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Hot water vs Roundup
Persephone wrote:
****NOBODY has answered about hot water. I use it routinely to kill weeds between plates of the concrete patio. Seems the least toxic and still effective. I just don't know if it would harm PP's roots. Hope to hear about vinegar & hot water, and thanks to all for replies. Persephone. Wondering if constant use of vinegar in an area can change the PH of the soil thus causing growing issues to some plants. Hot water? Well would guess near boiling is what you need and for your preferred plant it would depend how much root damage the water could cause to it. If you feel boiling water is a safer mode of weed control, it can be, but it is more hazardous...carrying a pot of boiling water from the kitchen out the door and pour it where you want to pour it. How dangerous could that be? Had a customer who was talked into using boiling water to kill out fire ant nests instead of chemicals so he decided to do the right thing and go that route himself. Had a big pot of water going and when it was ready snatched it up to head out the door...the problem was his daughter 2-4 years old (forget now exactly how old she was) was wrapped up in a blanket playing with a new puppy had walked behind him without him noticing. He took up the water and turned to head out the door and stepped on the blanket dragging on the floor, slipped and spilled the water. He was able to push the falling pot away from the kid and what water that spilt on her was diverted by the blanket, but still had some burns. He had a hand/wrist doused with the boiling water causing a severe burn, in which he was still having issues with for over a year that I know of. The dropped pot landed on the puppy killing it. Lar |
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