The week end before last was exceptionally dry and sunny after a wet
period, here in the Eastern part ofthe Midlands of Ireland.
I therefore decided to treat my drive (compacted hardcore) and back
path (concrete slabs) with Pathclear to get rid of all weeds. 10 days
on, and I am practically taking the weeds' pulse for signs of
ill-health... How long does the stuff take to show results this time of
year? Is this a bad time of year to use it?
I am not enamoured with chemical treatment where it can be helped, and
I have maintained the drive and back path by hand throughout the
summer, but being busy and bad weather means I have let it get on top
of me over the last couple of months.
Are there any effective alternative treatments?

Still on weeds, I took the hoe to the veg patch for what I figured
would be the last weeding session of the year. I did no different from
what I would do during the summer, but instead of withering, the weeds
I topped with the hoe just seem to have recovered... and re-taken root.
Is it because the sun is not about to bake them? Is it because it is
wetter now? Should I just forget about weeds till Spring? (and I
admit that if the answer to this is yes, I will be most willing to
oblige!!)

TIA!

Cat(h)
Herds twirl slow...