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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:40pm

premieroneuk

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:40pm

Classic man wrote on Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:31pm:
This sounds like just what I need here. I have perennial weeds that I can't kill and every year I use gallons of Roundup at €62/5lit. trying to get rid of them I have two big gravel areas that I would love to keep clear but I need to know if this stuff leeches sideways and would kil...

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...l plants and trees nearby, in adjacent planted areas/beds. Any ideas?
Who sells the stuff?

Yes it creeps slowly but surely

And after a few yrs at least 2 m.albeit very weaker

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:17pm

Classic man

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:17pm

I suppose you could spray a couple of metres sort of the border to compensate. Where can you buy it?

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:30pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:30pm

Jan1961 wrote on Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:06pm:
The sons probably don’t want it as it may incur inheritance fees. Not sure but that might be why. More trouble and expense than it’s worth.

They are a wealthy family who don’t want the hassle. xxx

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:34pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:34pm

Classic man wrote on Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:49pm:
Good plan Premierone and a cheap solution too (no pun intended). A bag of salt is only a few Euros. Mix it up good and strong.

Don’t think that would help with olive tree etc, it grew as high as the bedroom last time, in all fairness he did have someone in to remove it but they didn’t remove the stump, said they had treated it because it is still growing.

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:39pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:39pm

Classic man wrote on Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:17pm:
I suppose you could spray a couple of metres sort of the border to compensate. Where can you buy it?

As for purchase the best should be agricultural merchants

Just possible it might just be banned now due to it being used by terrorists in primitive bomb making

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:26am

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:26am

Nobody is giving this house away ! The owner is an obstinate old man and the sand bay say they don’t want the house but when the owner dies, they’ll take ownership. Simply put it into the hands of a solicitor and tell them to sell it. Solicitor Willie his share, the estate agent will get his share and the sons will take whatever is left.

Meanwhile , nobody plans to do anything about the garden so you either ignore it or get it cut back ( foul means or fair)

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Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:58pm

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Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:58pm

premieroneuk wrote on Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:18pm:
It is not salt
Sodium Chloride is

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Chlorate is systemic and a residual herbicide
Which means it is absorbed thru
Follige
But more importantly resides in the soil for many years only very slowly depreciating
Plant roots take it up and thats what kills them
The only way to remedy is to excavate the contaminated soil 450 mm deep, remove off site to a licensed tip, then replace with fresh clean sub and topsoil
Warning it is also a high risk fire hazard and occasionally in some circumstances ( rare ) be explosive

Sadly after having tried to get Sodium Chlorate I have found it was banned in the EU in 2009 and you are not allowed to use it as a weedkiller. So I doubt it's available.

It is however, used as a whitener in the manufacture of paper and is used by the thousands of tonnes. So if you know someone with a papermill, please let me know.

Cheers CM