Hmm. "controlling annual and perennial weeds " (not killing them) and "repeat as necessary" (they'll grow back). Not exactly lying, but clever weasel-words.
No, I meant they are lying about it being acetic acid. Someone said these type of weed killers are not acetic acid.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Can't get anything with lyphosate in here - not that I would anyway - but I see Monsante ar now selling a glyphosate free weedkiller and still calling it Round Up.
We have a stubborn patch of thistles that has expanded exponentionally since OH decided to fork out the original half dozen plants but didn't get all the roots. He has now strimmed the tops and I'm about to spray the re-growth and then we'll use a weed burning tool on the new growth and gradualy wear them down.
They are, of course, growing in the only fertile seeming patch of earth in the gravel wasteland behind our house where I want to create a Beth Chatto style dry garden.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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@Obelixx Have you ever grown the thistle Galactites Tomentosa a Mediterranean weed ?
I purchased one plant years ago from Beth Chatto [I think] and it has never left the garden. Some winters like the last one it just survived. Some years there have been hundreds and I have needed to hoe them out. One year they did disappear but turned up in my neighbours garden who kindly let me have some back.
They are amazing in the winter when they look like snow flakes against bare soil. I have moved them to fill gaps as they reappear late autumn. In the spring they really start to grow again and flower. If I do have alot I edit before they seed.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
The new roundup, and other products are based on pelargoic acid it does translocation to the roots. The product shown by lyn is not the one I am thinking if . I agree that this, if as stated, is based on acetic acid then it will be much less effective.
Hmm. "controlling annual and perennial weeds " (not killing them) and "repeat as necessary" (they'll grow back). Not exactly lying, but clever weasel-words.
No, I meant they are lying about it being acetic acid. Someone said these type of weed killers are not acetic acid.
Some are, some aren't. The RHS has a list that looks reasonably up-to-date - pdf file under the link "Weedkillers for home gardeners" on this page https://www.rhs.org.uk/prevention-protection/chemicals-using-spot-and-broad-scale-weedkillers . If that one says it's acetic acid then it probably is. Content labelling
is more tightly regulated than the claims that are made for the
product, and while manufacturers will use weasel words I doubt they'd
outright lie about the active ingredient because that could get them
into serious trouble.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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We have a stubborn patch of thistles that has expanded exponentionally since OH decided to fork out the original half dozen plants but didn't get all the roots. He has now strimmed the tops and I'm about to spray the re-growth and then we'll use a weed burning tool on the new growth and gradualy wear them down.
They are, of course, growing in the only fertile seeming patch of earth in the gravel wasteland behind our house where I want to create a Beth Chatto style dry garden.
I purchased one plant years ago from Beth Chatto [I think] and it has never left the garden. Some winters like the last one it just survived. Some years there have been hundreds and I have needed to hoe them out. One year they did disappear but turned up in my neighbours garden who kindly let me have some back.
They are amazing in the winter when they look like snow flakes against bare soil. I have moved them to fill gaps as they reappear late autumn. In the spring they really start to grow again and flower. If I do have alot I edit before they seed.
I ♥ my garden.
If that one says it's acetic acid then it probably is. Content labelling is more tightly regulated than the claims that are made for the product, and while manufacturers will use weasel words I doubt they'd outright lie about the active ingredient because that could get them into serious trouble.