Weeds!

[kat-kin]

Can anyone recommend a good weedkiller please? I've tried 3 brands but no joy. Tia.

[Jennykenny]

Oh, please don't use weed killer. It is so dangerous, and the run-off from your garden goes into the general water system, apart from killing all insects and small animals in the area.
I have found that a kettle of boiling water poured over the 'offending' area, and then sprinkled with salt works very well. It is cheaper, more effective and with no danger to humans or animals.

[Old_Geezer]

Path weeds ? Lawn weeds ? Flowerbed weeds ?
One seem overly fast nor effective these days, now that H&S and the EU have put their oar in.

[Old_Geezer]

NONE...
Like I typed >:-(

[Tilly2]

Hands and knees, turf 'em out.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Glyphosate (Roundup)...use it in a sprayer to kill most weeds and grass.Verdone to kill weeds on lawns.

[Sammy48]

Richard Jacksons Weedkiller from QVC Shopping Channel. It's brilliant, they are dead within hours.

[woofgang]

another vote for glyphosate used as directed. You have to be very very patient and let the whole weed really die before removing and it can take months. If you remove the top too soon, you will save the root which will regrow.

[Old_Geezer]

"and it can take months" :-(

[tamborine]

Litre of vinegar, tbsp salt, 5mm washing liquid, stirred & spray on weeds.

[tonyav]

Diesel will kill e'm.

[hammerman]

I use glyphosate for everything. I use normal dilution for everyday weeds, stronger for brambles and other tough weeds and 2 water to 1 glyphosate for stump killing.

You don't need to drown the weeds in the stuff....just a simple flick over is sufficient.

Found it very safe, i've even used it to kill invasive water lillies in a pond for my fishing club and to kill bullrushes too.

[hammerman]

Woofgang. Usually, glyphosate (being systemic) has circulated around the plant (weed) within a few hours, although i always allow 24 before weed removal is safe without any chance of regrowth.

[1ozzy]

Dicamba for broadleaf weeds in lawn.
Glyphosate for anything and everything.
Mixed and applied accordingly.

[alavahalf]

This is by far the best weed killer I have ever used. It easily dealt with bindweed that was 1/2" thick. A tiny amount goes a long way.
http://tinyurl.com/nzhp2jm

[woofgang]

Its just glyphosate. Glyphosate is glyphosate is glyphosate. If you up the concentration by adding more to the mix than is recommended, it just burns off the top foliage before it can get to the root and the root can re sprout. Whatever brand name of glyphosate you use, the advice is the same. Use the correct dilution with care and be patient. Don't pull up the weeds once you see the tops brown and die, leave them until the whole thing is dead with no sign of regrowth.

[hammerman]

Been using it for 20 years with no probs Woofgang. I use it at different dilution rates depending on what i'm spraying and i usually remove within 24 hours with no re-growth (except for horestail).

As it's systemic, it's taken into the plant within 6 hours, preferably 24 though. The instructions say that if it rains within 6 hours, there can be a reduction of it's effectiveness but preferably leave for 24. This would suggest that the chemical has been taken up by the plant. It just takes a few weeks to start to show symptoms of working (about a week for annual weeds and grass).

Believe me, within 24 hours, the weed is effectively dead.

[Chipchopper]

If you decide to go down the weed- killer route and find mixing chemicals and getting the right strength all rather daunting or risky, then buying a pre-mixed and ready to use glyphosate product is probably the way to go.

Use it on a dry, sunny day when no imminent rain is forecast, for best results and don't hold your breath while waiting for results, as it takes time to work its way throughout the plant.
I sprayed a persistant clump of nettles, that had gotten into some brickwork at the base of a wall and didn't want to risk damaging bricks or mortar, I found it was a few days before I noticed any change, but its now died back right to the root, leaving just a few dead stems to clear away.

[hammerman]

Chipchopper, glyphosate can taken several weeks before it starts to show on the weed, that doesn't mean that once sprayed, the chemical has worked. It's systemic, it takes very little time to get into the weed's system and start killing it, although the signs don't show for ages