We ..//.. do not use herbicides at all, or any home remedies which can be equally or more damaging ...
With the steady drip drip of this type pf statement that is unsupported by any evidence, I am becoming influenced. Should I resist?
Why then not provide some irrefutable evidence that "home made remedies" (salt.vinegar, bleach or WHY) have no detrimental effect on organisms in the soil ? You would have to test it yourself to prove the point. If you are readily open to influence from any source, you will never be able to form an opinion and act accordingly. Good luck with your trial.
The RHS site says that the use of home remedies such as bleach or salt to kill weeds on paths is "strongly discouraged as this can cause pollution and damage plants"/ Presumably they can provide evidence to back up this statement if you want to pursue the matter.
We ..//.. do not use herbicides at all, or any home remedies which can be equally or more damaging ...
With the steady drip drip of this type pf statement that is unsupported by any evidence, I am becoming influenced. Should I resist?
Why then not provide some irrefutable evidence that "home made remedies" (salt.vinegar, bleach or WHY) have no detrimental effect on organisms in the soil ? You would have to test it yourself to prove the point. If you are readily open to influence from any source, you will never be able to form an opinion and act accordingly. Good luck with your trial.
Some of us are blessed with something called 'Common sense' this tells us that pouring chemicals into the soil is not a good idea, we don't need to do a test to prove it.
To be clear, are you saying it's a good idea to tip salt, vinegar and/or bleach into the soil or not? Sorry, but i'm not quite sure where you stand.
It must be obvious to everyone that covering worms and tiny lifeforms with salt and bleach is bad news for them. Manual removal is best and very satisfying. I have a stiff wire brush with a long handle, but I find a kneeling pad and a metal hoof- pick best. I was rather sneered at for this horsey tool when I recommended it, but anyone with pony-mad children or grandchildren is likely to have access to one and you can buy the simplest online for a couple of quid. Half an hour at a time and a cuppa after and the job's soon done.
Concentrated citric acid … just because something comes from a plant doesn’t mean it’s harmless to living organisms.
There’s loads of plants that would make you very ill or even kill you stone dead, as you very well know.
To say that treating the soil with an acid is ‘green’ because it’s plant-based is a misuse of the term ‘green’, as I suspect you also are very well aware.
Can it possibly be that you have decided to amuse yourself by putting a cat among the pigeons? 🤔
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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With the steady drip drip of this type pf statement that is unsupported by any evidence, I am becoming influenced. Should I resist?
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
If you are readily open to influence from any source, you will never be able to form an opinion and act accordingly.
Good luck with your trial.
To be clear, are you saying it's a good idea to tip salt, vinegar and/or bleach into the soil or not?
Sorry, but i'm not quite sure where you stand.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Lemon juice is quoted on one site as 1.4 g/oz (what a funny unit!)
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.