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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 17/08/25 18:04:00

Japanese Knotweed is one of the few plants for which the professional use of Glyphosate is really recommended.

It is not true that there are no problems produced by using it which is why it should be only be used when really really necessary.

A stiff brush to sweep the pavement and a good regime of cleaning the gutters and removing the detritus ie arranging for all cars to be parked elsewhere every so often on a date arranged that everyone should know (not just notices on cars the day before when many cars are not moved very often and/or are parked when someone has gone on holiday) would be a better idea.

There are a huge number of court cases concerning Monsanto, new owner Bayer and glyphosate and the arguments over its use.

Yes, Ealing does spray and the weeds are coming straight up again. I got such a mouthful of chemical names when I questioned the operatives when I was in the midst of a family crisis that I never really followed it up.  They did say that they spray three times a year and they have to choose the time and weather carefully.

I find it interesting which plants don't seem to be bothered by it.  There are some plants that haven't died back at all and there are new seedlings growing almost immediately.  Of course they become immune to it and there really isn't any point to it if they don't clean or brush the pavements or gutters.  All the dead heads of the spring flowering trees (often so small they are actually unnoticeable on the trees - especially if you don't look) are still lying like a mat of seedling compost on the pavements and in the gutters. Pointless poisoning of us all.  It's in breast milk and urine.  It's known to be dangerous to insects, fish and animals.   How stupid are we that we think that just because consequences aren't immediately bad for us that they aren't there?  What legacy are we leaving for our children in their lives?

Has nobody read and does nobody remember

The gutters can't be cleaned because of the numbers of cars permanently parked in the streets and the inability of Council and/or Contractor to organise the removal temporarily or permanently to enable this.

I have heard from a friend in Brent that they have the same problem as in Chiswick where they have had what seems like a dumped or abandoned untaxed car in their road for months and have been unable to get any action from Council or Police.  It appears there are a tremendous number of cars that are  using the roads and cluttering them up which shouldn't be with no tax or insurance let alone the number of people driving them without having a valid driving licence.  What a mess!

With the problems that we already have with the extremes of weather that climate change is bringing us surely we should be making the greatest efforts to avoid adding to the problems and making it worse!

Doesn't anybody remember Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring?

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pavement weedkiller27/07/25 08:23:00 Robert Shaw
   Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 09:37:00 Tim Henderson
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 10:29:00 Tim Henderson
   Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 09:38:00 Elizabeth Ross
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 10:17:00 Anne England
         Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 16:27:00 Juliet Hogg
            Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller28/07/25 10:28:00 Bruce Hammal
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller27/07/25 10:19:00 Joanna Biddolph
         Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller28/07/25 18:31:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller28/07/25 18:39:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller28/07/25 18:46:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller28/07/25 22:42:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 09:48:00 Kathleen Healy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 10:02:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 10:19:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 11:10:00 Kathleen Healy
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 12:19:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller03/08/25 19:26:00 Susan Welsh
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller03/08/25 22:04:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 12:46:00 Brian Coyle
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/07/25 18:57:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller01/08/25 09:24:00 Felicity Caborn
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller01/08/25 16:45:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller01/08/25 17:05:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller03/08/25 22:22:00 Philippa Bond
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller14/08/25 08:08:00 Mark Evans
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller17/08/25 15:47:00 Tony Antares
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller17/08/25 18:04:00 Philippa Bond
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller18/08/25 17:26:00 Janice Evans
                                                :Re:pavement weedkiller19/08/25 16:59:00 Philippa Bond
      Reply26/07/26 18:04:00 Ramsay Bolton
      Reply26/07/26 18:05:00 Ramsay Bolton
   Re:pavement weedkiller17/08/25 19:01:00 Dave Mannisa
   Re:pavement weedkiller19/08/25 18:29:00 Tony Antares
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller19/08/25 20:26:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller21/08/25 17:09:00 Janice Evans
            Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller22/08/25 15:07:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller23/08/25 10:03:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller23/08/25 19:51:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller24/08/25 08:43:00 Steve Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller24/08/25 21:25:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller25/08/25 11:07:00 Steve Taylor
   Re:pavement weedkiller26/08/25 08:50:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller26/08/25 09:00:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller27/08/25 07:36:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:pavement weedkiller29/08/25 15:46:00 Roger Talbot
         Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller30/08/25 08:17:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:pavement weedkiller02/09/25 14:34:00 Philippa Bond

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