Weed killer recommendation please

lab-lover

I read somewhere about white vinegar....so i tried on some weeds on path...it does work but i think you need a lot of it.

Yorkie1

cubegame wrote: »

You want sodium chlorate. It's illegal as a weedkiller now but you can still buy it.

Apart from the fact that it is illegal, I wouldn't recommend it as being safe around kids and pets.

olly300

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Apart from the fact that it is illegal, I wouldn't recommend it as being safe around kids and pets.

Agreed.

Glyphosphate only affects plants there as sodium chlorate affects the soil.

One thing you have to be careful with home made remedies is how they affect the soil and plants growing near to it afterwards. Various things will work but they may effect the plants or soil growing next to them you want to keep particularly if it rains.

Edited to say: One of my neighbours was using bleach to keep in check the weed overgrowth from a neighbour, there as I used generic Glyphospate from a DIY store to control mine. My neighbour had to do this every 2 weeks I have to do mine every 2 months. Generic Glyphosphate is cheap.

baby_fuzz

I use a systemic weedkiller on the block paving. then tidy up the bits afterwards. I find a good go at the beginning of weed season, plus 2 more touch-ups on the few weeds that I missed the first time round is plenty to see me through the summer...

I don't get why people like gardening... It is less like nurturing and growing stuff, and more like a constant battle against weeds...

babyshoes

Glyphosphate gets my vote too. It can apparently be used where organic crops are grown as it goes into the weed roots rather than the soil - though there are other studies which suggest that it does get into the soil and so crops grown on areas treated with it shouldn't be classed as organic... Big argument, but for your purposes not a concern!

It is still less toxic than some of the other weed killers out there, at any rate, and is safe for kids and pets once dry, I believe. You can appy it in various ways, spray, watering can, brush etc. You want to get it onto growing leaves, so you can apply it selectively to individual weeds with a brush or the glove method mentioned above, or simply blitz a whole area with a watering can.

Roundup is the name people know, glyphosphate is the generic and works the same! The only downside is that it does take a while to work, but it does work - even on my bindweed! (hurrah!)

baby_fuzz

babyshoes wrote: »

You want to get it onto growing leaves, so you can apply it selectively to individual weeds with a brush or the glove method mentioned above, or simply blitz a whole area with a watering can.

Don't do as my friend did, and pull all the weeds out, and then weedkiller what was left... he didn't get what it wasn't working until I pointed out that he should have read the instructions... :rotfl:

moiny

hi, "round up ready to use" is best for weeds but NOT ON LAWNS. you will need a LAWN FREE weedkiller for lawns. Roundup is SAFE FOR KIDS & PETS. Also you CAN PLANT FLOWERS ON SOIL AFTER USE(when weeds die). To remove weeds from patio in between cracks etc, use a "patio weeder", search it on ebay. very easy compared to scrunching your fingers in. if the weeds are very are, a simple electric strimmer does the job in chopping it off. i brought used one on ebay for £5 (collected it, does the job).

thats my advice, by the way im a gardener in birmingham, i can do dugged lawn soil borders, weedkilling,patio/pave clearing,removing shrubs,hedge cutting,digging,fence painting and more, if you need help just call me 07507712666

thanks, hope it helps