As a weed management tool, Augerson said the Steam Weeder has shown promise, especially for organic growers. The saturated steam kills weeds by bursting plant cells, without frying woody mulch ...

As a weed management tool, Augerson said the Steam Weeder shows promise, especially for organic growers. Superheated steam kills weeds by bursting plant cells, without damaging mulch or other farm ...

Carrboro has found a way to let off some steam to kill weeds and unwanted grass at the same time with boiling water. The town has the system on loan to see how well the pesticide alternative works.

Housing & Dining Services Turf Manager Darren Willett had already been researching steam as an option for weed control on the CU Boulder campus when the 2013 floods hit, ravaging much of the Front ...

North America producers spend billions annually on weed control. (Seth Perlman/The Associated Press) It may be too early to say whether the X-Steam-inator — unveiled recently at farm shows in ...