Re: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
- Subject: Re: Revisiting vinegar for weed control
- From: M* W*
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:01:57 -0500
Oh!!!! It's great to have chemists on the list to keep the rest of us
from blowing ourselves up. :-)
Thanks, Chris, I won't try it.
Marya
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:03:34 -0500 "Christopher P. Lindsey"
<lindsey@mallorn.com> writes:
> > > 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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