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Gentlemen here is some advice from down under. <br /> <br />1/ Burning off weeds is a silly idea the burnt remains turn into compost and make the weeds grow better. <br /> <br />2/ Many plants here in Australia are so unique that they need the burning heat of a bush fire to germinate and propigate. So although I know little about this subject applying flame etc is only an invitation to help them grow. <br /> <br />3/ However a technique has emerged recently (last 20 years) that will not harm anything except the weeds. Pour boiling hot water on the weeds or hit them with steam even. Works and is 100 % one with nature. <br /> <br />By accident i also found flooding them with sea water also seems to get rid of them <br /> <br />Here in Australia we have this perpetual, drought, bush fire and flood cycle.Many plants (mainly ferns and bracken) that were thought to be extict in the rest of the world, have come to life and have been thriving for millions of years so burning aint a good idea. <br /> <br />In Cenral Austraia it floods about every eleven years and has a super flood every 100 years ( I have seen one in my lifetime) and plants and animals that are capable of " hibernating for years and years and as I said were thought to be extinct come to life for the period of the flood and then disappear again until conditions are ok again. <br /> <br />Ian the scientist
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