I am looking to kill some nasty weeds that keep popping up all over one of
my paths (old fashioned block path). I remember a relative using sodium
chloride to sort his weeds out; is that still the recommended course of
action or are the new (expensive) pathclear type weedkillers to be favored
instead?

Thanks

Gerry

I think you mean Sodium ChlorATE not Sodium ChlorIDE. The former you put on
weeds and the latter you sprinkle on your dinner but never the other way
around :-)

You can still buy Sodium Chlorate. It is fine for paths, but lingers in the
soil which is not a bad thing for a path. Basically is not very nice stuff
and fairly cheap. You can also use Glyphosate (the generic not the brand
name version which is much more expensive) weedkiller.

However, nothing seems to be a permanent solution and weeds still keep
popping up. I tend to alternate between the two different weedkillers. You
could always make a path over some permeable membrane which is more
effective in the long term, but you will still get the odd weed seed or two
settling and rooting.
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