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04-09-2020, 11:29 AM
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Please can someone advise on the most lethal "I'm going kill anything I touch" weed killer - and from where would I buy some?
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04-09-2020, 12:06 PM
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The mind boggles! What or who do you want to poison?
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04-09-2020, 12:12 PM
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Do you know any farmers?
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04-09-2020, 12:29 PM
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Farmers have strong stuff, try some sort of agricultural store.
My old neighbour used to use old engine oil, not nice! You could try salt or boiling water.
Let us know if you find something, I have nextdoor's bamboo growing from under my bungalow, nothing seems to kill it!
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04-09-2020, 12:36 PM
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Many weedkillers have been banned on environmental grounds and rightly so, so pretty much the only weedkillers you can get now are systemic, which kills the plant but doesn't contaminate the soil. The best of these commonly available that I know of is Roundup, but to be effective the weed has to be growing and fairly leafy to have the optimum effect. I think there are "extra strong" versions of this too, all depends on the plant you are trying to kill...
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04-09-2020, 01:28 PM
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As Barry says, buy a bottle of Roundup or some other glyphosphate weedkiller. Don't forget to wear gloves, eye protection and a mask when using it though.
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04-09-2020, 01:35 PM
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Roundup is harmful to animals isn't it?
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04-09-2020, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
Roundup is harmful to animals isn't it?

I thought all weedkillers were?
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04-09-2020, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups ->
I thought all weedkillers were?
They're harmful to us too that's why I said use PPE.
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04-09-2020, 02:51 PM
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They're harmful to us too that's why I said use PPE.

What's PPE Percy?
 
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