Why Steam?

safe, organic & sustainable

With the wealth of information now in the public domain about the health and environmental issues related to chemical herbicides for killing weeds, there is a major shift to adopting non-toxic weed control methods.

Steam weeding is safe for senstive areas such as residential properties, pre-schools and childcare centres, playgrounds, shopping centre precincts, horse arenas, hospitals and retirement villages, endangered species and pollinator habitat, urban water filtration systems (WSUD), waterway edges, spray drift risk zones as well as potable and irrigation water catchments.

Steam weeding does not harm soil microbes, insects, animals or crops.

Steam weeding is safe for use in pasture, urban properties, vineyards, nurseries, orchards and waterways.

The hidden costs of chemical weed control

Herbicide resistance

Repeated application of herbicides leads to many resistant species of weeds and increased application rates and mixing of chemicals, resulting in damage to ecosystems, and increased management costs.

Employee exposure

All chemicals are toxins and safety requirements need to be followed as per OHS, requiring certification and record keeping.

Off target damage

Chemical sprays can cause illness to some people, especially those who are chemically sensitive, and damage desirable vegetation and/or horticultural crops.

Poor public image

Weed killers are a well-known hazard to human health, the environment, safety and sustainability.

Storm and potable water contamination

Ground water, streams, creeks and estuaries may become contaminated with chemicals, causing algae blooms.

Habitat, ecosystems and livestock threat

Contamination endangers frogs, bees and butterflies, fodder and water sources.

Soil biology

Chemicals have been shown to kill microbes, and bind nutrients, requiring additional time and money to manage soil improvement.

How weeds and plants grow

Plants grow using the biological process of the plant to store energy in its roots which generates the energy to the above ground portion of the plant.

How is the plant destroyed?

Destroying the above-ground portion of the plant forces the biological process of the weed to use up the store of the energy of its roots trying to regenerate the above-ground part of the plant.

Why do the plants grow again?

The root zone diminishes until the plant has enough leaf growth to photosynthesise, generating enough sugars, starches, proteins etc. to regrow leaf, stem and roots.

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