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WEED KILLER

Stephen LawrenceStephen Lawrence Posts: 64
in Problem solving
Hi, 
Can anyone give me any advice on what weed killer to use on  my allotment please.?
I've used glysophate several times in the past to spray on active weeds and proved successful. I need a residual weed killer to use on bare soii which I've recently turned over in order to kill weed /seeds present iin the soil over the winter months before planting begins next march.
Any advice please.? 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Why do you need weedkiller if you've killed the weeds?
    It doesn't work if it has nothing to work on.  :)
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2020
    Any residual pre-emergent weedkiller that will prevent weed seeds from germinating will also kill off anything you plant  or sow next March.

    What you need is a Dutch hoe. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I completely agree with Dove.
    I'd feel rather anxious about eating anything that has been grown in soil that may have residual toxins in it.
    Weeds are a problem we all have to deal with and as Dove says, a hoe is the answer

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Stephen LawrenceStephen Lawrence Posts: 64
    Thanks for your advice. I thought maybe residual wk would be a bad idea. Just thought there maybe a way to stop weed seeds present in the soil from germinating. 👍
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    A hoe, as already said. 
    If you're using it for food, you can simply cover and leave it over winter, which will help prevent annual weeds germinating/ multiplying. You can use whatever you have - plastic, cardboard etc. Weigh it down with something, or add organic matter if you use cardboard. That will help the structure, so it's the best method. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    edited October 2020
    I agree with Fairy... bunch of cardboard covered in old boards, bricks, stones, logs, or whatever you have to hand to keep it in place.  I expect all of us have cardboard boxes arriving in heaps from online deliveries these days, or a neighbor who does.  Just tear off the plastic tape and fold them flat.  Overlap the edges and cover with a second layer.  Works great to keep out the light and stop germination.  I feel it's better for the microbiome as well, to give it some winter protection and cover.  In the spring you can take all your cardboard and put it on the compost.. or put it into a pile elsewhere, like for walkways, etc.  
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