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cods · Post by **cods** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:33 pm

lucky bobby I dont have a veggie patch now or a lawn....

but I do seem to have corned weeds.....I have a small patch out the very front...which I tend to turn a blind eye too however couple years ago next door did a renovation which included putting on the gas which meant the whole front was dug up to lay the pipes....I was ok with it as it all looked pristeen for a while... but the weeds ever since have been atrocious.....huge buggers...no matter how many times your poison or pull them out they are back....so if we have any volunteers????? I can make you a nice cupper maybe some cup cakes...

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:38 pm

cods wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:33 pm
lucky bobby I dont have a veggie patch now or a lawn....

but I do seem to have corned weeds.....I have a small patch out the very front...which I tend to turn a blind eye too however couple years ago next door did a renovation which included putting on the gas which meant the whole front was dug up to lay the pipes....I was ok with it as it all looked pristeen for a while... but the weeds ever since have been atrocious.....huge buggers...no matter how many times your poison or pull them out they are back....so if we have any volunteers????? I can make you a nice cupper maybe some cup cakes...

There are a few posters here who live in Canberra -
I'm sure they'd help you.

Black Orchid · Post by **Black Orchid** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:48 pm

Tip boiling water on the weeds, Cods, then boil it again for a job well done and a cuppa.

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:53 pm

Black Orchid wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:48 pm
Tip boiling water on the weeds, Cods, then boil it again for a job well done and a cuppa.

I tried poring boiling water and salt on couch grass growing in driveway cracks
and it still grew back.
It's indestructible.

Neferti · Post by **Neferti** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:00 pm

How to get rid of couch grass.

https://gardening.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/ ... uch-grass

BigP · Post by **BigP** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:15 pm

Neferti~ wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:00 pm
How to get rid of couch grass.

https://gardening.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/ ... uch-grass

""The main concern is that glyphosate can cause cancer. A second concern is the negative effect glyphosate use has on bee health. However it is legal to use. Find out more about glyphosate.""

If you are concerned about bees dont spray it on weeds that are flowering and it wont bee a problem ,

BigP · Post by **BigP** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:54 pm

It was cold enough in the factory I work in to freeze hell over today and the heater ran out of diesel , The owner said he was going down to the gas station to refill, 3 hours later still no fuel, I went into the office and they had a fan heater going, nice and toasty in there, I turned it off opened the door to the office and told him if he turned it back on before he refilled the heater in the workshop I would come in and cut the fucken plug off it ,

It had the desired effect, lol

Black Orchid · Post by **Black Orchid** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:17 pm

You tell 'em P

Black Orchid · Post by **Black Orchid** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:23 pm

Bobby wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:53 pm

Black Orchid wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:48 pm
Tip boiling water on the weeds, Cods, then boil it again for a job well done and a cuppa.

I tried poring boiling water and salt on couch grass growing in driveway cracks
and it still grew back.
It's indestructible.

Boiling water is good for weeds. Couch is a curse and has rhizomes above and below ground and you have to be persistent.

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:28 pm

Black Orchid wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:23 pm

Bobby wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:53 pm

Black Orchid wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:48 pm
Tip boiling water on the weeds, Cods, then boil it again for a job well done and a cuppa.

I tried poring boiling water and salt on couch grass growing in driveway cracks
and it still grew back.
It's indestructible.
Boiling water is good for weeds. Couch is a curse and has rhizomes above and below ground and you have to be persistent.

I gave the area several doses of boiling water followed by
a liberal dose of salt about 3 mm thick.
I didn't think that anything could survive that.
It did survive and thrive.
You'd think the salt would burn any new shoots.

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