Extreme weeds

[tiggerblue10]

I have a very bad weed problem. Last year a got someone in to remove 6ft brambles and other flora from the back of my garden but its all come back again.

My problem is that I have a fear of worms and similar garden creatures so I can't do the gardening. The front half of the garden was paved last year and I want to get the rest decked. I need to save up for the decking though.

My question is, once I get rid of the weeds what is the best thing to use to keep them at bay? I've tried weed killer and black liner. Neither worked.

[Jugglering]

Terambulan - sodium chloride is common salt - I mentioned sodium chlorate - a different compound. I didn't know that Roundup had been banned !

[Hawkwalk]

Roundup has not been banned and is still available in garden centres.

[tiggerblue10]

If you were my neighbour Snagged you would be kicking my door down and threatening me with your gangsta mates by now. That is what she would do anyway. She has terrorised the neighbourhood since she moved in.

[tiggerblue10]

My dad used quicklime some years ago but I think it had the opposite effect to the desired one.

[Jugglering]

More on sodium chlorate here:-

http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/SO/sodium_chlorate.h tml