I get the occasional pheasant too, much to my cat's horror. I don't think seed stands a chance of germinating with the ducks around and should imagine that chickens would be similar. There is the minor problem of what goes in must come out but a quick hose around and towards the trees at the back and a hopeful wish that duck manure is as good for the soil as chicken
Even if glyphosate did cause cancer (and it possibly does if given to lab mice in huge doses), it is not going to harm you or the birds. The issue (if there is one) would be regularly breathing the spray or drinking it, or when it is sprayed onto crops which are then eaten.
Even so, I suspect the cancer causing potential would be less than eating, say, burnt toast or bacon, or consuming alcohol, or being near an open fire - which are sources of known carcinogens.
(Apologies, this is a moot point in any case since glyphosate is not the best weedkiller for continually appearing seedlings...
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
I use a good quality no mess bird food (Chapelwood) and get no seedlings. Some of the cheaper mixes although purporting to be no mess, do seed to an extent.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH???COOH.
From what I remember of my chemistry an organic compound is any molecule which contains carbon so it would include a lot of things. I suspect "organic" gardening means something completely different.
Many thanks for all the replies, I've thoroughly enjoyed reading them. Love the idea of ducks or hens but only having a small garden and as there are urban foxes round here don't think it would work. I'm thinking along the lines of the weed control flame thrower.
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I get the occasional pheasant too, much to my cat's horror. I don't think seed stands a chance of germinating with the ducks around and should imagine that chickens would be similar. There is the minor problem of what goes in must come out but a quick hose around and towards the trees at the back and a hopeful wish that duck manure is as good for the soil as chicken
Even if glyphosate did cause cancer (and it possibly does if given to lab mice in huge doses), it is not going to harm you or the birds. The issue (if there is one) would be regularly breathing the spray or drinking it, or when it is sprayed onto crops which are then eaten.
Even so, I suspect the cancer causing potential would be less than eating, say, burnt toast or bacon, or consuming alcohol, or being near an open fire - which are sources of known carcinogens.
(Apologies, this is a moot point in any case since glyphosate is not the best weedkiller for continually appearing seedlings...
I use a good quality no mess bird food (Chapelwood) and get no seedlings. Some of the cheaper mixes although purporting to be no mess, do seed to an extent.
And according to Wikipedia:
Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH???COOH.
From what I remember of my chemistry an organic compound is any molecule which contains carbon so it would include a lot of things. I suspect "organic" gardening means something completely different.
Many thanks for all the replies, I've thoroughly enjoyed reading them. Love the idea of ducks or hens but only having a small garden and as there are urban foxes round here don't think it would work. I'm thinking along the lines of the weed control flame thrower.