Kill Weeds forever

tom_nieto · 31 May 2019 at 12:30

Dude, not even an exploding RBMK reactor could kill weeds forever.

Why not just buy a patio and driveway weed killer spray?

eviled · 31 May 2019 at 12:44

seal them with a urethane sealant

Thekwango · 31 May 2019 at 13:01

Psycho Sonny said:
bleach kills everything too and costs pennies for 2 litres from aldi.

i want a permanent solution. it looks like there is none.

I'm going to try salt now though as it's cheaper and more environmentally friendly to boot. no chance of a random cat dying from salt.

your household 'bleach' from aldi doesn't come close to the potency and most certainly doesn't kill everything - despite what it may or may not say on the label. i give our stones and paths a spray one a year and am more or less weed free year round. you're quite right in that there isn't a permanent solution but this is as close as i've found without killing the ground completely with burned oil or diesel.

something daft already!! · 31 May 2019 at 13:45

What about extremely high levels of radiation? Maybe eradiate the entire area? I think I might have been watching too much Chernobyl.

NickK · 31 May 2019 at 13:47

something daft already!! said:
What about extremely high levels of radiation? Maybe eradiate the entire area? I think I might have been watching too much Chernobyl.

In Russia weeds kill you!

Thekwango · 31 May 2019 at 13:47

something daft already!! said:
What about extremely high levels of radiation? Maybe eradiate the entire area? I think I might have been watching too much Chernobyl.

a sprinkling of that graphite would probably do the trick

just need decent gloves to spread it!

Psycho Sonny · 31 May 2019 at 14:03

tom_nieto said:
Dude, not even an exploding RBMK reactor could kill weeds forever.

Why not just buy a patio and driveway weed killer spray?

Thos sprays usually cost a fortune when salt/bleach will do the same job for cheaper. Or even caustic soda like someone else suggested.

j.col · 31 May 2019 at 22:31

For a permanant solution (but not cheap) is use a sealer on the blocks?
Dont use the cheap ones they are rubbish, use a product called Resiblock

d_brennen · 31 May 2019 at 22:38

Enjoy the sunshine for the few weeks we have it and pull them up. Job done.

Even better if you have ~~slaves~~ kids

eviled · 1 Jun 2019 at 09:48

eviled said:
seal them with a urethane sealant

like I said

resiblock ultra matt
around £200 for 10 litres but should last 20yrs, its used for runways

DarrenM343 · 3 Jun 2019 at 09:28

if you have a mask already, Round-up. It's a systemic weed killer, kills anything (or gives it cancer

) within a small radius. I tend to buy a big 5 litre bottle from BANDQ every couple of years, assuming you can still buy it after the recent controversy.

Snookums · 3 Jun 2019 at 11:42

Im going to hijack the thread a little bit here as theres is no point making a new thread. Our garden is just a load of pebbles, the membrane under neath is ruined and weeds come through everywhere, I am sick of pulling the weeds out once a month.

What would you guys recommend to keep them out (Considering I have a dog). Obviously I'm okay with once or twice a year having to respray or cover but I just dont want to have to weed once a month as its a ballache.

robj20 · 3 Jun 2019 at 11:52

DarrenM343 said:
if you have a mask already, Round-up. It's a systemic weed killer, kills anything (or gives it cancer ) within a small radius. I tend to buy a big 5 litre bottle from BANDQ every couple of years, assuming you can still buy it after the recent controversy.

Post 6 beat you to it. Don't buy roundup your just paying for a name, go for one of the cheaper Glyphosate 360. (Roundup Pro)

CaptainRAVE · 3 Jun 2019 at 12:08

Psycho Sonny · 3 Jun 2019 at 12:11

DarrenM343 said:
if you have a mask already, Round-up. It's a systemic weed killer, kills anything (or gives it cancer ) within a small radius. I tend to buy a big 5 litre bottle from BANDQ every couple of years, assuming you can still buy it after the recent controversy.

i have bought the 5l stuff from amazon and ebay before. but it comes back every year. also roundup is 10 times more expensive than the stuff on amazon and ebay for the same thing.

i use bleach now which is even cheaper. 2 litres for a £1.50 from aldi / lidl.

I'm going to go with salt. 3kg for £1. salt should soak into the soil and more salt over time should get it to the point nothing can grow there.

but stuff will still grow at the top just roots won't establish deep. so not as bad or as big.

DarrenM343 · 3 Jun 2019 at 12:33

robj20 said:
Post 6 beat you to it. Don't buy roundup your just paying for a name, go for one of the cheaper Glyphosate 360. (Roundup Pro)

Ah, didn't know that. I'm not much into gardening so just bought round-up will little research but will look for an alternative in future.
Never considered bleach or salt either as mentioned above.

Snookums said:
Im going to hijack the thread a little bit here as theres is no point making a new thread. Our garden is just a load of pebbles, the membrane under neath is ruined and weeds come through everywhere, I am sick of pulling the weeds out once a month.

What would you guys recommend to keep them out (Considering I have a dog). Obviously I'm okay with once or twice a year having to respray or cover but I just dont want to have to weed once a month as its a ballache.

Can you not replace the liner?
I have a similar problem where I had stone chippings put down a few years ago. I'm assuming it's because the gardener that did it wasn't able to dig up all of the old lawn/weeds that was there before so the weeds keep coming through. It's worse there for weeds than around the other side of the house where there is no liner (cheap *** builders).

Snookums · 3 Jun 2019 at 13:18

DarrenM343 said:
Can you not replace the liner?
I have a similar problem where I had stone chippings put down a few years ago. I'm assuming it's because the gardener that did it wasn't able to dig up all of the old lawn/weeds that was there before so the weeds keep coming through. It's worse there for weeds than around the other side of the house where there is no liner (cheap *** builders).

if i was to go to the effort of pulling up all the existing pebbles to lay a new liner I'd just skip the pebbles and seed. However its not really an option now to do so but it is on my list to evenually get around too.

labcoattech · 3 Jun 2019 at 13:38

£1 for 3kg salt, is that from Aldi?

Psycho Sonny · 3 Jun 2019 at 13:43

labcoattech said:
£1 for 3kg salt, is that from Aldi?

asda think it was £1.15 to be exact

just table salt or cooking salt iirc

bloodiedathame · 3 Jun 2019 at 13:52

Psycho Sonny said:
Me not using something effective isnt going to make any difference when you have companies doing more harm than what i do in a lifetime in an hour.

Anyway found 3kg of salt for £1 in asda. Just wondering if that can be beaten.

Just because someone else does something bad doesn't mean it's ok for you to do the same.