Jonathan Campbell wrote:

I'd go for Glyphosate (Roundup) for the dandelions; if a small area
[...]
Sodium chlorate has been banned in Ireland for forty years now (too
good for making DIY bangers). So I guess that has led to the
introduction of alternative total kill + temporary soil sterilisation
products.

Incidentally, fifty years ago, farmers used sodium chlorate for killing
seed potato plants; seed potatoes were graded by size, so it was
important to let (most of them) them get to the right size and then stop
growth. All very nice for young boys to have hundredweight drums of
sodium chlorate around.

It seems they use sulphuric acid now; even for eating potatoes, I think.

Many thanks for your post Jonathan.
I've found out quite a bit about weeds over the last 24 hours or so.
:¬)

Cheers
Pete

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