On 07/06/2015 10:54, TheChief wrote:
A neighbour has an occasional "gardener" in to look after her
front brass and block driveway.
Some time ago I saw him spreading crystals on the drive and
assumed it was weed killer of some sort.
The results were good and I asked him yesterday what these
crystals were and he produced a bottle of white rock salt ice
melting crystals.
Does anyone else here use salt in this way?

Not worth it. Although it will work to some extent it is also mobile.

He reckons it's OK as long as it is not applied close to grass or
tender plants.

Phil

It is useless as a weedkiller compared to its much more reactive cousin
sodium chlorate (which degrades ulitmately to sodium chloride).

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Regards,
Martin Brown

Martin Brown wrote:

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It is useless as a weedkiller compared to its much more reactive cousin
sodium chlorate (which degrades ulitmately to sodium chloride).
But unfortuantely it is banned within the European Union. And a very
useful item it was as well.
Peter

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