Weed Removal

I am always looking for good tried and true shortcuts and tips to make the gardening season easier so more time can be spent enjoying the results of my efforts.
As well as tried and true I am also very interested in know what Did Not Work. Sometimes it is a minor “didn’t work” and I know with changes and a little alteration I can make a benefit of the method. However, the big Did Not Work’s can be a source of learning and of course, entertainment under the “Glad that wasn’t me” category.
I will let you decide which definition works best for you in the article I am including next.
According to Uncle John’s BR 22nd edition a German gardener was having an issue with weeds growing between his hedges and no doubt tried everything to control them.
“While it is not uncommon for gardeners to use a small blowtorch to clear weeds from cracks in a driveway or sidewalk, it’s not recommended when the weeds are growing among giant hedges. But that’s what this 54-year-old gardener tried to do.
The hedges caught fire….
….then the tool shed…
… then, the roof of his house.
Unable to extinguish the blaze with his garden hose, the man called the fire department. By the time they put it out, his house was so damaged that it was uninhabitable.”
I will file that under things not to do in the garden, especially during the fire ban time of a hot dry summer. Yes, a summer of sun, not rain!