Weeds!

[Deceased]

Not the kind ya smoke.

I'm talking lawn infesting fuckers (dandelions etc).

Anyone got any advice on the best stuff to get shut of them? - normal weed and feed or is there a chemical of win that I don't know about yet?

[Ashen]

[Scrobbs]

Depends what you want to kill. For nettles and thistles (and other broad-leaved plants), use 'Impetus', and if you want to absolutely kill everything, use 'Glyfos'. You will need some kind of mist sprayer, don't do it on a windy day, will also need 24 hours of dry weather, keep pets away. Also worth investing in a respirator and some goggles. When mixing, use as a 4% solution, wash your measuring jug out shitloads after use (in fact best use an old one and don't use it for anything else, unless it's glass). A handy tip is to put a squirt of washing up liquid in with it, it will help it stick to the leaves to make it more efficient.

Hope this helps

[Bilb]

Depends on the weeds.


Is it the odd weed around the garden, that just need a dose of "Round Up" (Which is awesome)

or

Is it that the lawn is totally overrun with weeds? In which case, dose the whole lawn with weedkiller, let it all die off ... remove, rake it over and start again.

[burundi]

[Scrobbs]

^^ Round-up is glyphospate. I think Glyfos is cheeaper than Round-up, due to the 'name'. Might be wrong though.

[Inertiaman]

Goat.

[[n00b]Zippy]

Originally Posted by Bilb

In which case, dose the whole lawn with weedkiller, let it all die off ... remove, rake it over and start again.

I'd be careful in your choice of weedkiller, though!

[Bilb]

Originally Posted by Scrobbs

^^ Round-up is glyphospate. I think Glyfos is cheeaper than Round-up, due to the 'name'. Might be wrong though.

Aye I think you're right. My sisters bloke is a farmer and gave me a huge barrel of the stuff ... but it seemed far stronger than the off-the-shelf version.

Originally Posted by wikipaeodia!

Formulas and tradenames
Although the Roundup trademark is registered with the US Patent Office and still extant, the patent has expired. Glyphosate is marketed in the US and worldwide in different solution strengths under many tradenames:[10] Roundup, Buccaneer, Razor Pro (41%), Genesis Extra II (41% w/ Surfactant), Roundup Pro Concentrate (50.2 %), Rodeo (51.2%), Aquaneat (53.8%), and Aquamaster (53.5%).[11] These products may contain other ingredients, causing them to have different effects. For example, Roundup was found to have different effects than glyphosate alone.[12] Roundup herbicides are usually water-based solutions containing glyphosate, a surfactant, and other substances. Other formulations contain additional active ingredients to improve the speed of action. In the UK, Weedol Rootkill Plus, which contains glyphosate and pyraflufen-ethyl, and Resolva 24H[13] which contains glyphosate and diquat, are available.

[Deceased]

Originally Posted by Bilb

Depends on the weeds.


Is it the odd weed around the garden, that just need a dose of "Round Up" (Which is awesome)

or

Is it that the lawn is totally overrun with weeds? In which case, dose the whole lawn with weedkiller, let it all die off ... remove, rake it over and start again.

Hmm - only in some patches.. Round up you say... hmm.

[Deceased]

Originally Posted by Ashen

Bloody good idea.. though maybe a good hosing with a can of petrol would suffice?

[Scrobbs]

Originally Posted by Deceased

Hmm - only in some patches.. Round up you say... hmm.

Could still just spray those patches and re-seed in a a month or two.

[Chef_uk]

Cut off their heads before they set seed and they'll naturally die back in numbers. Pointless using chemicals for them to resow over the next X amount of months via the wind. Mowing every 7 days will weaken the roots as they won't get enough carbohydrates to feed on. Will take time though before you notice any decrease ie at least 12 months.

[Swank]

pick the fuckers out with a weeding fork?

[Randell]

I pay a Lawnmaster guy to weed and feed my lawn every 3 months. I find it worth it. No weeds at all and he spots things like diseases and clears out moss etc. For my reasonably sized lawn he charges £38 a visit (more if he is scarifying etc.).

[cunning-stunt]

Originally Posted by Ashen

Funny enough, just bought one of these, works well, no chemicals.


Called the Weed Wand, about £19- £25, but you can get Propane bottle ones for about £80.

Bit of diy with the weed wand, you could have a good TF2 Pyro flame thrower.

[HooT]

Originally Posted by Inertiaman

Goat.

Agreed. I'm buying one.

[Randell]

Originally Posted by cunning-stunt

Funny enough, just bought one of these, works well, no chemicals.


Called the Weed Wand, about £19- £25, but you can get Propane bottle ones for about £80.

Bit of diy with the weed wand, you could have a good TF2 Pyro flame thrower.

always a bit concerned about burning the wrong things!

[[n00b]Zippy]

Your toes for instance

[cunning-stunt]

Originally Posted by [n00b]Zippy

Your toes for instance

Only tried a small patch when I first got it, as the foot I had the op on is still in an open shoe, and had loads of cotton wool and badges on it. A bit flammable.

[BBW]

Don't trust those products that claim to kill weeds in 24 hours, they merely colour them brown so they look like they are dying!

[Bilb]

Originally Posted by BBW

Don't trust those products that claim to kill weeds in 24 hours, they merely colour them brown so they look like they are dying!

Clearly not tried the farmers version of RoundUp then? Not the watered down off the shelf stuff.

[dirky]

That flame thrower gas thing is a pile of wank for pyromaniac gardeners who want to compare penis sizes with their neighbours.

Roundup was always the favourite in my garden centre days. Kill the root kill the weed and all that.

[Scrobbs]

Originally Posted by Bilb

Clearly not tried the farmers version of RoundUp then? Not the watered down off the shelf stuff.

He won't have done. The stuff we use, Glyfos (presuming other brands of similar strength), you need to go on a special herbicide handling course so that you can buy it. Something I need to organise actually, as we're running out.

You DO use a breathing mask and gloves to spray it don't you?

[Bilb]

Erm that would be a negative !!!

Told bro-in-law that I needed to get rid of some weeds. He gave me container with some "stuff" in there and said "That's the stuff we use at work, it's the end of the container, but should get rid of what you've got".

Garden = decimated!!

[Scrobbs]

Yeh it's pretty strong stuff. I'd advise using a breathing mask - probably overkill, but it is pretty toxic if you're spraying any real amount and you end up breathing it.

[Bilb]

Yeah .. good call. It's all gone now. Although I could do with loads more for the current lawn, I mean "Weedpatch".