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Salt in sandbox

suevanlente2lbL41EOKsuevanlente2lbL41EOK Posts: 1
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I use rock salt or table salt in my children 's sandbox as a weed deterrent?

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Do you have a question?
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you're asking 'will it deter weeds' then no - it won't. It'll just kill any helpful insects etc, and won't do the children too many favours either  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    If the weeds are growing in sand, they will be easy to just pull out. We had a lid in our children's sandpit and never had anything growing in there.
  • FourLeafCloverFourLeafClover Posts: 22
    I don’t think weeds are the worst thing you could find in your children’s sandbox, a cover over the top is the best solution to keep the sand free of any unwanted additions. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - a lid is vital, for obvious reasons... :#
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    It will make it seem more like the seaside.  But it would wash away if you didn't cover from rain.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    A rolling stone gathers no moss. Ensure children are properly equipped with diggers and tippers and no weeds shall dare grow. Salt will just rust their toys more quickly so best avoided. I wish the sand would stay in our sand pit long enough for weeds to be a problem. I'm amazed the garden doesn't look like a beach already but at least the soil drainage must be improving.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Mine were always quite good with being tidy in the sand pit @wild edges. If only that had continued with regard to their bedrooms...
    They were even quite good at putting the lid back on when they were finished. Saved me dashing out whenever it rained to avoid it being a sloppy mud/sand pit instead  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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