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Green slimey path !
I have a north facing path, which this year has become very green and
slippy. Having no pressure washer ...... has anyone got any cheap ideas how to kill this stuff? Mike Pullout "stop" to reply by email |
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Mike wrote:
:: I have a north facing path, which this year has become very green :: and slippy. Having no pressure washer ...... has anyone got any :: cheap ideas how to kill this stuff? Alkaline and a stiff brush...the alkaline can be anything you want, so long as it isn't going to harm and animal/plantlife...try washing powder, leave to soak for ten minutes and scrub away to loosen the algy, then rinse with the hosepipe...other alkalis are caustic soda, cement, hydrated lime etc etc. |
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Phil L wrote: Mike wrote: :: I have a north facing path, which this year has become very green :: and slippy. Having no pressure washer ...... has anyone got any :: cheap ideas how to kill this stuff? Alkaline and a stiff brush...the alkaline can be anything you want, so long as it isn't going to harm and animal/plantlife...try washing powder, leave to soak for ten minutes and scrub away to loosen the algy, then rinse with the hosepipe...other alkalis are caustic soda, cement, hydrated lime etc etc. Actually, you don't need the alkali. A handful of sharp sand and some water is all that is needed - and even the former is optional. I add some washing up liquid to the water, but am not sure that it helps much. Washing powder and washing soda are probably equivalent, but are more corrosive. Whatever you use to kill it will wash off, and the algae will return. So the objective is to reduce the slipperiness, and we are agreed how to proceed. It is much easier and quicker using a stiff broom, water and perhaps the various additives than people make out. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:27:43 +0000, Eyebright
wrote: Mike Wrote: has anyone got any cheap ideas how to kill Jeyes fluid....about 15ml (3 teaspoonfulls) per half litre of water in a sprayer...will kill but wont prevent the algae re-appearing ... so carry out a few times per year. And the smell lasts how long? (let alone the stain!) IIRC weak bleach is effective, but like most treatments, isn't permanent. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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