original, Effortless Weed Puller: Grandpa's Weeder. Grandpa's pride and joy was his weed puller! A simple lever (and a sore back) was his inspiration for inventing this tool in 1913. He wanted a way to pull out weeds quickly and easily without bending, kneeling, or pulling and by golly, this tool did the trick! Using this tool was so effortless he was often seen using it in his Sunday best!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

178 of 180 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Works fine, skimpy handle October 13, 2010

By Tool User

Worked great for a while until the handle broke, Lifetime warranty is great. Finding who to contact about the warranty, is not very easy. Once you call them, you find that they use an answering machine to field calls. Left a message, no response. Not so impressed. If you don't break the handle or the lever, I guess that you are ok!
Here ya go, so you don't have to search it out.
Grampa's Gardenware Co.
17380 SW 63rd Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

71 of 71 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this tool! April 13, 2008

By L. Harris

I bought this tool for dandelions, and I have found it to be the best dandelion puller ever. It works on weeds that grow from a central point. By positioning the prongs over the very center of the dandelion, and shoving the tool into the ground with a little pedal provided for that purpose, you then give the tool a sideways twist, and the dandelion pops right out, held within the prongs. It doesn't matter if it's in tall grass or not; the only thing that's essential is that it be centered over the weed. Of course, the ground has to be reasonably soft, but that would be true for any such tool.
This tool really saves my back, because you don't have to been over alot. Mind is sturdily made, and has lasted for several years of use. I would recommend this tool to anyone!

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars the best weed puller made July 11, 2008

By Judi K. Moore

Amazon Verified Purchase

i have tried several different weed pullers and this was the best by far. gave all my other ones to my brother and he still borrows this one from me. try it you will not be disappointed at all. my yard has never looked better and it is addicting i find myself looking in other yards for weeds.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The same quality as the one I bought in 1952 September 3, 2009

By Old Gringo

Amazon Verified Purchase

Oh the one I bought in 1952 is still in good working order, it's just that I have to go and retrieve it from my neighbor every time I need to use it. This one I bought for my neighbor. This is truly a great weed puller and it still is of the same high quality materials and workmanship it has been over the years. The price of course has gone up since 1952, but it still is a good bang for the buck in 2009. I would highly recommend this item to anyone for its ease of use, and quality.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as sturdy as it looks June 20, 2010

By C. W. Sayre

Being made of wood and iron, this thing looks like it could never break. Unfortunately, looks can be deceiving, as the iron lever that makes this weeder work broke off after only a few hundred small weeds were pulled. And my little wife used it exclusively, and she is far too physically weak to "abuse" it. It is also not a very effective weeder -- very slow to use -- so I prefer the "Yard Butler TT-1W Garden Terra Weeder" type (but one made of hard cast iron, instead of malleable stamped steel like the Yard Butler's).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandpa's Weeder is Great January 7, 2010

By Daniel G. Brown

We just moved into a new house and the yard was sodded but contained a lot of weeds, mainly thistles and dandelions, which hadn't been killed by the weed & feed fertilizer our lawn service used. I have a bad knee and getting down on my hands and knees to pull weeds was not something I wanted to do especially with thistles which can be a little rough on your hands. I looked in all the stores in the area for a long handled weeder but being off-season I could not find one. I found the Grandpa's Weeder on the Internet and it looked like a better option than just the forked long handled dandelion weeder so I gave it a try. I was not disappointed, the Grandpa's Weeder is well constructed and very simple to use -- all the directions are on the handle. The hardest part of using the tool is to make sure you place it over the center of the root, which requires a little practice until you figure out where the roots of various types of weeds grow. It pulls the weeds up by the roots but leaves a small divot in the lawn, which you don't even see after a day or two. It seems to works best when the ground is slightly moist. It works well to pull small to medium sized weeds, I'm not sure how it would work on very large weeds or small trees. It certainly saved my knee and back from a lot of pain and suffering. I'm thinking of buying one for each of my three kids.

You won't go wrong buying this tool -- good quality and simple design.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid built but maybe not suitable in many situations September 14, 2011

By Gary Sheng

Amazon Verified Purchase

Have been using this weeder for a while. It is obviously well built and easy to use. At this price, it is OK.

The problem is the tips of this weeder are fork like. the pair of fingers have wide gaps on each and they do not grab thin weed stems well. It usually does not directly clam any weed stem thinner than a pencil (that's the case of most weeds like dandelions). Instead, it just grabs bunch of lawn grass around together with soil and the weed in the center then pulls everything out. For young/thin weeds I would go for chemicals or alternate tool.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Oswego Grandpa's Weeder June 28, 2011

By George P. Winkler

Amazon Verified Purchase

Works fairly well. Gets dirt caught between tongs for each weed removed. Tongs could be further apart and longer. Disappointed that it was not manufactured in the U.S.A.