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Sun, May 18, 08 at 19:31
| Anybody ever hear of anyone using some sort of home-made contraption to generate enough steam or hot water to kill invasives? I am battling a lot of first-year garlic mustard rosettes and hoping to avoid widespread Roundup spraying. |
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- Posted by joepyeweed 5b IL (My Page) on Mon, May 19, 08 at 9:49
| I would just pull them. |
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- Posted by amelanchier WNY (My Page) on Mon, May 19, 08 at 10:48
| Boiling water kills everything. I use it as a full-spectrum Roundup alternative on small areas. |
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| I think I've seen devices that use hot water or steam to kill weeds. Never tried it on garlic mustard. The tap root makes it relatively tough for just a little green plant. Let us know if it works. |
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