Kill Weeds forever

Psycho Sonny · 11 Jun 2019 at 14:22

CaptainRAVE said:
Yes, that is the biggest problem with the oil plan

My car is due a service I suppose I could ask the mechanic to fill a bucket then fill up the plastic bottles the new oils come in once they have been emptied into the car. But had it just been serviced not ideal.

CaptainRAVE · 11 Jun 2019 at 15:04

Psycho Sonny said:
My car is due a service I suppose I could ask the mechanic to fill a bucket then fill up the plastic bottles the new oils come in once they have been emptied into the car. But had it just been serviced not ideal.

I was thinking more along the lines of having oil on your driveway. It would be effective at killing the weeds though! I think your better off leaving the weeds if you go down this route though

If you do decide on this strategy, please post pictures.

Psycho Sonny · 11 Jun 2019 at 15:24

CaptainRAVE said:
I was thinking more along the lines of having oil on your driveway. It would be effective at killing the weeds though! I think your better off leaving the weeds if you go down this route though

If you do decide on this strategy, please post pictures.

it's not for the drive. it's for a patch on the side. i'm going to oil it then put tarpaulin then bark over the top. i was going to salt it but if i can get the oil for free then might as well use oil as it will do the job better than salt.

the driveway will be getting gallup 360 2-3 times a year - cheapest option.

CaptainRAVE · 11 Jun 2019 at 16:14

Psycho Sonny said:
it's not for the drive. it's for a patch on the side. i'm going to oil it then put tarpaulin then bark over the top. i was going to salt it but if i can get the oil for free then might as well use oil as it will do the job better than salt.

the driveway will be getting gallup 360 2-3 times a year - cheapest option.

In that case, oil the hell out of those weeds. Salt will wash away quickly.

Participant · 11 Jun 2019 at 19:51

Glyphosate in a knapsack sprayer a few times per year.

Ant84 · 12 Jun 2019 at 11:28

High powered jet wash, sodium hypochlorite, sand the joints again and seal with two coats of Resiblock.

Not cheap but it'll get the job done.

labcoattech · 12 Jun 2019 at 11:37

Put some salt down at the weekend, having looked yesterday I'm sure the weeds have doubled in size :confused:

, looks like more extreme measures are required.

tom_e · 12 Jun 2019 at 11:51

labcoattech said:
Put some salt down at the weekend, having looked yesterday I'm sure the weeds have doubled in size , looks like more extreme measures are required.

Probably due to all the lovely rain, unless you put a literal ton of salt down it'll have been washed away and the weeds will be enjoying all the water.

lurkio · 12 Jun 2019 at 13:14

vinegar with as much salt it in before it starts to settle + a dash of washing up liquid sprayed all over weeds and weed growing areas, you need to do it late in the evening and make sure it will not rain for a few days (you cannot spray it after rain either)

LeeUK · 19 Jun 2020 at 20:20

I bought a bottle of that Gallup 360 stuff off Amazon that everyone raves about. My garden is full of willow herb, spiky thistle type thing, and loads of small sycamore trees about knee high at most. Will this kill the sycamore too? I'm sick of them keep growing back up after they have been cut down.

I soaked the garden in the stuff with a pump bottle sprayer knapsack thing on Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday evening. The willow herb is already starting to go yellow and droop a bit, the thistles and sycamore are still the same.

Cryfreeman · 19 Jun 2020 at 20:37

Glyphosate based products really only kill what it touches, try something like Chikara, far better product, use twice a year and job done.

TheFew · 20 Jun 2020 at 07:54

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit...it's the only way to be sure.

b0rn2sk8 · 22 Jun 2020 at 09:26

LeeUK said:
I bought a bottle of that Gallup 360 stuff off Amazon that everyone raves about. My garden is full of willow herb, spiky thistle type thing, and loads of small sycamore trees about knee high at most. Will this kill the sycamore too? I'm sick of them keep growing back up after they have been cut down.

I soaked the garden in the stuff with a pump bottle sprayer knapsack thing on Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday evening. The willow herb is already starting to go yellow and droop a bit, the thistles and sycamore are still the same.

It takes a week or two to work.

SupraWez · 22 Jun 2020 at 09:53

I really need to do my driveway and patios, picked up a couple large bags of salt.

Do you need to remove all the current weeds first or can you put the salt down as is and will kill them all off?

Abyss · 22 Jun 2020 at 13:18

Ignore, didn't notice the thread is a year old!