Boiling water is a cheap and easy way to remove garden weeds, but this is what experts want you to know before trying it at home

Garden weeds in a plastic tub with gardening glove and fork in a rural garden .

If your outdoor area has been inflicted with the presence of weeds, you might be keen to try cheap, easy, and natural methods to get rid of them - like boiling water.

But asking the question 'can boiling water kill weeds?' is the first necessary step to success. After all, hot water isn't something we should use in our garden liberally, no matter how desperate we are to get rid of weeds.