An Easy Organic Weed Killer – Boiling Water!
A beautiful flagstone patio. A charming brick walk. And a bunch of weeds. Killing weeds in between patio and walk stones is a never ending chore for gardeners. If your patio is set in sand, you really can’t pull all of the weeds because you will also pull up the sand and cause the stones or pavers to move. To prevent weeds for long term, it’s best to rebuild your walkway with new sand, gravel and landscape fabric underneath. But for older walkways with weeds peeking through, what is the answer without using synthetic weed killer? Try boiling water!
The boiling water weed killing technique is best used on walks and driveways. You can’t exactly pour boiling water into the middle of your flower garden, because it’ll kill your flowers as well.
It works this way: simply boil water in the tea kettle and pour it on the offending weeds. They will immediately fall flat and begin to shrivel, including the roots. In a couple days they will be gone (or you can easily clean up the dead leaves). This is the most effective way to kill weeds in brick and stone walks without putting anything detrimental or chemical into the ground.
Some people like to use vinegar for killing weeds in their organic gardens. Vinegar only works for tender, immature plants, and it is also very acidic. Using too much vinegar can end up lowering the pH of your garden in more areas than just the walk where you use the vinegar.
For easy, low-impact and chemical-free, weed killing, boiling water works like a charm!
April 16th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Boiling water and vinegar are both very useful weed control methods. But I have found that if you put about 2/3 white vinegar mixed with 1/3 water then you will never see the plants again. Extremely effective
May 28th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
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