The one 8,522 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Old carpet anything that keeps the light out will stop the weeds coming back and you wont have to spray it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weasle 1,119 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 A bull x? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,097 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I,ve just cleared an area of garden which was overgrown with nettles, brambles, kitchen sink etc and now I want to pour something over it to stop anything growing back, was thinking caustic soda but not sure, suggestions please ? thanks in advance Get the local council to turn it into one of these sanitary country parks, I guarantee there will be f**k all left living or worth looking at!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 A bull x? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 roundup or avtur. i spilt 40,000 gallon of avtur once that was in 1984, i went back to the place in 2001 and the ground was still bare the wife blitzed about 1/4 acres with some strong Roundup. think she did it a couple of times when it was dry but boy did it clear the place. its now a Veg patch with a Pollytunnel sitting on it which will hopefully feed us some fresh veg for a while .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 roundup or avtur. i spilt 40,000 gallon of avtur once that was in 1984, i went back to the place in 2001 and the ground was still bare the wife blitzed about 1/4 acres with some strong Roundup. think she did it a couple of times when it was dry but boy did it clear the place. its now a Veg patch with a Pollytunnel sitting on it which will hopefully feed us some fresh veg for a while .... its good stuff mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Cover it in black plastic for a few months! and roundup ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) a few year back a building contractor went bang owing me 6k -- he set up and carried on in his father in laws name -- i mixed up 2 watering cans full of round up and somehow in the middle of the night drove 15 mile and spilt it on his hanging baskets tubs and front lawn Edited May 1, 2012 by the_stig 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 a few year back a building contractor went bang owing me 6k -- he set up and carried on in his father in laws name -- i mixed up 2 watering cans full of round up and somehow in the middle of the night drove 15 mile and spilt it on his hanging baskets tubs and front lawn where you turn off the A5 to come up to mine somebody took a drum of roundup from the farm and wrote c**t in 10ft letters on the hill in the barley field you could see it as you drove along the A5. that farmer must have upset someone as it was his roundup 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carp man 1 219 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 red deisel fook that fill me van up first oh i just have :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 a few year back a building contractor went bang owing me 6k -- he set up and carried on in his father in laws name -- i mixed up 2 watering cans full of round up and somehow in the middle of the night drove 15 mile and spilt it on his hanging baskets tubs and front lawn where you turn off the A5 to come up to mine somebody took a drum of roundup from the farm and wrote c**t in 10ft letters on the hill in the barley field you could see it as you drove along the A5. that farmer must have upset someone as it was his roundup maybe it was an apprentice crop circler ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 a few year back a building contractor went bang owing me 6k -- he set up and carried on in his father in laws name -- i mixed up 2 watering cans full of round up and somehow in the middle of the night drove 15 mile and spilt it on his hanging baskets tubs and front lawn where you turn off the A5 to come up to mine somebody took a drum of roundup from the farm and wrote c**t in 10ft letters on the hill in the barley field you could see it as you drove along the A5. that farmer must have upset someone as it was his roundup maybe it was an apprentice crop circler ... it was good they even underlined it and you could see the trail coming from it back accross the field to the lane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 great thread this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Owing you 6k I know Lads who would chop your head off for that kind of money lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Owing you 6k I know Lads who would chop your head off for that kind of money lol i think he got sorted by the ground workers and again a bit later by the roofers and the plasterer he got plenty of kickings --- i was a long way down the list taxman and vat got thrs first -- the bank the suppliers then the trades in order of amount owed -- 4 year later i got a cheque for 4k which was a bonus i thought i`d never see any of it again ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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