Water Temperature?

[beeman]

I leave a hose on the garden full of water. When I come to use it, the first flush is hot from being in the sun, almost too hot to handle.
What effect would hot water be when watering tomatoes?

[lexusnexus]

Spraying directly on the bushes would not be good until the hot water has been thoroughly ran through. If put directly on the ground it probably won't do any damage as the ground will quickly bring it to ambient ground temperature.

Dan

[Lorri D]

Before watering I always let the hot water leave the hose first. I have little dead spots in a weed patch in a right of way area that I always let it run out on. I used to have little dead spots in my grass until I figured out what was causing them. haha, takes me awhile sometimes...Lorri D

[Brandon558]

I too let the warm water out first. I know it burns our hands at first....may burn the plants too.

I play it safe and let it run through for a min.

[kath]

I use the hot water from the hose to partially fill watering cans/buckets and then when the water is running cold from the well I fill the cans/container to the top. That way the water isn't shockingly cold for the plants- almost like sun-warmed.

[Anthony_Toronto]

Originally Posted by Lorri D

Before watering I always let the hot water leave the hose first. I have little dead spots in a weed patch in a right of way area that I always let it run out on. I used to have little dead spots in my grass until I figured out what was causing them. haha, takes me awhile sometimes...Lorri D

Thanks for the natural herbicide tip Lorri!

[kath]

Originally Posted by Anthony_Toronto

Thanks for the natural herbicide tip Lorri!

I read in Mother Earth News that boiling water kills weeds better than vinegar or other sometimes recommended natural methods and found it works really well on whatever sprouts up through the stones in the driveway.

[Lorri D]

I'm weird, but I just had a mental image of a giant steam vac being pulled behind a tractor in a field... wouldn't it be funny if something like that could be the answer to ending round-up? Lol...Lorri D

[salix]

Lorri, don't they do something like that to deal with nematode problems?

[amideutch]

There is a company that specializes in weed eradication and they use water in which a small amount of molasses has been added to is heated to 90 deg C and and is pumped through a hose at high pressure and sprayed on the weeds. Organic weed removal.

Ami