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Problem finding weedkiller concentrate

KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
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Our local garden centres and DIY sheds only seem to be stocking premixed weedkiller, which to me are a bad idea for a number of reasons.  1 - I already have a perfectly good sprayer.  2 - there are going to be masses of unusable 5 litre containers going into the bin after a single use.

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Plenty of choice available from Amazon -
    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/s?k=glyphosate+360+weed+killer&sprefix=glyphosate+360%2Caps%2C107&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_14

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Thanks for the link Pete.8 but I'm wondering why they are no longer available, or at least reare, in GCs and DIY sheds.  It's a nuisance having to order on line.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I imagine that like so many things these days, it's cheaper to buy online and have it delivered, so GC's and the like don't bother to stock it.
    From their point of view the profits on selling multiple sprays of diluted herbicide outweigh what they'd make on selling the concentrated stuff.

    Even so, I'm surprised at the massive increase in cost of the concentrate.
    I bought 5L in 2016 which cost £26 - it's now around £60 - so I'll make mine last.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • ColinAColinA Posts: 392
    Have you tried Wilko?
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I hadn't thought of Wilko.  It is on their website.
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    It's because some people are stupid and don't know how to mix it or deliberately mix it wrongly.
    They're taking stupid out of the equation.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Another unnecessary and abusive post from the man with the gangrenous penis.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    punkdoc said:
    Another unnecessary and abusive post from the man with the gangrenous penis.

    If you are referring to the post by MikeOxgreen, I regret to say there may be more than a small amount of truth in the statement.  When the world thinks it necessary to put 'Contents may be hot' on the lid of a cup of coffee nothing would surprise me.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    I was told the lowest common denominator was also why supermarkets stopped selling chickens with a bag of giblets tucked into the cavity. Too many people cooking the whole thing including the plastic bag....

    Our local Dobbies doesn't even seem to have pre-mixed glyphosate weed killer anymore - let alone the concentrate. The bottles all proudly announce 'No glyphosate' 😕 

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I'm not unduly bothered whether it has glyphosate in it, as long as it works.  I just want the concentrate so I can dilute to my own requirements.  I discovered long ago that the only difference between the various Roundup options is the concentration of glyphosate in them.  I always just checked to see which had the best price to concentration and bought that.  I can do the maths to modify the concentration!
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