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Wilis has a Litre of glyphosate weed killer for £11 and you just dilute it much cheaper than the rest

Aldi had some weedkiller with glyphosate in it last week for £2 a spray bottle it look like it works as i sprayed it just before it rained and some of the weeds are going brown.

I have looked at several weedkilers and read the H&S sheet's and it looks like this one is the most potant

Stay away from bayer they are pooh read the reviews

    I took a tip from gardening programme on local radio. Sprinkle washing powder over flagged/paved area before rain is expected.. Leave til it rains and the paving will be cleaned. It worked and also killed the weeds and the moss growing in between

I did have to brush a couple of areas were the stones had become marked. Tesco value powder was cheap and worked well.

Try a small area first

Quote: Originally posted by exide dm526 on 16/7/2012

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I remember when i was younger my neighbour in Swindon had a weed gun that was huge and orange in colour that used petrol i think, it worked like the old fashioned blow lamps and would roar when it was ignited and i remember him burning the weeds on his path and doing our drive way to, i see a few of these things at bootsales but not sure if there made anymore though.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mr Wobbly on 07/7/2012

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I use petrol on my patio, it kills the ground/soil so DO NOT USE ON ANYTHING ELSE !!

it kills the ground for about 3-4 years, you only need a small amount in a small watering can (no rose) poured into the spots where the weeds are <img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley20.gif" width="23" alt="17">

Just let it soak in <img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley11.gif" width="17" alt="17">

 

 

 

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So there paraffin fired and still made. i have taken a look and you can get the Sheen guns that work of gas to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ut46gegKfw

We did our jungle of a back garden (all paved, but it was done cheaply years ago and is just slabs laid on sand - no membrane, so it's a weed heaven!) a few weeks ago.  Hubby spayed it with Roundup just before we went away for a week (we have to be careful as the back garden is our dog's playground!).  It's taken about 4 weeks, but everything is now dead.  I scraped all the dead stuff off at the weekend and, for now, it's completely clear.  Now we've cleared it the intention is to do a quick spray as the inevitable new growth appears and keep on top of it.

Ideally, we'd like to have the whole lot re-laid properly with a membrane underneath, but I dread to think what that would cost!!!