Re: weed removal by flaming

**E* P* <g*@comcast.net>**

My advice from experience: be extremely careful near trees---turns out  
the inside of an old dwarf Alberta spruce is full of fine, dry tinder.
A few years ago, my son was using a torch to kill weeds along the edge  
of the driveway. The tree hung over the concrete a few inches.
That was enough for heat from the torch to---well, torch---the tree.
Fortunately, only the tree, and not the house a few feet away, went up  
in smoke.
Even with a hose at the ready, the tree was gone in seconds. Very  
scary and cause for a 911 call.

Elizabeth Petersen
2102 Marylwood Ct
West Linn, OR 97068
gardenwrite@comcast.net
www.satpreppdx.com
503-697-0717

On Jul 11, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Sabine wrote:

> Hi--
> I am looking for folks having experiences with weed removal via a  
> flame
> torch as a non-toxic and not too labor intensive method. Did it work,
> how long does it last, were there any problems? Would you recommend  
> it?
> Thank you for all your help!
>
> best,
> Sabine Stezenbach
>
>
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