Question

Best weed killer please?  Edit : Iv no weeds there all out, Id like something to put down before I add my new sand to try stop the weeds coming back through Best weed killer please? Edit : Iv no weeds there all out, Id like something to put down before I add my new sand to try stop the weeds coming back through  

Answer 1

I spray for a living please don't recommend those hill billy homemade ones. You may find some gardeners can spray an area with commercial herbicide legally for less than a large bottle of weed killer.  

Comments

@porphyrin so what do you use ?  

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I use stuff that not available to public and specific to the weed I'm treating. Different weeds need different herbicides. Then you have selective herbicides if the weed are within a lawn , some that need aquatic approval if its within the restrictions from a water course, dry ditch or the top of a bank.  

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The you have some that only have approval for hard surfaces, agricultural land and more.  

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All depends on what's being sprayed and where, plus if the end user is qualified.  

Answer 2

Salt and hot water. Road salt if you can get any

Comments

Plenty of yellow bins about ;)

Answer 3

Round up

Answer 4

Depends what weeds you have and where they are

Answer 5

Iv non at the min as the mono block all jet washed wanted to put the weed killer in before I add the new sand. X

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Then there is none available as weed killer is only absorbed through the leaf, its systemic and translocated. Only residual available for hard surfaces id sprayed through a specialist nomix sprayer and premixed.  

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@porphyrin thanks for that info  

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@wildon No problem, just put your sand down and spot spray with a regular off the shelf weedkiller and some ppe.  

Answer 6

Rosate 36

Answer 7

Please do not put acid or diesel on the soil, not just kill plants but kill soil and creatures living in it. absolute madness to do this and call yourself a gardener.  

Answer 8

If it’s for between patio slabs etc then I use a pressure washer! I wait 2-3 days after and the. Put weedol down.  

Answer 9

Road salt

Answer 10

Hard work.  

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@phyllotaxis the weeds are all out but want to put some weed killer down before I put my new sand down, hard work is done.  

Answer 11

Your hands

Answer 12

I nearly bought Weedol from Wilko today. But wasn't sure. Thanks for asking the question. I'll be monitoring this question closely. I have same problem

Answer 13

Some of you might as well have buy a few ton of soil from chernobyl.  

Answer 14

For me it's Weedol, roots whittle and then just pull out

Answer 15

Hands and knees

Answer 16

Happy to give advice if anyone needs any. Main thing is doing it correctly in order to reduce environmental damage.  

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@porphyrin some advice on a good weed killer for Ivey

Answer 17

Hand pull them or spray bleach

Answer 18

A hoe, and your hands, many weed killer will also kill bees and pollinators.  

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@halmahera64 Not exactly true, the one's which killed bees had neonicotinoid as an active ingredient. Other ingredients such as triclopyr, 24D and glyphosate can also cause damage but remember the plant would also have to be in flower. The best time to spray under the code of practice is dusk and dawn when bee activity is low.  

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@porphyrin still kills

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I treat invasive weeds mainly, nothing else to combat them. The timing is also key and spraying weeds should always be a last resort.  

Answer 19

I put diesel under my patio, directly below the slabs. Absolutely nothing grows between the gaps.  

Answer 20

Why spray? It gets into the ground water. Most are poison

Answer 21

Landscape fabric be better. No weedkiller is longterm.