Weed Killer

Pat__3

This is something i have used myself and had excellent results.
For the use on paths,patios,round the edges of the house - you know them that grow practically up the wall of the house awkward to get at places.
The other thing about using this it also cleans the flags where the birds poop too.

Just use Jeyes fluid and water it down and can be put in a spray type gun or watering can - but don't use these for anything else,which you won't as you will need to use them another time or next year.
It does also deter creepy crawlies from getting in the house.

A tin of Jeyes fluid will go along way much cheaper than buying weed killers.



Pat

cathy_3

Jeyes fluid is great
its good for sterelising the green house at the end of the season as well, stops any diseases lying round to attack your new seedlings next year.


if you only have a couple of bad bad weeds you want to kill off but dont want to kill the plants around it

brown vinegar  HOT  will do the job    you may have to do it again in a few days but that will be it

mink35

Apparently Jeyes fluid is also good for killing ants - so my mum says ;D

ioscorpio

Any tips for homemade or cheap shop bought weed killer

Lillibet_2

Neat Vinegar! Yes really. Vinegar again! Pet & child safe too. Be careful only to put it on things you want to get rid of though 'cos once it's applied it doesn't discriminate between dandelions or daffodils

cathy_3

the hotter the better though and its brown vinegar you need
might have to do the weeds twice but it works fine just as good as the expensive lethal weed killer you buy

VickyA_2

My boyfriend tried to use some Roundup at the weekend (at great expense! I should have come here first ;D) and it hasn't worked. We'll get to work on the hot brown vinegar - do you sprinkle or drown the plants in the stuff?

cathy_3

pour it round the root if you can

the roundup will work but you wont see it for a few days

the vinegar works great on paths as well

Yoga_Girl

We bought a cheap weed flame gun from Lidl last year so its worth checking out Lidl or Aldi for those - you just blast the weeds!

VickyA_2

True to form it was MY fault that I hadn't checked this site first before he started trying to kill weeds. This weekend industrial sized quatities of brown vinegar will be used on our garden (due to the nature of the weeds!).

;D ;D ;D

squarecat

My mum recomended the water from boiling eggs! I don't know what the science is behind it but it works.