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Old 24-07-2008, 08:34 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Martin Brown Martin Brown is offline
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Default What Good is Weedol?

Davy wrote:
For about half a dozen years I have had a box of sachets
of Weedol in the shed. This week I strimmed off about 200
sq m of land at the bottom of the garden and decided to
clean it with weed killer. Read the instructions on the
Weedol box; "effective on ANNUAL weeds and grasses".


What they mean by that is that it isn't particularly effective against
deep rooted and tuberous perennial weeds. It is a lot faster than
glyphosate as a knock down weedkiller aginst annuals.

Well I would guess that 90% of my weeds and grasses are
perennial. So the Weedol goes back on the shelf. Then
remember that I have never used the Weedol cos everytime I
reach for it I read the same sentence.

So its glysophate for me.

Has anybody ever found a use for Weedol?


Yes. Used as directed it works very well. I find PathClear a more useful
option for the places on paths where glyphosate would need multiple hits.

Glyphosate is undoubtedly more environmentally friendly.

Regards,
Martin Brown
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