The Garden HotZot

Because Weeds Never Sleep

Have you ever wanted to point at a weed,
push a button, and kill it?

That is the promise of the Garden HotZot – a cordless, powered sprayer that kills weeds with a jet of boiling water –
literally cooking them to death.

 

Click here to invest and pre-order your very own Zot

 

Gardeners – are you tired of having to choose between weeding by hand and Roundup?

Now there is a 3rd option that is safer than Roundup and easier than weeding by hand – the Garden HotZot.  Think of a re-engineered espresso machine that sits quietly in the palm of your hand until you push the button.  Then, instead of making you a nice triple shot, it boils weeds to death right in the ground.

The Garden HotZot is designed specifically for gardeners.  No stooping, no kneeling or crawling in the mud – just point and shoot.  No more compacting the soil while you step into your garden to pull the weeds, no more exposing new weed seeds to sunlight, just put in your earbuds and listen to your favorite music while killing weeds.

The Garden HotZot uses the same method that our grandparents used – boiling water.  After making their morning cup of tea, they’d take the hot water out into the garden and pour it out on the weeds.

Is it Safe?
The answer is “Yes”.  The volume of water sprayed is tiny – just 4 ounces every 15 seconds!  That’s the secret sauce of the HotZot – a tiny amount of searing hot water and herbicide applied to just the plant you want to kill.  The hot water transfers the heat to the weed and then cools and runs off  harmlessly.

Does boiling water really kill weeds?
These gardening sites say “YES”
National Gardening Association
Gardening Know How

 

What our testers are saying;
“This is more about a disruptive technology than a change in weed killers!”
“Such a great idea I can’t get on my knees anymore so this is fabulous that it is hand held.”
“All my gardener friends – get ready!”
“I want one!”
“I can’t wait to get one.”
“All weeds are dead – I love that thing!”
“I love killing dandelions with the HotZot!”
“I used herbicides for 30 years and this is a great alternative.”
“Best tool yet to control weeds.”
“Fast, easy and organic!”
“This could be a game changer!

 

The Problem

Since the dawn of agriculture, gardeners have had the same enemy –  weeds.

With a half-life of up to 9 months, toxic herbicides like Roundup continue to affect our health long after their application. Whether in our parks and schools or homes and gardens, the damage done by residential use of Roundup doesn’t stop with the death of the weed. Over the next week toddlers will crawl, pets will chase balls, children will play tag on the lawn and flowers and produce will be brought into the house. With residential Roundup use at over 50,000 tons/year and municipal use many times greater, individual gardeners as well as entire cities and states are looking for safe, effective alternatives.

Studies regarding the environmental and health effects of Roundup;
Scientific American
National Institute of Health
The New York Times

Now there is an option to toxic herbicides

The Garden HotZot

 

 

The Solution

The HotZot shoots needle thin jets of boiling hot water laced with organic herbicides at the crown of the plant literally cooking it while it is in the ground.

Killing weeds with the GardenHotshot.
Killing weeds with the HotZot.
Same weed 4 days later
Same weed 4 days later
10 days later - nothing left but a memory
10 days later – nothing left but a memory

Features

What Makes the Garden HotZot Different?

THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM – Unless you kill the root, the weed will just regrow.  Unlike steamers and torches, the heat from the HotZot is concentrated at the crown and penetrates below ground killing tissue at the top of the root and making regeneration less likely.  No need to lug a fire extinguisher or propane tank, no need for a cone to cover the weed you’re trying to kill – just point and shoot.

UNIQUE KILLING FEATURE – The Garden HotZot contains an organic herbicide reservoir.  As the water travels to the heater it is laced with organic herbicides (citric acid).  When these herbicides are heated and than applied to the crown of the weed, the cumulative destructive power of the scalding water is increased as the additives penetrate the root zone and damage the root biome.

THE APPLICATION ZONE – Steamers and torches leave a large zone of destruction and torches cannot be used around flammable material (dry conifer needles, dry grass, wood chips, etc.) because of the fire danger. The Garden HotZot avoids these limitations by using needle thin jets of scalding water which have a kill zone the size of a dime allowing you to kill the weed without harming the surrounding plants.

EASE OF USE – The newest Garden HotZot will be a cordless battery/propane hybrid  and will only require water from a garden hose or a backpack tank and you’re ready to go.  The HotZot is effective in any season and all weather conditions – hot, cold, dry, wet, or windy and it works equally well with all soil types – clay, sandy, silty, peaty chalky and loamy.

EFFECTIVENESS – The HotZot is 100% effective on small to medium size weeds. Weeds taller than one foot can be killed with the HotZot but you’ll still have a dead one foot tall weed in your yard. Better to pull it and then shoot it as it tries to return.

* Compare HotZot to other weeders with this PDF

Our Story

The Garden HotZot was invented because too many times I watched my wife (Master Gardener, Landscape Designer and Major Plant Nerd) put on her “weeding” face and head out to spend 2-3 hours weekly doing the gardener’s equivalent of cleaning the toilet.

I decided that there had to be another, easier method for killing weeds – so I started experimenting with different options . . .   It had to be organic, fast and easy to use and above all it had to be safe.  After many bad ideas, I was making myself an espresso one morning when I hit the wrong switch and a jet of hot water shot out on the counter!  That’s what I wanted!  That afternoon I went out and bought a half dozen used espresso machines (thanks, Starbucks Barista), tore them apart and put together the first prototype.  It was literally a boiler bolted to the end of a one-by-four and it looked dangerous – but it worked!  Many versions later we have a hand held espresso machine that cooks weeds with jets of hot water mixed with organic herbicides.

Easier than weeding by hand, safer than Roundup and torches, the HotZot makes it easy to walk through your yard or garden and kill weeds individually without harming the plants you want to keep and without leaving toxic herbicides in your yard or environment.  With a target retail price of $100 – $150, the HotZot is a revolutionary new tool in a very old market.

Does boiling water really kill weeds?
These gardening sites say “YES”
GardenWeb
Dave’s Garden
National Gardening Association
Gardening Know How

The Garden Hotzot – Because Weeds Never Sleep

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Got weeds growing in cracks in your sidewalk or driveway? The HotZot is ideal for killing these weeds safely, easily and quickly.
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Even cracks running across your asphalt driveway can easily be kept free of weeds by using the HotZot.

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