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mhow

Post subject: Ground Clearance

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:16 am

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What is the best weedkiller available that will clear the ground of anything that is growing there and will prevent anything from taking root for a number of years.Used to use sodium chlorate which did a great job but now that has been taken off the market.
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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:25 am

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You can still buy sodium chlorate just it is now 50% fire depressant so you can't make bombs with it anymore.
Most people say roundup is the best but it ain't cheap (1/4 the price if you get a farmer to buy you a gallon rather than buying it from a DIY store / garden centre in 1L or less) and it quickly breaks down in the ground so it won't stop things growing, just kill whats there now.

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:35 am

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Thought sodium chlorate was off the market but pleased I was wrong.Been surfing the net to find where I could purchase it but with no luck,any idea?.
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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:48 pm

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Hmm,
You might be right.
Am sure lots of garden centres will still have some in stock.
I heard it was being 'withdrawn' but heard the same thing about creasote 20 years ago and you can still get that in lots of places.

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:57 pm

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Sale of Sodium Chlorate was banned in the UK (EU) in 2009, you can get it on Ebay, comes from Turkey.

Sodium Chloride works pretty well too.

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:05 pm

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try ireland the ira has a surplus at the moment

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:12 pm

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:04 pm

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mikew1972 wrote:

Hmm, heard the same thing about creasote 20 years ago and you can still get that in lots of places.

I've only been able to find "creoCote" ...not the same thing at all...

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Post subject: Re: Ground Clearance

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:29 pm

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My mate just got me 25lts of creosote from a farming surplurers. You have to be in the trade to buy it from them so it is still availible if you know the right people :wink:

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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:55 pm

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must remember to renew my membership of the "Young" farmers club..... :shock:

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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:42 pm

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Our local builders merchant still sells creosote!

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