"Steve" wrote in message
.uk...
Hey, didn't meen to spark an argument!!

But thanks lads. I'll go for Roundup and leave it a good while to
dissipate.

Steve.


"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:48:11 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

Martin wrote:
:: On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:18:33 GMT, "Phil L"
:: wrote:
::
::: Franz Heymann wrote:
::::: "Steve Harris" wrote in message
::::: ...
:::::: In article ,
:::::: (Steve) wrote:
::::::
::::::: Is there a generic eqivalent I might buy?
::::::
:::::: Look for weedkillers mentioning glyphosphate as an ingredient.
::::::
::::::: And where from?
::::::
:::::: Garden Centres, etc.
:::::
::::: But make sure you compare like with like when looking at prices.
::::: The stuff is being marketed at various concentrations.
:::::
::: Yep!
::: B&Q do their own glyphosate weedkiller ready to use...it's a
::: really weak solution though....I don't know of anyone who does it
::: the same concentration as 'Roundup' itself.
::
:: Does the B&Q concentration work?
::

Not as good as the 'real' thing...I've found that dandelions (the bane
of
my
life!) needed two applications of the b&q stuff, but only one good dose
of
roundup - it worked out cheaper to buy roundup in the long run.

Thanks, that's what I suspected.

--
Martin

Agent Orange works well but does leave a lousy aftertaste. (And damages
offspring)