Recommended total weed/grass killer?
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Seen as though my petrol strimmer is being a pain i have decided to take another route. I would like to sprinkle my back garden with a weedkiller? something that will kill off beanstalk looking thorn things, sticky bushy green pain in the arse to cut with shears things and a pretty much no existant grass patch.
Im more interested in doing work on the house than the garden right now, so if there is a lethal dose i could give my wonderful garden that would be great.
P.s. I dont plan to touch the garden till next year.
Im more interested in doing work on the house than the garden right now, so if there is a lethal dose i could give my wonderful garden that would be great.
P.s. I dont plan to touch the garden till next year.
foggy said:
Tub of sodium chlorate from a proper outdoorsy agricultural supply type place.
Mixed with a bit of icing sugar it burns quite spectacularly too, so I've been told
You try and find some. It was banned by 'Europe' last year. Banned for sale or use, with no useful substitute. Feckers!Mixed with a bit of icing sugar it burns quite spectacularly too, so I've been told
Yep, sodium chlorate is gone. But it's residual (stays active in the soil), so your garden would have been dead for a few years.
Best bet is glyphosate, eg Roundup as already mentioned. Takes 7-10 days to work but isn't residual, so you can start gardening next year. However keep an eye out for regrowth and treat as required.
Best bet is glyphosate, eg Roundup as already mentioned. Takes 7-10 days to work but isn't residual, so you can start gardening next year. However keep an eye out for regrowth and treat as required.
anonymous said:
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After looking at that pic i noticed that that is the same as what is growing at the front. It come from neighbours garden over the fence down the garden and muddeled in with the privets that stuff is a pain. The privets will be goin when the fence is erected so i will tackle that then.This is what im dealing with right now.
Thank you for the advice i will be sure to get some round up.
If you have knotweed spreading from a neighbours property, then they have committed an offence as it is illegal under the Wildlife & Countryside Act to allow spread of this plant onto another persons property. I suggest you tell them they need to deal with the remediation at their expense. From what you say though, it may be Russian vine, which is in the same family (Polyganacaea) as knotweed and has almost identical flowers. Knotweed produces stout stems from a woody crown, which die back each winter, whereas Russian vine is a climbing, twining plant with a permanent framework remaining over winter
As far as the brambles go, a good brushwood killer will do more than glyphosate. 'Woody' is one such product.
As far as the brambles go, a good brushwood killer will do more than glyphosate. 'Woody' is one such product.
Edited by 58warren on Friday 18th June 14:03
Simpo Two said:
Andy no gooder said:
beanstalk looking thorn things
I know you're not a gardener - neither am I - but how can anyone get to adulthood and not know what a bramble is?I would rather do a 24 hour unpaid shift than walk outside and cut the grass lol.
eldar said:
If you are going the roundup route, find a farm supply there and buy it neat. That way you can mix it slightly (really, no more than 10%) stronger than the domestic stuff. And its about 1/3 of the price...
This, when i worked there it was called roundup biactive, the problem with the non branded stuff is it tends to wash away a lot easier, apparently though this can be solved by mixing in a bit of washing up liquid, dont know how true that is though may just be an old farmers tale.mat13 said:
This, when i worked there it was called roundup biactive, the problem with the non branded stuff is it tends to wash away a lot easier, apparently though this can be solved by mixing in a bit of washing up liquid, dont know how true that is though may just be an old farmers tale.
Farmers are crazy. A local farmer told my parents that if you don't feel like s
t after dipping sheep then you didn't make the sheep dip strong enough. 
Rather cheaper, try lightly spraying with good old unleaded petrol.
Don't overdo it, though, or you'll end up unable to grow anything ever again and permanently contaminating your land with hydrocarbons. Bloody effective, though.
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Funny you should say that because i have a canister sat at the back door just waiting to be used. Although i was not planning on letting it seep in to the ground, accidently chuck a match on it.
So what would be considered a light spray? Using a spray bottle from the kitchen?
Don't overdo it, though, or you'll end up unable to grow anything ever again and permanently contaminating your land with hydrocarbons. Bloody effective, though.
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Funny you should say that because i have a canister sat at the back door just waiting to be used. Although i was not planning on letting it seep in to the ground, accidently chuck a match on it.
So what would be considered a light spray? Using a spray bottle from the kitchen?
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