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weed killing in rain
Is there ANY weed killer that would work on say, cracks in paving or
along paths in all this wet weather? I mean how often can you spray if you have to have 4 hours of dry weather afterwards!! Have tried boiling water and boiling salted water and so on which is fine but if I don't kill some of the larger stuff soon they'll push my paving up! I also have now got Ground elder, which i manage to keep on top of in the dryer weather most years, coming across the flower beds and marching off into the grass and beyond! Which means I can't put my grass cuttings in the compost. -- Janet Tweedy |
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weed killing in rain
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:37:05 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote: Is there ANY weed killer that would work on say, cracks in paving or along paths in all this wet weather? I mean how often can you spray if you have to have 4 hours of dry weather afterwards!! Have tried boiling water and boiling salted water and so on which is fine but if I don't kill some of the larger stuff soon they'll push my paving up! I also have now got Ground elder, which i manage to keep on top of in the dryer weather most years, coming across the flower beds and marching off into the grass and beyond! Which means I can't put my grass cuttings in the compost. You could lay some plastic sheet over whatever you've sprayed and weight it down with some bricks or stones until the spray has dried/been absorbed properly. For individual plants, cut the bottoms of some 2 litre pop bottles. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
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In article , Jake
writes You could lay some plastic sheet over whatever you've sprayed and weight it down with some bricks or stones until the spray has dried/been absorbed properly. For individual plants, cut the bottoms of some 2 litre pop bottles. Oh now that's a thought, bravo Jake, Good for most weeds However there's no such thing as an individual ground elder plant -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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weed killing in rain
In article , Granity.a7a3196
@gardenbanter.co.uk says... 'Janet Tweedy[_2_ Wrote: ;964601']Is there ANY weed killer that would work on say, cracks in paving or along paths in all this wet weather? I mean how often can you spray if you have to have 4 hours of dry weather afterwards!! Have tried boiling water and boiling salted water and so on which is fine but if I don't kill some of the larger stuff soon they'll push my paving up! I also have now got Ground elder, which i manage to keep on top of in the dryer weather most years, coming across the flower beds and marching off into the grass and beyond! Which means I can't put my grass cuttings in the compost. I wouldn't compost its roots or seedheads, but if your lawn mowings just contain chopped off leaves of GE, those should not regenerate in a compost heap. -- Janet Tweedy Sodium Chlorate, preferably in granular form if you can still get it, sprinkled lightly in the cracks would probably work ok. It's banned now. So long as the area doesn't drain onto beds or lawn, look for a path/driveway weedkiller that lasts months. They are residual in the soil so rain shouldn't matter. Janet |
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weed killing in rain
"Granity" wrote in message ... 'Janet Tweedy[_2_ Wrote: ;964601']Is there ANY weed killer that would work on say, cracks in paving or along paths in all this wet weather? I mean how often can you spray if you have to have 4 hours of dry weather afterwards!! Have tried boiling water and boiling salted water and so on which is fine but if I don't kill some of the larger stuff soon they'll push my paving up! I also have now got Ground elder, which i manage to keep on top of in the dryer weather most years, coming across the flower beds and marching off into the grass and beyond! Which means I can't put my grass cuttings in the compost. -- Janet Tweedy Sodium Chlorate, preferably in granular form if you can still get it, sprinkled lightly in the cracks would probably work ok. Or go and nick some salt from the highways dept bins at the road side. |
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weed killing in rain
On 16/07/2012 15:37, Janet Tweedy wrote:
Is there ANY weed killer that would work on say, cracks in paving or along paths in all this wet weather? I mean how often can you spray if you have to have 4 hours of dry weather afterwards!! Ignore the nominal 4 hours dry afterwards - that is the manufacturers being cautious and covering themselves. Two hours will do and on paths the Pathclear type formulations contain a persistent component that will remain in the soil to discourage germination. Ideally you do want it dry though as heavy rain could move the weedkiller where you don't want it. I expect you can get a four hour rainfree spell if you plan carefully. We even had a dry sunny spell long enough last weekend for me to cut the lawn. The grass itself was dry but the ground waterlogged. Have tried boiling water and boiling salted water and so on which is fine but if I don't kill some of the larger stuff soon they'll push my paving up! Nice sunny day and aim for yur best guess of a at least a couple of hours dry. I also have now got Ground elder, which i manage to keep on top of in the dryer weather most years, coming across the flower beds and marching off into the grass and beyond! Which means I can't put my grass cuttings in the compost. The tops off ground elder have never given me any trouble in my compost heap - but it runs hot. It is only ground elder roots that are trouble and they are no bother if you leave them in the sun to desiccate first. Lack of sun spoils that strategy for the roots but I would not worry about adding the cropped tops to compost unless it had set seed. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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