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Thread Number: 29283
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Getting rid of noxious weeds |
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| Post# 326918 , Reply# 1 6/14/2015 at 19:48 (3,231 days old) by cuffs054 (monticello, ga) | ||
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Flamethrower is what you need!! | ||
| Post# 326925 , Reply# 2 6/14/2015 at 21:09 (3,231 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 326927 , Reply# 3 6/14/2015 at 21:20 (3,231 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
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Post# 326935 , Reply# 4 6/14/2015 at 22:53 (3,230 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I've used Roundup........ | ||
| Post# 326945 , Reply# 5 6/15/2015 at 00:12 (3,230 days old) by gusherb (Chicagoland) | ||
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"Stand back, I've killed before" Is there something you wanna tell us, John? | ||
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Post# 326968 , Reply# 7 6/15/2015 at 12:32 (3,230 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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not at this time, lol. | ||
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Post# 327028 , Reply# 9 6/16/2015 at 10:39 (3,229 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I too, usually dig out the weeds. | ||
| Post# 327036 , Reply# 10 6/16/2015 at 12:07 (3,229 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
If it weren't for weeds...
...I'd have nothing green at all in the yard. I'm just not a yard person. I don't fertilize, I don't water, I don't rake in the fall (they call them 'leaves' for a reason. You leave them alone), and I mow the weeds down once a month, whether they need it or not. My neighbors may hate me for it, but I don't give a rip.
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| Post# 327057 , Reply# 11 6/16/2015 at 17:27 (3,229 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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It may sound stupid.. But if you will cut it down when the Almanac says to, it will die and NEVER come back,I forget which is a barren sign, but it really does work, I wouldn't think of planting anything or going to the dentist etc without checking. | ||
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Post# 327060 , Reply# 12 6/16/2015 at 20:36 (3,229 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Can you find out when to cut it? I'd hire someone | ||
| Post# 327079 , Reply# 13 6/17/2015 at 11:47 (3,228 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Ive used Vinegar, washing up liquid & salt but it doesn't work. In Scotland we get that kind of weed all the time growing in between patio and slabs.
But I do something quite unusual with dry days and if I don't add Round Up at the first stage. Not something you can do with your every day upright vacuum cleaner.. I end up taking out my Felix to do a bit of clear up. So much easier to deal with and cuts time before pressure washing. Have a look! | ||
| Post# 327123 , Reply# 15 6/17/2015 at 20:46 (3,228 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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This is how bad cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) infestation in my front yard. It ate up my vegetable garden! I am too scared to go near that bush of thistle without a lawn mower 
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Post# 327124 , Reply# 16 6/17/2015 at 20:52 (3,228 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I only had 1 of those. | ||
| Post# 327149 , Reply# 18 6/18/2015 at 08:11 (3,227 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Well the main front of the SEBO soleplate naturally gets scratched but that can be replaced in time. But I only use the Felix once or twice a year for the clear up if it is sunny and the soil and weeds have been left to dry. And that black ET1 is for garden use only.
Before I discovered how well the SEBO Felix stands up to that kind of treatment, tied in with the brush roll that effectively chops "the heads" off, i used to use a wet and dry Vax canister tub. The problem with the Vax is that it has a bent angled handle, so all kinds of weeds and dirt are liable to get stuck on the bent angled part. Used without a bag becomes messy and dusty too so I just used to use the Vax fabric shakeable dust bag. In the UK it is possible to buy an electric patio brush, but I don't think they go deep enough to remove all roots.
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Post# 327160 , Reply# 19 6/18/2015 at 10:58 (3,227 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 327217 , Reply# 22 6/19/2015 at 11:01 (3,226 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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The brush roll came with the ET1 floor head. It has never been replaced. The bristles are washable.
As for that electric patio brush, there are pros and cons. Feedback owners online state that the wheels wear down quickly and replacement parts can be expensive. Whilst the SEBO is good for chopping off heads, I'd still be inclined to pressure wash first and then after all soil has dried out, do a quick vacuum to get all the dirt and soil up. Then I would apply Round Up. I have also been advised to mix Round Up with Washing up liquid (dish liquid) as it makes it stronger. | ||
| Post# 327235 , Reply# 23 6/19/2015 at 18:07 (3,226 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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just cut them down and get salt onto where you cut them. Same thing goes for weeds in the path/slabs. Pull what you can up then get salt on the roots/whats left. | ||
| Post# 327241 , Reply# 24 6/19/2015 at 23:23 (3,225 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
@ sebo_fan
LOL - I did that same type of thing just the other day outside my front door, it's sort of a sheltered area and there were spider webs all over and the welcome mat and concrete steps had outdoor dust/dirt all over them, so I took my Shark out and vacuumed it all high and low. I felt like a fool but it's does a much better job that sweeping with a broom.
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| Post# 329987 , Reply# 26 7/24/2015 at 01:11 (3,191 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I got a bull thistle outbreak (Super Breakout) in my back yard; about the size of a football field instead of just a few here & there. I tried to mow it down with my old Massey Ferguson tractor but the blade split in half | ||
| Post# 330005 , Reply# 27 7/24/2015 at 09:43 (3,191 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 330618 , Reply# 28 7/31/2015 at 00:49 (3,184 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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The Garden Bully 
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Post# 330619 , Reply# 29 7/31/2015 at 00:51 (3,184 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Ugly looking plant--looks like the plants on the Sci-fi,horror movie "Day of the Triffids!"Only way I would want to takle those is on a tractor with a brush hog!Or try salt water on as done on that horror movie-that killed and dissolved the plants. | ||
| Post# 330633 , Reply# 30 7/31/2015 at 09:31 (3,184 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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There are other alternatives Name it and become friends. You could put lights on it at Christmas time. NUKE IT!!! | ||
| Post# 377615 , Reply# 31 8/30/2017 at 19:27 (2,423 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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back yard full of thorns bought a dr trimmer & cut thru those thistles nicely😀 behind the ol red barn was the worst place 
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