RE: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
- Subject: RE: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
- From: S* S*
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 12:08:50 -0700
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- Thread-topic: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
Sheesh! We have a scientist in our midst and didn't even know it! Chris, you never cease to amaze me.
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From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:04 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
> > Unfortunately, it cost about $50 a gallon! I hear cheaper brands can
> > be
> > found. > >
>
> Well, if you want to do the work and you're treating only a small area
> and don't want to pay that-- what about putting 5% household vinegar in a
> pan and boiling it down to 20%-- i.e. 4 cups down to 1 cup, etc. You
> could try it on a few plants to see if it's going to work before
> investing your money, anyway.
Hi Marya,
Since concentrated vinegar is considered to be flammable and can
release toxic gases when heated, I wouldn't recommend doing this
unless you were in a controlled environment. It can also react
with certain metals to create hydrogen gas which wouldn't be a good
thing to have near open flames... :)
Chris
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