By debbie8355
I've used the Roundup self pump spray on my driveway before - the 1 litre version in a red bottle which gave excellent weed killing results but also ended up giving me blisters and hand ache from the spray mechanism (added to that the liquid had a tendency to run down your arms). 1 litre would kill the weeds on a narrow strip both sides of my double length driveway.
This however is a brilliant spray design that requires no effort to use. Just pump, point and spray after assembling it with the very easy instructions on the back. No leakage or problems. All the parts are originally held together with strong plastic ties which can be chopped of with scissors or garden shears (if you have got down to your allotment and thought carp I've forgotten my scissors).
I bought a bottle of this as I had an allotment with ankle high weeds of about 30 different types. This did the job and killed everything quickly with one application except really thick leaved weeds like those giant dock leaves you are supposed to put on nettle stings and some close ground thick leaved weeds. They did look very poorly though and were easy to spot and lift from the yellow completely dead carnage around them as I hadn't got the patience to wait the extra weeks for full effect.
Once the weeds have died to a yellow carpet (takes about 3 days on my driveway, didn't go back to my allotment for 2 weeks)I found it easy to tear the weeds like a yellow carpet from the soil apart from a few dead, deep clumps which required a bit of digging.
You are meant to prime the spray with about 20 pumps. I was surprised on first use that this only gave about 4 x 3 minute sprays so I only covered about a 4m x 4m area. This was on huge tall weeds though so I was giving them an extremely thorough dousing from all angles. The instructions say it should treat 150 square metres. I'll be a bit more sparing next time.
As for the rest of the blurb on the back of the bottle amongst other things it says:
It can be used to clean up weedy ground before planting vegetables, flowers, bushes and trees, and to renovate overgrown areas.
Weeds may show first effects from a few days up to 4 weeks, depending on the weather and type of weed.
Leave weeds 7 days before digging or soil cultivation, for the weedkiller to move to the roots.
You have to be pretty strong to remove the top to refit a refill or know someone who is.
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