Weedol and grass clippings

[hopeishere]

I've bought weedol to tackle some in lawn weeds. It says to leave the clippings on the grass for the first mow. Why is this? We have a mower that collects the clippings. Should I scatter them back over the grass.

Plus it says to now use the brown (composting) bin for three mows. Should I just use the regular (non recycling) bin??

Anyone??

I think it says leave them on the lawn because they will be covered in toxins (i.e. the weedol) - so you leave it on the lawn to prevent you putting it anywwhere else, including somewhere it can do damage, such as on the compost heap or in a green bin.

It then recommends the composting bin because there is still a risk of lower level contaimination - the bin will be taken to a big industrial site for composting and so any risk is 'diluted', rather than a home compost heap where the resulting compost could be spread on gardens or allotments and risk localised contamination.

Should I just use the regular (non recycling) bin??

I think this bit depends on your local council. Ours won't take grass cuttings in the 'general waste' bin.

Don't use it- it kills everything- insects, worms, the hedgehogs and birds that feed on them.

That's both. I am concerned about the birds. But I also hate the dandelions!

Dig them out.

It kills bees and butterflies too.

I used to use weedkiller but have now decided to embrace the weeds and get to like them.

www.fiskars.com/en-gb/gardening/products/lawn-care-tools/xact-weed-puller-1020126

We bought a new house with a huge lawn with loads of weeds, and we are clearing it with one of these. It really is an awesome tool.

Thanks. That looks like a great tool! I've had knees so can get down to dig them out!

It is brilliant. It is everything that I hoped for and more. I go out on rainy days, and it pulls the whole root out leaving the grass to grow back. After a couple of weeks you can't see where the weed was.

Weedol contains glyphosate, a systemic weedkiller.

Arable farmers spray glyphosate on wheat just before harvest. It kills the wheat so that all the wheat is ready to harvest. It is said to be completely safe because it goes into the plant's root

It is not safe.

If you use anything that had glyphosate on it to make compost or even to mulch non grass family plants, it inhibits their ability to absorb nutrients and the plants grow stunted and cannot recover. I had manure from a farm that was contaminated and not only did it kill everything on my allotment, we had dug it in so even after trying to remove it all spadeful by spadeful, to have it removed by a farmer [that DOW paid to take it away], I lost the use of my plot for 2 full years. It killed all my raspberries that only had a light mulch and all in, it cost me hundreds in lost crops.

I also was doing school gardening at a leisure centre and used to mulch all their crops with the mowings from the pitches. One summer, the main garden maintenance guy was ill and whilst he was off, they sprayed it. They dropped mowings off for me as usual, without telling me and a week later, all the crops were dead. And that was just from mulching, on top of the soil, no digging in.

It is evil stuff.