You can use bleach for everything from boosting flower blooms to minimizing mosquitoes and refreshing a wood fence. Another more common substance used for cooking and cleaning can also be a highly effective herbicide: vinegar. The dilution will depend on the type of paving, but as a general use we discuss with standard paving (natural stone or concrete) and block drives. They have been down for about 15 years, but the husband is dead and the gardener has vanished, so it's down to me.

Thanks for the great advise scottish I need to invest in a decent backpack sprayer or preferably a battery powered one I've got a mini scrapyard of them most aren't fit for purpose ? This end-point is seen in laboratory animals and, by analogy with chlorate, in humans exposed to high doses in poisoning incidents. Considering bleach is capable of destroying all kinds of life forms, there's no doubt that it will work as a weed killer. It is a versatile line of products that can be used on a surprising number of surfaces to keep you and your family safe against illness. It can also be harmful to those critters living in your soil in addition to your local wildlife and of course your pets.The right method will depend on factors such as the types of weeds, garden size, available resources, and personal preferences. Petrol-powered or electric weed burners are designed to apply high concentrations of heat directly to the plant. White vinegar is very popular for weed-killing as it’s a cost-effective solution, but any type will do.

In solid, crystalline pentahydrate form, the chemical decomposes at 101°C, which is also its boiling point. Bleach is highly effective in killing mature weeds, and unlike vinegar, will prevent new weeds from coming back because it remains in the soil.Even when diluted Sodium Hypochlorite still outperforms the rest* and can treat up to 10m² per litre. It’s also worth noting that you don’t have to immediately jump to weed killers to control certain weeds. Hi, hope you find mind me hopping onto your thread, I was just wondering about this weedkiller, it mentions spreading onto leaves for best results, but how well does it work on strimmed areas? Meanwhile, the hydrous crystalline form has a chemical formula that can be written as either NaOCl·5H 2 O or 2NaOCl·10H 2 O.

All you need to do is collect those daily papers, and instead of recycling them in the cardboard and paper bin, give them a genius use by layering several sheets on top of the weeds and soil. Better alternatives are available, and the amount of damage you risk causing to other plants, creatures, and ecosystems just aren’t worth it.Sodium hypochlorite is in a number of everyday household cleaning products, such as laundry detergent. Soak garden tools in a solution of one part bleach to four parts water to disinfect and sanitize them, which reduces the risk of spreading diseases from plant to plant. Place drop cloths on either side of your fence to protect vegetation from bleach damage and protect yourself with rubber gloves and eyewear. Job Done 3L Tough Weedkiller: This selective weed killer targets broadleaf weeds while sparing grass, making it ideal for lawns and turf areas. If you use the powered form of calcium hypochlorite, mix in about ¼ cup of powder to 1 gallon of water.

We do not recommend using any chemical without first consulting the Material Safety Data Sheet which can be obtained from the manufacturer and following the safety advice and precautions on the product label. Read around garden forums and you’ll find all sorts of stories about reckless neighbours washing their driveways with generous helpings of bleach, only to end up killing off the carefully tended flowerbeds of nearby homes.To use sodium hypo as a moss,algae,lichen,weeds and mould remover you can apply the solution and leave and within minutes you will begin to see results. There’s a reason why armies salted the earth behind them when they conquered a city: salt attacks plants via osmosis, sucking the moisture from them and slowly killing them. Oh, I have loads of that - but it's slow, and so is Glyphosate - the bleach works by the next morning and kills everything - I have a dead (now albino) thistle in my front weed garden, overnight it just died and went white! In short: if you’re looking for effective ways to kill weeds in your garden, there are plenty of steps you can take before needing to consider bleach warfare.