Hello
Is there any legal way of killing weeds for at least 6 months? If so, how?

Regards

Richard Clapham

Hi Richard,

If a product is in a garden centre it is legal to use it... but why do you ask - what is it you are trying to kill.

If it is a hedge or a tree it is an offence to disturb nesting birds under the Wildlife Protection Act - hedgerows are also protected by legislation...

Persistent weeds - dock, stinging nettles, brambles may need a very powerful weedkiller designed for perenial weeds - such as root out and the like and may need several treatments to clear them... this sort of weed killer may also affect the ground around them and thus if there are other plants in the flower bed these will have to be removed first.

On some sort of weeds it has been shown that treating them in the autumn is best because they are drawing nutrents into their stems to store for the winter - and weed killers applied then are more effective...

Hope this helps

Angela