Joann Hyle uses a propane-powered weed torch to burn the weeds sprouting up between the bricks in the sidewalk outside her house. It doesn’t keep the weeds from growing back but she thinks it’s a better alternative to killing weeds with chemicals. Your correspondent didn’t press her about getting down on her knees and weeding by hand. (Germantown Avenue)
Watch video of neighbor burning weeds with a propane torch and interview here