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Grass-killing advice
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Posted by garden_nerd UK Central (My Page) on Mon, Jun 18, 07 at 4:39
| I wouldn't normally dream of using any type of weed-killer but sadly I think it may be necessary to control grass regrowth in the school garden. I have planted into a membrane under gravel and I am concerned to stop grass regrowth through the holes that have been cut. What product would you recommend and would I be able to paint it on so that the plant itself is not killed?
Any advice welcome! |
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RE: Grass-killing advice
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| How about hand-weeding? Schools have lots of hands. |
RE: Grass-killing advice
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| Could do, but grass is hard for tiny hands to pull out. I thought one dose of weedkiller at the start of the holidays so it's inactive by the time term starts again would save a lot of back-breaking work. So, is there anything that kills grass? |
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| I've heard that industrial-strentgh vinegar makes an effective herbicide. |
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| The obvious one is any weed killer that contains glycophosphate (sometimes glyphosphate). It kills the grass that grows round the edge of my house. Stone dead and it doen't reappear till next year. I think Roundup contains this chemical. |
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| Thanks, nomis5, good to have the name of a product I can use. The garden has been made by piling topsoil on top of existing turf so I think there will be a fair bit of grass reappearing. It'll have to be dealt with somehow or other. |
RE: Grass-killing advice
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| Roundup does work, I've used it more than once and it did not come back till far later in the year. |
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