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What Good is Weedol?
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". 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? DAvy |
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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". 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? DAvy I've never used it, but it would be of use "exactly as it says on the tin" - you'd use it to kill annual weeds. Why? Well, mainly to stop them spreading their seeds everywhere. Weedol (paraquat) kills off anything above ground within 24 hours. If you've got a load of annual weeds about to throw their seeds all over the place glyphosate is a waste of time - by the time it has killed the plants (2 - 3 weeks) the seeds have been released. With paraquat, there won't be a next generation, as the plants will be dead before their seeds are released. -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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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 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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