I have (last year) used glyphosate successfully to remove couch grass from MIL's garden. I had glyphosate in an old window cleaner sprayer, and, armed with a pair of rubber gloves and a bucket, I have gone to each clump, sprayed a bit of glyphosate onto the ends of two fingers on my right hand, held over the bucket to avoid drips, and shaken my hand to remove any last drops so the glove is just wet. I have then rubbed some leaves of the grass bwtween my fingers (no need to cover them all - a 25% coverage is enough), and then moved on to the next clump.
It needs 5 days or so before the effect is obvious.
If you're worried about the effects of this product and it's impact on wildlife. Worry more about what happens to the plastic container once you discard it.
This simple plastic container will kill more wildlife, than the gel inside.
marshm- I've often thought that myself. I always try and rinse it out but of course it's going down drain, but at least it's well diluted by the time it gets anywhere. I only use it when it's really necessary - dandelions are a real problem in domestic gardens, especially as they get into every little tight spot, and not evryone looks after their plot either
Gold1locks-that sounds like a very efficient method, time consuming though!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have been dabbing roundup on all the dandelions in my garden for the last two weeks and up to now they are all doing very well thank you.To date this product has not killed a single plant to say I'm a bit disappointed is an under statement
I to have paid £8 on the so called weed killer after strugling to get it onto the weeds i waited and waited then got my "Grandpas Weeder " out of the shed and got the weeds out with that omplete waste of money
I'm utterly amazed that anybody in their right mind would want to use this stuff. And in gardens?!! You must all be mad -- have you read any of the research on what's in it, and what it's likely to do to you and to your garden soil? Or is anything permissible in the grand cause of tidiness?
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Glyphosate is about the safest of the killers but not using any must be better.
In the sticks near Peterborough
WELL SAID twig,
After reading all of these posts i was thinking are you covering up the poisoned
plants after application ?
As any thing that comes into contact with the poison will be effected.
be it wild life or PET .
search ----Herbicides- pesticides and CANCERS
I have (last year) used glyphosate successfully to remove couch grass from MIL's garden. I had glyphosate in an old window cleaner sprayer, and, armed with a pair of rubber gloves and a bucket, I have gone to each clump, sprayed a bit of glyphosate onto the ends of two fingers on my right hand, held over the bucket to avoid drips, and shaken my hand to remove any last drops so the glove is just wet. I have then rubbed some leaves of the grass bwtween my fingers (no need to cover them all - a 25% coverage is enough), and then moved on to the next clump.
It needs 5 days or so before the effect is obvious.
If you're worried about the effects of this product and it's impact on wildlife. Worry more about what happens to the plastic container once you discard it.
This simple plastic container will kill more wildlife, than the gel inside.
marshm- I've often thought that myself. I always try and rinse it out but of course it's going down drain, but at least it's well diluted by the time it gets anywhere. I only use it when it's really necessary - dandelions are a real problem in domestic gardens, especially as they get into every little tight spot, and not evryone looks after their plot either
Gold1locks-that sounds like a very efficient method, time consuming though!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have been dabbing roundup on all the dandelions in my garden for the last two weeks and up to now they are all doing very well thank you.To date this product has not killed a single plant to say I'm a bit disappointed is an under statement
I to have paid £8 on the so called weed killer after strugling to get it onto the weeds i waited and waited then got my "Grandpas Weeder " out of the shed and got the weeds out with that omplete waste of money
I'm utterly amazed that anybody in their right mind would want to use this stuff. And in gardens?!! You must all be mad -- have you read any of the research on what's in it, and what it's likely to do to you and to your garden soil? Or is anything permissible in the grand cause of tidiness?