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Weedkillers do not kill the weeds in my garden

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Grandymark2 Sat 03-May-25 17:18:04

I hate gardening but I dig or burn out as many weeds as I can but frequently have to resort to weedkiller.
I follow the instructions- avoid spraying when rain is forecast etc but it does not now seem to be effective. Some hardly change colour let alone shrivel and die.
None of the usual proprietary brands do what it says on the tin (spray bottle).
Anyone else found this, have certain components been banned or is it just my garden that produces more tenacious weeds.

Churchview Tue 06-May-25 09:02:36

I leave the buttercups in my lawn but dig them up if they appear in the flower beds. They get surprisingly huge if they're not competing with grass.

Luckygirl3 Tue 06-May-25 13:17:37

Churchview

Salt isn't good for wildlife. It harms amphibians, birds, gets into the food chain and runs off into ponds and streams where it harms fish. It also washes into the soil and harms other plants.

It is only small amounts in the cracks of a path with nowhere to go really from here. I feel it is better than toxic weed killers.

Churchview Tue 06-May-25 18:37:49

I'm sure you're right Luckygirl3.

valdavi Tue 06-May-25 20:35:33

I dislike dandelions, think it's because when I was little my mum always told me not to pick them because they'd make me wet my pants!

BlueBelle Wed 07-May-25 07:52:06

Dandelions are the most maligned of flowers they are really wonderful have all sort of properties within them that are good for us and the ground They were an adored plant in past centuries it’s just now we ve decided to hate them
Think of them not as wet pant plants but the sun (the flower) the moon (the white seed heads) and the stars (the seeds that fly)

Lizziethelab Fri 16-May-25 19:10:09

I agree with Septima..boiling water always works for me. I’d never use a chemical weed killer.

Woollywoman Fri 16-May-25 20:51:13

Love that description, BlueBelle

Beechnut Sat 17-May-25 01:48:33

Woollywoman

Love that description, BlueBelle

It’s lovely isn’t it 😃

Grannylynj Sat 17-May-25 18:35:53

I had a weed burner but my son confiscated it 😐