I swear by verdone.....it's brilliant. Spray the weed and it encourages the weed to grow that fast that in doing so it kills itself. Spray directly on to weeds in the grass and it doesn't touch the grass. It really is amazing and much better than anything else I've tried. You have to spray the weed whilst it has good leaf growth and when dry....
I'm going to give it a try - after reading the posts here. Yours were extremely helpful Gary. I inherited a huge area of around 100 x blueberry bushes and 50 x raspberries. It was backbreaking getting them into shape after years of neglect but the dreaded nettles still have a stronghold. If this targets the weed and leaves the root of the fruits alone I'll be delighted. I'll report back.
Maggie I don't rate Roundup of any kind -I find Resolva much more efficient. It's dearer but really works quickly. With the kind of problem you've got it might be worth investing in it, as you could just leave the most important areas and target the really bad bits.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairygirl! I'll look into that too....... but is it something you target on like a gel? As the nettles grow prolifically in between the branches of the blueberries and the rasp canes..... I couldn't risk using a spray or I'd hit the fruit.
For other areas on the farm I use Clinic Ace which is very effective but vicious and needs to be used with caution. Cheers!
Not sure if they do a gel - I've used the bottle that you dilute. They do it in a spray and we just decanted it into them for bits around patio or in gravel.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used Round up gel last year when I had bind weed winding through a group of clematis. Obviously spraying was out. Initially I thought it hadn't worked but It took longer than I thought but it completely cleared it and my clematis were intact
Not impressed with the Roundup gel at all, after 2 weeks my dandylions are starting to look like sunflowers, perhaps they should rename it Sanatagen gel, sorry about the spelling.
Roundup gel may be new but there was tumbleweed gel years ago. All glyphosate as far as I remember. Useful for those dandelions deep inside something else but it would take a long time to de-weed a garden.
I'm very worried about round up gel. If, as it says in the adverts, just a dab on a leaf kills the weed, and, as not mentioned in the advert but written on the bottle, it should be kept away from pets and children, how safe is it really to use in our gardens? A caterpillar, a natural food source for nesting birds, would presumably be infected and consequently the bird and its offspring could be poisoned not to mention wild rabbits etc. I realise weedkiller in general has the same effect but somehow this sounds more potent. Shouldn't we all be using something more wildlife friendly!
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Roundup Gel is so weak it's only 0.7% Glyphosate. Less than you normally use in a spray mix.
I swear by verdone.....it's brilliant. Spray the weed and it encourages the weed to grow that fast that in doing so it kills itself. Spray directly on to weeds in the grass and it doesn't touch the grass. It really is amazing and much better than anything else I've tried. You have to spray the weed whilst it has good leaf growth and when dry....
I'm going to give it a try - after reading the posts here. Yours were extremely helpful Gary. I inherited a huge area of around 100 x blueberry bushes and 50 x raspberries. It was backbreaking getting them into shape after years of neglect but the dreaded nettles still have a stronghold. If this targets the weed and leaves the root of the fruits alone I'll be delighted. I'll report back.
Maggie I don't rate Roundup of any kind -I find Resolva much more efficient. It's dearer but really works quickly. With the kind of problem you've got it might be worth investing in it, as you could just leave the most important areas and target the really bad bits.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairygirl! I'll look into that too....... but is it something you target on like a gel? As the nettles grow prolifically in between the branches of the blueberries and the rasp canes..... I couldn't risk using a spray or I'd hit the fruit.
For other areas on the farm I use Clinic Ace which is very effective but vicious and needs to be used with caution. Cheers!
Not sure if they do a gel - I've used the bottle that you dilute.
They do it in a spray and we just decanted it into them for bits around patio or in gravel.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used Round up gel last year when I had bind weed winding through a group of clematis. Obviously spraying was out. Initially I thought it hadn't worked but It took longer than I thought but it completely cleared it and my clematis were intact
Not impressed with the Roundup gel at all, after 2 weeks my dandylions are starting to look like sunflowers, perhaps they should rename it Sanatagen gel, sorry about the spelling.
Roundup gel may be new but there was tumbleweed gel years ago. All glyphosate as far as I remember. Useful for those dandelions deep inside something else but it would take a long time to de-weed a garden.
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I'm very worried about round up gel. If, as it says in the adverts, just a dab on a leaf kills the weed, and, as not mentioned in the advert but written on the bottle, it should be kept away from pets and children, how safe is it really to use in our gardens? A caterpillar, a natural food source for nesting birds, would presumably be infected and consequently the bird and its offspring could be poisoned not to mention wild rabbits etc. I realise weedkiller in general has the same effect but somehow this sounds more potent. Shouldn't we all be using something more wildlife friendly!