Weed Killer
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30 July 2007, 08:40 PM
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if you have a local agricutral store go in there and ask for "clinic" weed killer it does the job and its overly expensive either of just ask what weed killer they recomend dont buy from b and q as its watered down crap
30 July 2007, 08:50 PM
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Cheers Chaps
Yeah was told to try sodium cholorate weed killer Stop weeds and Dead fast both have been recommened anyone use any of these two products.Also are they better applied with a sprayer than a watering can,do they stink??
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30 July 2007, 09:11 PM
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i've just stuck weed and feed on the grass, (fooking hate cutting the grass) the watering can didnt say how much it held so i put 2 caps in 
with a bit ofluck i've killed the grass also 
would have used more but i ran out 
guss i've sorted that out
with a bit ofluck i've killed the grass also would have used more but i ran out guss i've sorted that out
31 July 2007, 08:51 AM
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I used something that someone recommended from here a few months ago, begins with V though
Is fine for use with Pets, but not Aquatics, but Pets are fine once it has dried
I tried a blowtorch, and found it to be not that good especially for moss, good for other things
Is fine for use with Pets, but not Aquatics, but Pets are fine once it has dried
I tried a blowtorch, and found it to be not that good especially for moss, good for other things
31 July 2007, 08:56 AM
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31 July 2007, 09:08 AM
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Did this quite a number of times, mainly in copper tubes nailed to the ground, light it, nail it in LEG IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!!!
*not that I condone any of that behaviour thesedays*
31 July 2007, 09:19 AM
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iv had sooooooooooooo much fun with this stuff when i was younger you wouldnt belive how many thing you can make with it untill you go to far like what i did and you end up shltting your self
31 July 2007, 11:15 AM
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Sodium chlorite works very well, very cheap too 
However, like all weedkillers, it washes out and is biodegradable (I ask; what is the point of a biodegradable weed killer for paths? 
). So if you get anything like the rain fall we've had recently, you quickly end up back to sqaure one.
If you have moss, like many weedkillers, it won't even sniff at it.
My supermix of Sodium Chlorite (6-8 dessert spoons per gallon), Jeyes Fluid (2 caps - 50ml per gallon) and Iron Sulphate (1-2 dessert spoons per gallon) is my all-in-one DIY path clear concoction.
Works well, but like many weedkillers, it does wash out in rain so until the weather stabilizers (will it?) don't try it. Also the Iron Sulphate is just for the moss, it can collagulate in the watering can (or spray gun) and if you use too much will leave brown staining, so only put it in if you need it.
Thread Hi-jack: If someone comes up with a solution for paths that permanentally makes soil infertile, I want to know...diesel is not a good Idea, seeing its my driveway and I sometimes don't hang about when I pull on to it
However, like all weedkillers, it washes out and is biodegradable (I ask; what is the point of a biodegradable weed killer for paths? ). So if you get anything like the rain fall we've had recently, you quickly end up back to sqaure one.If you have moss, like many weedkillers, it won't even sniff at it.
My supermix of Sodium Chlorite (6-8 dessert spoons per gallon), Jeyes Fluid (2 caps - 50ml per gallon) and Iron Sulphate (1-2 dessert spoons per gallon) is my all-in-one DIY path clear concoction.
Works well, but like many weedkillers, it does wash out in rain so until the weather stabilizers (will it?) don't try it. Also the Iron Sulphate is just for the moss, it can collagulate in the watering can (or spray gun) and if you use too much will leave brown staining, so only put it in if you need it.
Thread Hi-jack: If someone comes up with a solution for paths that permanentally makes soil infertile, I want to know...diesel is not a good Idea, seeing its my driveway and I sometimes don't hang about when I pull on to it
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31 July 2007, 11:36 AM
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Sodium Chlorate - a non-selective contact herbicide, killing all green plant parts and has a soil-sterilant effect. It may persist in soil for 6 months to 5 years, depending on rate applied, soil type, fertility, organic matter, moisture, and weather conditions. It is highly toxic to animals and humans, breaking down red blood cells. It forms explosive mixtures so products sold as weedkillers have Sodium Chloride added to inhibit flammability.
31 July 2007, 12:14 PM
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Not in my experience. Even at super strength dosage the stuff washes out the soil in a matter of months 
It may pollute well water or deep watercourses. But then, thats why we don't use well/ground water
It may pollute well water or deep watercourses. But then, thats why we don't use well/ground water