How often do you put weedkiller down?

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We have a pebbled front garden with borders. The pebbles always get over run with weeds. Any recommendations?

@Onesmallstepforaman "Probable carcinogen" (known carcinogen in animals) plus three court verdicts with billions awarded in damages is quite enough certainty for most of us!

@sheeshazAZ09. If it were fungicides or insecticides I'd agree with you. Bayer, the now owners of Monsanto are appealing the decision. Probably the only certainty is that the lawyers are doing quite nicely out of it. I don't profess to be expert enough to say 100% either way, but I've spoken with someone who is, and am confident enough in their knowledge to believe them.

Has anyone tried boiling water? Obv not for the garden but may be fine for between the pebbles.

Vinegar doesn’t remain in the soil but on application it will kill what it comes in contact with including the micro organisms in the soil and change the ph balance of the soil.
Ordinary household vinegar is only around 5 % and will do very little apart from burn the tops off weeds and kill small seedling weeds. The root will then regrow. Gardeners vinegar is 20% or more. Needs special handling because of the risks of burns and eye damage but will kill the roots of weeds and anything else it comes in contact with.

Much better to hand weed or use a wand.

I loathe plantain! My most hated weed
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Well, as it isn't an actual weed, try eating it.^

It's a weed if it's been wee'd on... low growing random stuff if you've got cats or dogs is a bit of a no-no for some!

We get whole fields of plantain around here. Grass almost all gone, just a sea of giant narrowleaf plantains.

Daisies, dandelions, nettles: I can handle eating these. Plantain not warming to me, though.

It is highly nutritious.

www.juliasedibleweeds.com/edible-weeds-flowers/all-about-plantain/

I pick it and dry it and add it to almost every soup or stew. Or pasta dish.

If it's highly nutritious why aren't the fields full of cows & sheep gobbling it up. It's highly invasive is what it is.

I have never ever used weedkiller before this year. But the dandelions have finally defeated me and I have spot murdered all of themy.

Get a flamethrower- Amazon sell them. SO much fun to use.