Weed Killer
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I have just bought a property and to the front of the house is a paved area. This has weeds growing up between the paving slabs. Can anyone recommend the best method to remove these and the best weed killer to use? Any feedback or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Weed Killer
scubabeaver wrote:
chipsandbeans;809620 Wrote: Hi, I have just bought a property and to the front of the house is a paved area. This has weeds growing up between the paving slabs. Can anyone recommend the best method to remove these and the best weed killer to use? Assuming you want minimum effort and are not afraid of chemicals the formulation sold as PathClear will do what it says on the tin. Any feedback or pointers would be greatly appreciated. The local store Boyes has the nicest cheap long handled hook shaped blade for pulling weeds out of paving slab gaps. I expect Wilkinsons do something similar - garden centre ones tend to be over priced and have too short a handle. Thanks Are the weeds just "grass" if so go to a agriculture centre like mole valley and ask for Roundup biactive. Do not touch the Roundup that is sold in garden centres it does not kill the roots very well. If you have "broadleaf" weeds, like dandelions,clover, thistles etc I use a product called Grazon 90, again from a agriculture merchant. Roundup is relatively slow acting at 2-3 weeks to kill weeds and not persistent so it won't stop new weed seed germinating in the cleared gaps. A dedicated path weedkiller includes a germination inhibitor which is usually good fo a few months after application. Regards, Martin Brown ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
Weed Killer
On 14 Aug, 01:27, scubabeaver
wrote: chipsandbeans;809620 Wrote: Hi, I have just bought a property and to the front of the house is a paved area. This has weeds growing up between thepavingslabs. Can anyone recommend the best method to remove these and the best weed killer to use? Any feedback or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Are the weeds just "grass" if so go to a agriculture centre like mole valley and ask for Roundup biactive. Do not touch the Roundup that is sold in garden centres it does not kill the roots very well. If you have "broadleaf" weeds, like dandelions,clover, thistles etc I use a product called Grazon 90, again from a agriculture merchant. -- scubabeaver Killing off the weeds is one thing but stoping them returning is another. If the paving is slabs with a jointing gap the best long term solution is to remove the old pointing and replace it with a strong 3 to 1 wet mortar mix. With this jointing method weeds will be a thing of the past paving2go.com |
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