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Exceeding biologically determined ranges of acceptable temperature is the way that hot water kills weeds. All plants move through their life cycles and natural histories in response to certain high and low limits to heat, light, moisture and nutrient exposures. Hot water, by breaking down cells and organs remains an effective torture and treatment for life on the third planet over from the Sun.
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Do hot water kill leaves?
Yes, hot water can kill leaves, grass, and yard weeds.
How can you kill weeds growing on your vinyl siding without damaging the vinyl siding?
pour HOT HOT water on them
Why does hot water kill grass seeds?
It may but it won't kill the weeds. It the same way hot water burns you if you get scalded by too hot a water supply from the spigot. Grass seed has a heat limit or it cooks and kills the baby.
How do you kill weeds without affecting well water?
Applying boiling hot water, bulldozing or roto-tilling followed by solarization with weighted-down black plastic sheeting and planting of dense ground covers, and removals by gloved hand or garden tools are ways to kill weeds without affecting well water.
What Grass will grow wild and kill weeds in heat and cold?
Grass will not grow wild and kill weed in hot or cold environments. Weeds will often choke out healthy grass in any temperature.
Can salt water kill sea weeds?
Salt water kills most plants!
Does diatomaceous earth kill weeds?
No this does not kill weeds, It will only kill insects.
What natural home remedy can you use to kill weeds outside?
boiling water or fire will kill just about anything.
How do you kill weeds using Tipp-Ex?
To kill weeds with Tipp-Ex just brush it over the weeds.
Does hot water kill germs or does cold water kill germs?
I know for sure hot water kills germs
Will corn gluten kill weeds?
It does not actually kill actively growing weeds but it can be used as a natural way to prevent weeds.
How hot does water have to be to kill weeds?
The most impact is achieved by pouring water that has reached at least its boiling point over weeds. This strategy may take a couple of applications. And remember that perfectly acceptable grasses and herbaceous plants may be killed in this way too. So it's important to direct the stream.
