Content
- Weeds destroy the joints of the pavement slabs
- Weed fleece as a mechanical growth barrier
- Seal the joints with synthetic resin
- Salt & vinegar (k) a home remedy against unwanted green !?
- Total attack on weeds with flame retardants
- Combat weeds with high-pressure technology & hot water
- The principle of action of thermal weed control
- Equipment for the private user
Burning weeds is one way to easily get rid of weeds
Weeds destroy the joints of the pavement slabs
Cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, beans, and many other vegetables, as well as strawberries and sweet fruit, have generally grown magnificently this summer, yielding abundant yields, albeit varying from region to region.However garden owners were kept just as lush by the weeds, because in many places there was a real hothouse weather in the last few weeks. There are many ways to make the proverbial life difficult for the weed, but the most effective is also the most physically strenuous, and remains the manual manual method of plucking by hand, as long as it is a garden area that is manageable in size.
However, it should not concern us today that we explain to you how you get your beds the fastest weed-free, but we want to go to the annoying little plant between paving slabs, paving stones and concrete joints on the stems.
Weed fleece as a mechanical growth barrier
Garden owners have little or no trouble with dandelions, piglets, creeping molluscs & Co. when they were already laying their garden paths or treading paved with mosaic stone quiet zone with barbecue area, if before the construction over a power saving weed control was considered. The right installation technique, suitable materials and the targeted introduction of barrier layers can already do a great deal prophylactically here and make it difficult for the weeds to settle. The use of rot-proof and frost-resistant weed fleece, which is commercially available as rolled goods or in the form of prefabricated tarpaulins, has proven particularly useful. When buying the polyester sheets, the following criteria should be considered:
Seal the joints with synthetic resin
The formation of weeds is all the more favored, the more irregular the joint pattern after the installation of paving slabs or the very popular stone slabs of natural stone. Wide joints favor the growth considerably, and if additionally the accumulating wetness is added, the weed growth is barely manageable. With plaster joint mortar, concrete block and natural stone paving but also clinker brickings can be sealed quickly, permanently and very inexpensively against any weed of any kind. They are self-compacting, have a high abrasion resistance, resist salt salts and frost and also reduce the risk of accidents caused by protruding edges of the plaster.
Salt & vinegar (k) a home remedy against unwanted green !?
Neither of the two notorious home remedies will curb weeds in the long term, and not at all without negatively affecting neighboring crops. Moreover, according to the version of the Plant Protection Act, vinegar-salt solutions in the garden are banned or not, as the Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg recently decided. Nevertheless, it should be noted:
Total attack on weeds with flame retardants
And the flame thrower or paser formulated, the weed burners are in line with the trend and do a great job with their around the 1,000-degree hot gas flame. Available in a variety of sizes, available as gas cylinder or small cartridge units, they work with a propane-air mixture to control the weeds to the root. Important to know: It does not have to be kept until the plants burn. A short and spirited panning with the lance on the target object is enough, as the cell walls needed for growth are already destroyed completely and including existing seeds, so that your weeds will be absorbed within a few days. Relatively fast progress is achieved in the control of relatively young plants, in which the risk of regrowing new weeds is very low. Relatively simple and due to their design also very light weed burner you get in the specialized trade already for under 20,00 Euro. Important when flaming: The devices should only be operated in the windiest possible weather, as the risk of fire, especially if there is dry leaves or grass clippings in the immediate vicinity, is quite high.
Combat weeds with high-pressure technology & hot water
Although this environmentally friendly method is still relatively unknown, the hot water technology convinced more and more garden owners. The reasons are obvious:
The principle of action of thermal weed control
Basically, one makes use of the biological properties of plants, that their protein molecules are degraded slowly but surely from a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. Garden owners know this when the lawn or certain vegetable crops begin to turn brownish during the midsummer weather. Hot water also has the advantage that it can penetrate to the roots, as it has a high thermal conductivity. However, the success of weed removal with hot water is not immediate. In the first year, this technology requires three to four applications before the plants die completely. After that, the workload is reduced by about half.
Equipment for the private user
While municipalities have already begun to apply hot water steam technology over a large area and on special vehicles several years ago, garden owners who are concerned about cleanliness have to be content with smaller appliances. Market leader Kärcher has introduced different sized system solutions that are also suitable for home users. Significantly cheaper, but no less efficient, are the steam cleaners from Batavia, which are already available for around 150.00 euros.