I have tried all the home-made remedies, including the one above, without success. The one suggested will only desiccate or dry out the leaves. It doesn’t kill the plant’s root, so the weed can, and frequently does, grow again. Boiling water will kill weeds and their roots. If you have a lightweight steam cleaner and enough electric leads, this works a treat. Living on acreage, this doesn’t work for me. I have found the best ‘eco friendly’ weed killer that actually works is a product called Slasher from Bunnings. Also there is a physical weed remover that you can buy which is easy to use and works brilliantly from a standing position, so no bending.
I’ve used Slasher, too, but you really have to get the mixture right. I err on the side of stronger, because there have been a couple of times where the ‘right-on’ mixture hasn’t been enough to kill the weeds.
The only way to get rid of them is to dig them up. But then there are some you dig up and it only makes it worse!
OnlyDaughter, I note you live on acreage. We do too and currently are infested with lots of Bindi’s – do you have any suggestions that may help with getting rid of them, without killing the grass it is infesting. Weeding them out is impossible as there are now so many of them.
Boiling water gets rids of most of the weeds in my paving except for onion weed which merely looks at me and says ‘tah mate for the lush shower’ and goes on its merry way.
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