This weed killer can kill all greenery (including your lawn!) so a lot of care needs to be taken. If you spray any weeds on your lawn, you’ll likely affect the surrounding area too. For this reason, it’s better for individuals or clusters of weeds on your driveway or patio. Not very cost effective: 1 bottle of table salt will treat roughly 1m2, this is quite expensive when compared with an industrial or commercial weed killer. As a systemic weed killer, it is very effective at killing off both annuals and perennials, especially the latter which can be some of the toughest to deal with in a garden. This means it can easily kill off deep rooted weeds along with shallower weeds, so it’s suitable for most applications around the garden. This product is best used during the vegetative period of the weed and reapplication may be required if it rains shortly after application. One of the best things about this weed killer is that it’s fairly simple to apply. There’s a ‘flexi spray’ that clips out of the body, with the pipe clipping to the lid. There’s two spray functions, a jet spray and a fine spray. You will need to touch the nozzle, so gloves are required.

It depends on the weed killer. Some aren’t safe for households with pets, while others are safe once dry. The safest option is a weed killer with an organic formula. However, bear in mind that this is also a non-selective weed killer and incredibly potent. You don’t want to use this on a lawn unless you are looking to kill off all your grass along with the weeds, while care must be used when applying it on weeds that are near other plants. Kills off currently growing weeds + also works as a preemergent herbicide preventing news weeds from taking root in your lawn.Did you know that most of the effective ones work by messing with the plant's photosynthesis process? Yup, it's true! When you apply a weed killer, it gets absorbed by the plant and acts like a poison, slowly but surely killing it off. Also, as a concentrated weed killer you do need to make up a diluted solution to use. This is very easy though as you just add 30ml of the weed killer with every litre of water. To provide our readers with the best weed killer recommendations possible, we rely on several key sources of information to help guide our selection process.

A lot of products kill grass as well as weeds; however, there are a few weed-killer gems worth knowing about if you’re keen to clear your lawn without damaging it. This Weedol Lawn Weed Killer is successful at removing clover, dandelions and other unwanted culprits from lawns, without scorching or killing off the grass. This makes it one of the best selective weed killers, making it possible to carry out targeted weed killing on the lawn!

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It is generally safe to use but there have been numerous reports of accidental damage due to drift, this can occur when it is applied during windy conditions.

Longevity: Any weed killers that needed to be reapplied after rain were significantly marked down, as this doubled the time you’d have to spend on weed killing. Weed killers that killed the entire plant, including the roots, were rated the best, as these are the only products that ensure long-lasting results. Broadly speaking there are two main types of weed killers, known as pre-emergent and post-emergent. As the names suggest, these are used either before or after the weed has emerged from the ground. This glyphosate weed killer from Gallup is one of the most powerful solutions available for domestic use. In fact, it has the same volume of glyphosate as many professional grade weed killers, so you can be sure that this product is capable of killing off even the toughest weeds.On the plus side, the fact that this product isn’t left in the ground means that the treated areas can be sown or planted again relatively soon after using the product.