weed control chemicals advice

[vnman]

hi there

i am after a very strong weed killing chemical. The reason for this is my dad has gone over seas for a while and told me to keep an eye on the garden etc which i have been doing, mowing etc.. But ther is this certain spot on the side of our house i never looked at because it never used to have anything but now there is all weed spreaded from neighbours and now it is fully growing on my side...

I require a chemical that will kill both weeds, plants of that kind as there is wierd plants just growing! looks like im going to haev to use a super soaker gun loaded with the chemical.. just too much!

Something strong would be good.... Money is no problem!

I am from VICTORIA by the way so would appreciate all advice on what to buy and where to buy.

[MurrayD99]

Amitrole - kills everything - kills the ground for a year. Comes in a 5 litre concentrate or box of powder. Or you could use the industrial version of roundup - powder - not very expensive and deadly to all living plants... including gorse if hit a couple of times. Very organic farmer me!

[Bleedin Thumb]

If Money is no problem do yourself a big favour and look up a pest and weed control contractor in the phone book and get them to do it.
They will know the right chemical to use and the right amount. Get a couple of quotes.
If you dont know what youre doing .... your decription of using a soaker gun doesn't persuade me otherwise, you can do yourself and others harm.

If you find that you can't afford a contractor first get the weed identified then come back and ask advise as to what chemical is required.

[keith53]

Good old Roundup. Kills nearly everything.

[Wood Butcher]

I'm with Keith. There's few weeds that a couple of hits of roundup won't kill.

I've used Amitrol in the past and the big thing with it is that it is residual in the soil so nothing will grow there for ages.

[Grunt]

What Wood Butcher and Keith said.

[echnidna]

Bantox - kills everything for a year.

With roundup you have to keep spraying everytime new seeds come up.

[DavidG]

Couple of doses of Roundup (actually use a cheaper brand glycophosphate) followed up by a quick spray when the weeds show their heads.

Should end up only needing to spray once in early spring and once in early summer each year.

[David L]

As you obviously do not know what you are doing do not use a residual chemical.
Glyphosate used properly should do the job, you can buy it ready mixed you don't need to hose it on just wet the leaves to the point of run off, and do a follow up in a month if necessary.

David

[Grunt]

Spray it once and put 10cm of mulch on it. No more weeds.

[Bleedin Thumb]

Guys I dont want to seem like a d!@khead but even Glycophosphate can be dangerous to oneself, the environment and wildlife if mishandled. It can cause some serious skin problems in humans.
I know these things are readily available but the person using them should be clued in enough to know what is considered a safe method of handling and application of the stuff.
When someone suggests that they are going to use a water pistol to apply a Schedule 5 poison I think that a warning may be the best advise.
Sorry if I sound pompous, just wouldnt like to see young VNMan get into trouble

[Shedhand]

No insult intended but you sound clueless cobber. My advice? Aerial spraying or buy a goat. If you DO spray, don't do it on a windy or rainy day for obvious reasons.

PS: the bonus with the goat is that you can eat the bugger when she's done the job.

[China]

Try this 50% table salt 50% vinigar in watering can, mix it up and just pour it on works like roundup

[vnman]

Thanks alot everyone, i aprpeciate all the help and advice here.. seems like there are some good chemicals out on the market.
Seems like some of these can be very harmful to humans etc.. Well my neighbour has a dog. Should i inform them of me using weed chemical(s) and tell them to keep there dog away from that area for a few days or weeks?? Any advice on that?

Also where would I be able to find a majority of these chemicals? Bunnings? Kmart??

I was thinking about the contractor bit but i prefer to do all this myself and probably learn at same time when i get to the stage of looking after my own house.

Thanks again

[Shedhand]

dear oh dear!