Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

sjaypink

Bleach. Probably very environmentaly unfriendly, but very MSE....

misskool

wageslave wrote: »

I have gravel paths and box hedges between the lawns (wee squares of grass really). The paths are a mass of bliddy weeds, they are growing faster than I can remove them.

I bought weed killer but it how long does it take to work? The things have never looked healthier.

If nothing else, kettle of boiling water should see them off

Davesnave

chucky wrote: »

but the problem is that they come back - bl00dy frustrating...

EU govts banned sodium chlorate last year. Kept it pretty quiet.
Luckily, I have a small stash.

Now, most people are stuck with glyphosate for most weedkilling. It isn't instant, so people often reapply before it's had time to work. It's pretty good for most jobs, but not great for paths, as it's deactivated on contact with the soil.

If you are a farmer , you can get stonger glyphosate than Joe Public, plus some selective weedkillers to use in grassland too. These work well, but some cost upwards of £45 a litre.:eek:

My favourite glyphosate technique is to knock-up a strong mix, add wallpaper paste and food colour, (so you can see what you've done) put on a rubber glove, put my gloved hand in the mix and then caress things like nettles with the glutinous glove! This is called the 'glove of death.' Works well and saves spraying the stuff on other valuable things.

I'm doing that on a nettle-infested elm hedge.

lemonjelly

misskool, have you any courgette recipes (see earlier post)

Also, anyone here know if lir has gone offline with her moving? Or is she unwell owing to her neck?

I need to PM her...

Davesnave

lemonjelly wrote: »

misskool, have you any courgette recipes (see earlier post)

Also, anyone here know if lir has gone offline with her moving? Or is she unwell owing to her neck?

I need to PM her...

lir usually has other things to do at the weekend. She's often off-line on Sat/Sun and ATM she's extra busy.

I think she'll say when completion is due.

PasturesNew

I tried salt as a weedkiller on a patio once .... never again.

Fact 1: Digging out green weeds from a patio is a pain, but it works
Fact 2: Salt kills weeds
Fact 3: Digging out dead/brown weeds from a patio is a bl00dy lot harder than digging out green ones.

Lesson learnt.

misskool

I want to be asleep, I dislike having insomnia

PasturesNew

misskool wrote: »

I want to be asleep, I dislike having insomnia

I've never slept well. It's a lifelong sleep disorder that I have, simple insomnia probably has solutions or passes. I pace about night after night, especially if there are any changes in my environment..... first 2 weeks of any new job and I probably get 10 hours' sleep in total.

treliac

misskool wrote: »

I want to be asleep, I dislike having insomnia

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've never slept well. It's a lifelong sleep disorder that I have, simple insomnia probably has solutions or passes. I pace about night after night, especially if there are any changes in my environment..... first 2 weeks of any new job and I probably get 10 hours' sleep in total.

How do you both survive? I often go to bed late - too late - but once head hits pillow for sleep, I crash!

treliac

lemonjelly wrote: »

treliac, as a vinyl anorak, please be very carefulbefore car booting vinyl. Some of it can become VERY valuable.

I love vinyl...

Thanks for the advice lemonjelly. This is what I've been wondering. I need to investigate values, which will likely be a long job. Viva's pointed out a website to me. Do you have any other suggestions?