Re: Flamegun weedkiller - Sheen X300

On Mon, 12 May 2008 03:36:52 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
<judith.lea99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On May 12, 12:23 am, Martin <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 May 2008 23:32:47 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
>>
>> <allsortsnotthis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:08:08 +0200, Martin wrote:
>>
>> >>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1ZPJ8oQxY&NR=1
>>
>> >Got it lit nicely but you don't need to charcoal the plants like he
did
>> >just waft it over. The blast of heat will do enough damage to the
plant
>> >cells for them to wilt and die back in a day or two. Even our tiddly
gas
>> >powered flame gun just needs a waft over let alone a brute like an
X300.
>>
>> It looked like he was in EXTERMINATE mode.
>> --
>>
>> Martin
>
>LOL  I have heard from someone who used to have one in England, that
>the weeds whose roots were under, say, a patio, came back as only the
>top layer was burnt.

I've read the same thing here. I have no personal experience of using a
flame
gun. I did look up the mix for making napalm but thought urg was an
inappropriate place to post it :o)


The gardener of the household found horses tails at the allotment, that
had
survived more than a year of having the ground where they grew covered
with
dense black plastic.
-- 

Martin