What surprises me is the number of people who disagree with this topic, suggest that they can't trust anything else bunny says, won't watch any more videos etc. That just doesn't make any sense to me. People have different opinions on many things. Just agree to disagree on this topic and accept that you might agree with her on other topics. If you refuse to engage with someone because you have a difference of opinion on one thing, you'll end up narrowing your world to just yourself!
Dear random commenters, If I wanted your opinions, I would be watching your youtube channels right now. I respect Bunny Guinness. She has earned my respect. (Even more so after being brave enough to make this video.) I am here for her opinion. If you don't agree with her wisdom or experience, you are welcome to agree to disagree and move along, like adults. Sincerely, a gardener
I'm so glad to finally hear someone talk about Glyfosate in an intelligent way, based on well researched arguments. Refreshing to find someone who thinks for herself. 👍
I agree with you on this divisive issue: a little glyphosate, used sparingly and occasionally, is a reasonable answer to really persistent perennial weeds, such as bindweed. I'm also tempted to use it on celandines to get down to all those little bulblets.
In certain wilder areas I have let the celandine stay, but it does mean that they are always trying to push the boundaries and invade other parts! They are sooo pernicious!🐇
When I prepared my main border in front of the house years ago I spent a several months digging out the stones and amending the earth then I left it for almost a year, searching for weeds and roots then and only then did I plant it quite densly and I admit that I didn't have a weed problem. It takes a lot of self control but it's worth it.
I think weed killer kills all the precious micro organisms. I've personally had excellent success eliminating bind weed with a mulch and regular hoeing. The mulch weakens the plant and makes it far easier to pull up all of the root in one foul swoop. Working organically and with nature is my preferred approach.
Respectfully that assumption is incorrect; Glyphosate is actually broken down by many soil micro-organisms once it has bound to the clay particles. Additionally, using the product as Bunny advocates; in a targeted manner would mitigate this assumed widespread harm to soil bacterial and other organisms which would recolonise the spot-treated areas quite readily as Glyphosate is not persistent in the soil.
Thank you for this video. My father and I have been using Round Up for years and years. I have ground elder in my new location and use it very sparingly in the spring. I have dug and dug and it still comes back, so this is the only way. I have covered one large area with fabric, but fear that, because it is still growing around the rhodos, for example, that it hasn't gone. I will continue to use it judiciously where I can. They said it was banned in stores, but it's still there.
The problem with digging it is you are actually propagating the weed rhizomes but chopping them in to smaller pieces. They are best left undivided and then just carefully spot spraying just the tops when in active growth, following the manufacturers instructions. Many thanks for your comment.
Well done Bunny, The most balanced and honest video I've seen on perennial weed removal. Sandro cafolla - wild flower grower often says similar to you and tells anyone who drives a car that uses petrol or diesel to get over themselves in relation to their blanket resistance to use of all chemicals... I use glyphosate very targeted and sparingly too.... thanks for the honest video....
We are so on the same page. I’ve used that chemical in our pasture for years, and have drastically reduced unwanted‘weeds’. Also, pulling some weeds from wet soil is good for the soul. Haha! Thanks for sharing your wealth of hard earned knowledge.
I've always used glyphosate since they explained the difference between systemic and non systemic herbicides at college. Small quantities applied to the leaves does no harm IMO. Unless you happen to be a bindweed plant...
Very well researched and said Bunny! I work in gardens and at a garden centre. My first defense is always manual removal of the weeds but there comes a time when a little chemical is needed to stop the problem getting worse and then having to be more aggressive in our methods. Yours is a very reasonable and intelligent approach to this problem! Thank you!
I was a believer and follower of all the anti-glyphosate hype and I still very much believe in an integrated pest management approach. That said, I started a horticulture class via my local university extension. It is completely science-based and it’s been quite an eye-opener. Glyphosate is far from the worst thing you can spray on your garden. It’s not a persistent herbicide. The key is to use it as a last resort and very specifically and exactly according to the label instructions. In fact, like guns, I think that people should not be allowed to use any pesticide without going through training and committing to read all the fine print. Most of the problems have been caused by misuse.
Thank you for a sensible lesson on weed killing. I use the same product and I only have to use it once a year at the most on the weeds that grow between the cracks of my enormous lime stone tiled patio and pool surround. Pulling those weeds would take days in the roasting sun. I have tried vinegar with epsom salts and soap, boiling water, etc. nothing else works.
I admire the fact that you do your own research with an open mind, rather than just accepting either what the glyphosate manufacturers say or submitting to the popular (usually unresearched) consensus that it's "bad" or "cancer causing". But some citations to the research you found convincing might be helpful.
I have been very successful in pulling perennials out 'when they begin to flower'. It seems to make the root weak as all the energy is going to the flower - they pop out beautifully
I love the green gloves, I use yellow marigolds as my dog seems to think gardening gloves need to go on walkies. Very expensive. But the green long ones look super! Saves on sun screen too.
I love glyphosate. There is something truly gratifying about going out into the garden after spraying, looking at all the healthy weeds you’ve just treated and thinking to yourself, with a wicked smirk, “You’re doomed dear, *doomed!* “
Loved this video. Im a permaculturist and a professional gardenner. In permaculture "herbicide" is forbiden word. In gardenning sometimes i hear collegues say :" herbicide is my best friend". Its like people live in diferent planets... and that mentality is also why permaculture have no comercial aplications, is a just a amateur homestead thing. I end up using praticality, common sense and science, and a nowdays aply it exactly as you described: to solve specific situations. sometimes its the most ecological solution! Tanks for this video. It must have being hard, since we are living trough some kind of midle ages romantic obscurantism...
Thank you for the information about how glyphosate breaks down. I have a property that has weeds, ivy and blackberries running rampant for 25 years. I would rather use do targeted spraying than cover 3/4 acre with plastic tarps for years. The agricultural universities in the US also recommend the chemicals for the difficult weeds. I’m glad I found your channel.
I plant my garden thick with lots of plants....this is great for suppressing weed....them cover with 3” of mulch....this is very effective. I’m not sure if spraying this chemical in the garden would be beneficial...🥺🧐
Hello, Bunny! I just subscribed to your channel. I detest Roundup; however, having said that I do use it on my gravel driveways which are quite long. There is no way that I could ever manually weed them. I do wait until my drives have almost disappeared to apply the roundup. I apply to one side of the drive and wait. I then know where to apply to the other side and hit any spots missed on the first pass. I will not use it in my perennial borders nor my veggie patch. In my estimation, weed fabric covered in mulch is a waste of money because weed seeds can land on it and subsequently grow into the fabric because mulch breaks down especially if walked upon. I only became aware of 'no-dig' this year having watched Charles Dowding. I think I shall be putting this concept into practice as you also do it. You have very exquisite and well manicured gardens... so beautiful. Thank you for your videos. Maria
Thoroughly enjoying your channel but on this occasion, I disagree with you. Glyphosate is wrong, indeed the whole idea that we have to kill weeds is wrong in my opinion. Work with what you have , let nature take hold a bit more, the wildlife will appreciate it and the garden will look more natural and beautiful for it. Glyphosate kills, end of.
I live in a sensitive area where people take their drinking water from the landscape (surface springs) and I prefer to use some form of bark mulch to clear unwanted weeds. Their is so much water in this region I feel glyphosate is a risky choice
I love your channel and the work you share with us Bunny. Thank you. However, While I understand your reasoning, and indeed you spoke very clearly about stringent necessary caution, I am so disappointed your endorsement of glyphosates. Imo - the mowing method & simply physical work- pulling/weeding, really are the only safe solutions. I personally experienced a very adverse reaction on 3 occasions when exposed to Roundup. (Neighbours weed spraying and local council spraying roadside verges adjacent to my garden). Six weeks bed bound each time is no joke! Organic weed killers have not provided the answer for me either - especially the necessity of killing weeds close to my house and residential buildings, (Not only expensive, but decaying weeds produced very strong and unpleasant odours. Does anyone else have this problem?). Far worse than my own experience - I have a farmer friend who became chronically fatigued and mentally ill over a period of about three years during which a neighbour habitually sprayed his large garden with Roundup. Through this period various trips to the medical clinic resulted in my friend being diagnosed as “suffering from depression and psychosomatic pain & fatigue”. When there seemed no hope, one savvy doctor decided to check his blood for chemicals and the level of Roundup in his blood were life threatening! This particular doctor suggested a process of detoxification including chelation and nutrition adjustments (same as fire-fighters when exposed to chemical/toxic smoke inhalation) and the outcome has been amazing. My friend returned to relatively full health in body and mind and returned to work before semi retirement some years later. In the three years of being very ill, my friend’s wife gave birth to a child with multiple intellectual and physical problems whose life ended before adulthood. Medical opinion supported the probability of exposure to chemicals being the cause of the impairment and subsequent early death. Please - people don’t use glysophates and other harmful chemicals; no matter how careful one may be, it is not worth the risk! We need to return to a hard work ethic - that was adequate for centuries! Apols for rambling - just felt a need to share🤓
Well now I understand why I always have a bumper crop of Ground Elder! I’ve been doing it wrong for 6 years now! No digging for me this year... things are already looking up!
Love your videos. So glad I discovered your channel. I garden in Australia and have an infestation of Italian Lilly. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this terror?
I'm thinking deeply on this. For 20+ years I've used not chemicals...but dandelions, daisies, bindweed, etc etc etc are beginning to drive me crazy....not to mention nettles, dock-weed and brambles.
My dad would gather creeping vine like weeds inside a plastic shopping bag and spray with Round Up. He got rid of convolulus, that came under the fence from next door, this way without killing any other plants. Never let a weed seed, always pull out weeds, be very careful what you bring into your garden ie plants, soil, mulch. If possible have a quarantine area to leave or temporarily plant things. I love my garden, hate wasting time but rarely have to weed because I mulch well.
I sparingly use round up. Usually on new beds carved out of the lawn then after death, I cover with top soil, compost, and mulch. I did use the extended control product and killed a beautiful redbud with the vapor drift. Then I learned the chemical added to make it extended control, is the one that vaporizes. So no more of that.
When I found bindweed in difficult places I would bunch it up in an aluminium foil package and spray into it some round up, this protected the surrounding plants, in my case climbing roses. On the ground I would cut a water bottle and put it around the base of the weed slightly into the earth then spray. In my new garden I have bindwood and very invasive virginia creeper that the precendent owners had allowed to climb up and over the roof and first floor terrace and this is a big house! Roundup has indeed a horrific reputation but it does work.
Every thing you said is so true about the round up Bunny. I farmed for 50 years in Canada and roundup so good for Quack grass which is real hard to kill...Like you said working it just it out more...Thank you for this great vide..
I know I'm late to the party but I have an acre that I need to manage and really don't have the time or energy to weed it by hand...at least not for the first few years. Maybe after things get under control a bit. I want to grow organically to a point but want to balance it with common sense. If Glyfosate has really been tested to the extent claimed in this video (I'll do more research), where can I purchase the variety you recommend, without the second chemical? I've looked and am a bit confused on the differences. Thank you.
A lot of adverse comments. Very few of them as measured and restrained as BG's detailed explanation. They are mostly angry generalisations tinged with self righteousness. Not a single one explains how following BG's protocol (specific, discriminatory, correct dosage) harmful results occur.
Many thanks for your support. I know very few professional gardeners who don’t use glyphosate in an informed way, but few are happy to talk about it on social media as it has a big kick back. Keep watching and commenting please!
Wow ! Glad I read all the. Comments new follower learning the narrative thanks everyone ! Organic is my life especially for my clients as a health consultant promoting health eating and vegetables. I have some wicked weeds growing around the base of my house thick like branch steam I'm worried ! So not sure what to do as it's gone under the brick work ?😕
I agree with Bunny entirely. In USA, I use glyphosate at recommended rates to kill bindweed, Canada thistle, poison ivy, and couch grass. There is no solid evidence to link responsible use of glyphosate in the home garden with cancer. I take precautions to keep it off myself (as I would anything, even organic pesticides, etc.) and wash hands thoroughly afterward. As with so many things in the USA today, lot of hysteria is connected with glyphosate, but not much real science.evidence. Anyone who has suffered with poison ivy rash will agree that this plant has no place in the garden and I've found glyphosate is the safest, quickest, most responsible way to get rid of it. I never spray annual weeds, sod, etc. that can be easily hoed, dug, or pulled out. I find that cutting or in some way damaging the leaves of the plants to be sprayed with glyphosate (in the case of couch grass, mow off just the very tips) allows the chemical to be drawn down into the plant more quickly and kills faster and more completely. I always rake or otherwise go thru an area BEFORE I spray it to make sure small creatures (toads, bugs, etc) are safely out.
I'm on the fence about using round-up, in Canada, it's not the same formula it used to be 15 years ago. I farm so have access to farmers grade and use sparely. I love pulling weeds but gets to be too much.
C'mon, Bunny... I love you, but seriously, how much did they give you to dribble this B.S.!? Please show us more of your garden instead of spruiking toxic chemicals.
Thank you, Bunny, this is what I do with the weeds, it makes sense, I am so happy to see that I am on the right track. I have only just found your Channel, I look forward to watching.
Hi Marcy, why you don’t want to listen and try to research on your own? I did a little bit of research and it was true that glyphosate is not harmful. The problem with people is so close minded. You judge so easily and you always listen to rumours.
@@sandzsandz5238 why don't you want to listen to Nature instead of playing God with chemicals? I did a little bit of research without even considering introducing poison in my garden and found that by being open minded about living WITH some weeds instead of destroying, changing my attitude from being top of the pyramid and seeing everything as interconnected in which my role is not more important than weeds, insects, animals, plants, trees, soil life, and not judging plants as pests in need of a toxic bomb I could be kinder to the world around me. You could try that, being kinder, instead of being @Bunny Guinness' beg friend. Nature needs you without your poisons.
Well all i would say is that this isn't the answer i was expecting! I agree with a scientific approach to these questions though. If glyphosphate really doesn't remain in the soil for long before being broken down into harmless products i don't see that there can be too much lasting harm in using a bit of it. I use it on my driveway once a year, but i have never considered using it in the garden.
I only use tiny quantities on pernicious perennial weeds, I follow all instructions and think that it probably does less damage to the soil that endlessly trying to dig it out. 🐇
I have to agree with Bunny, I use glyphosate only for spot applications to kill brambles which the birds have “seeded” between my plants. If you use the correct dilution rate and wear protective gloves it works well and my plants thrive without the rampant competition from the brambles. Apart from this I don’t use any other weed killers or pesticides.
Tried watching this to the end but I am upset to finish it. I thought we were long past this discussion. Yes, I hate my cuch grass too - but poison? What about the microorganisms? I take my hat off for the curage it takes to sit down on camera and recommend the use of round up in 2020, but I do not agree in any way, shape or form. I simply can't take advise from this channel seriously after this. Sorry. But this was shocking!
I am speechless. I am no expert but it is obvious you can’t encourage insects and other wildlife creatures in your garden if it is full of poison like this!
My garden has increased massively in wildlife since I took it over. I added two pools, flowering meadows, a mini wood and a huge diversity of plants. I only use glyphosate in very small targeted amounts and follow the instructions to the letter. My garden is a far richer ecosystem than before, the insect and bird populations are dramatically higher.
Of course you could just try weeding. Yes it not a final solution , but then weed killer isnt , because as one weed dies another appears. The best way to control weeds is get a kneeling pad, trug and trowel. Its get you out in the fresh air, it connects you with the garden , and it give you great satisfaction when you stand back and admire your hard work. And it keeps you fit and active.
Yes I agree. I use the stuff very sparingly and it’s an extremely efficient, safe product. It’s a once in a lifetime, miracle product. Aim it straight at the weed with a large droplet size - life’s too short not to use it.
If Roundup is that dangerous why is it still on the market? In the US they put carcinogenic on everything, it seems to be on all my art materials and that’s no joke. I would never be an artist if I believed it all. Everyone is afraid of being sued. I would think it is very difficult to state 100% that its that dangerous if used sensibly. As Bunny said not being mindful of how you use the product is probably the cause of adverse reaction. High exposure to any chemical would be unadvisable so I’m going to take her advice as it seems the most sensible to me.
What about invasive perennial grasses? I know you mention you spot treat but do you use this to clear an area for a bed? We have Bermuda grass that just won’t be killed. Weeding it would take up my whole life. I was going to try and smother it but not sure if that’ll work.
We have couch grass here, probably the worst perennial grass, and it kills that. I would have thought it should kill Bermuda grass too though as the leaf surface is very coarse I might damage the leaves first before spraying possibly by rolling it or crushing the leaves in some way . This really helps the absorption of glyphosate.
There are course but it just takes a lot more work and a lot more time, and with the really pernicious weeds in my experience is not very effective. I use very few chemicals and only very occasionally and apply them properly and cautiously. The amount of chemicals that people use in the home are massive and some are pretty harmful but people use them with no caution and very liberally. It you had a patch of perennial weeds you might only use a tiny bit of pesticide a couple of times and you would be free of them. Great that you give your opinion, I think is good that we all have different approaches and exchange ideas. Thank you🐇
Yes it is controversial on social media! But professionally many qualified horticulturalists use it sensibly and it is actually far less toxic than most items in the kitchen sink cupboard . Thanks for your support.
Thanks, Bunny, for a pragmatic approach to weed control. In a larger garden it is just not realistic to weed everything by hand. Thumbs up who also thinks that you sound like Alexandra from The Middlesized Garden. You are not related by any chance, are you? Great content - please keep going!
I totally agree with you their is no harm in chemical weed killers so long as they are used properly and proper protective gear is used it is on the package that if the weed killer is not effective enough after 6 days a second dose might be needed for very weedy areas like breaking rough virgin ground and their definitely no other way of getting rid of couch grass
Donna Riggs If you breathe the substance in whilst it is in a mist form To prevent it from getting i contact with the skin Like water is safe needed for life but if you don't respect it it can drown you burn you if it's hot it not the substance that's at fault but the person who is using it if God gives you a brain than use it it's not for hanging in a frame on the wall
@@patrickdempsey9886 oh how smug...god gave give me a brain no doubt though you believe the big chemical companies ...your right to do so but don't be so superior with others because they choose not to believe them! monsatan has paid out big money for people that have proven they got cancer from the poison...eat some more it may help your brain or not!
Donna I am very sorry if that sounded smug I was not referring to you personally in any way at all I was referring to the brains that dubbing the dose or adding petroleum to the dose or what ever gets into their heads I have no love for the lovely people at weed killing valley chemical company but I have tried every other thing on my plot but that Couch grass and dock leaf could survive a nuclear bomb with in days hours they are up again sorry that was my Christian brother school up bringing now some of them we're very good dedicated men others though should never be let live in the human population never mind be let near children so that's where I became a well trained sarcastic bastard forgive me.
You didn't mention the option of deep mulching, as Charles Dowding teaches (and thousands/millions of people that follow his approach also do with success, including myself). Interesting viewpoint you put forward in any case (though I thoroughly disagree), thanks 👍
This is the only video with no commercials, other videos have at least one...an obvious sponsored video, completely opposite to what you preach in other videos about soil health. Very sad.
, I was so surprised to hear you saying that it does not cause cancer tell that to the cancer victims in America who have won their cases against round up / bayer . I was enjoying your videos but not any more , I have just unsubscribed .
I realize no one asked, but this is the world we live in - everyone has a soapbox. So here's my opinion... This is so old-fashioned... equivalent to a housewife in the fifties rosing her cheeks and lips as if it's her job. The garden must be controlled, pristine - and the gardener must not sweat too much - and the vicious plants must make way for the precious plants... I know it's your garden, and you are clearly an artist and an expert of your (style of) craft. But still, this strikes me as so short-sighted - to spray "because you have done your research." It's presumptuous and vain all at once. You presume that corporations don't have undue influence, and you're so concerned about perennial weeds that you'd rather overlook inconvenient details and facts that don't fit into your narrative. I could forgive all of this - of course, as we are all different - if you didn't present your narrative in such a way as to seem balanced, fair and well-researched. I can't look at your gardens the same way anymore. It's like a creepy fairytale...
I absolutely love Bunny Guiness as a gardener and designer and evokes all I love about the English countryside. However If if I was Bayer the manufacturer of roundup, I would use this video as an endorsement for a product that clearly has been identified as not a friend to health, the countryside and wildlife. Remove the video, admit we make mistakes and let's move on
So dissapointed with this ignorant message. Pull the weeds by hand, don’t be lazy. Always done that and my weeds don’t come back. Let’s stop being self centered and lets think about the wildlife that surrounds us.
Pure evil toxic poison ☠️ as above so below Darling, not only are you poisoning our beautiful Mother Earth 🌎 you are poisoning the beautiful 🐜🐝🐛🐛🐝🐜 bugs Mother Earth 🌎 needs to survive..don’t be surprised 😱 when Mother Karma bites your Crinkley saggy bottom ✨🤣🤣🤣✨✨🌼🌞🌼✨
What surprises me is the number of people who disagree with this topic, suggest that they can't trust anything else bunny says, won't watch any more videos etc. That just doesn't make any sense to me. People have different opinions on many things. Just agree to disagree on this topic and accept that you might agree with her on other topics. If you refuse to engage with someone because you have a difference of opinion on one thing, you'll end up narrowing your world to just yourself!
Dear random commenters, If I wanted your opinions, I would be watching your youtube channels right now. I respect Bunny Guinness. She has earned my respect. (Even more so after being brave enough to make this video.) I am here for her opinion. If you don't agree with her wisdom or experience, you are welcome to agree to disagree and move along, like adults. Sincerely, a gardener
You are very practical Bunny. There are times for practical reasons where weedkillers need to be used sparingly and appropriately.
I'm so glad to finally hear someone talk about Glyfosate in an intelligent way, based on well researched arguments. Refreshing to find someone who thinks for herself. 👍
Many thanks, some of the anti comments really amaze me , it is so much less harmful than most products in the cupboard under the kitchen sink 🐇
I agree with you on this divisive issue: a little glyphosate, used sparingly and occasionally, is a reasonable answer to really persistent perennial weeds, such as bindweed. I'm also tempted to use it on celandines to get down to all those little bulblets.
In certain wilder areas I have let the celandine stay, but it does mean that they are always trying to push the boundaries and invade other parts! They are sooo pernicious!🐇
When I prepared my main border in front of the house years ago I spent a several months digging out the stones and amending the earth then I left it for almost a year, searching for weeds and roots then and only then did I plant it quite densly and I admit that I didn't have a weed problem. It takes a lot of self control but it's worth it.
I think weed killer kills all the precious micro organisms. I've personally had excellent success eliminating bind weed with a mulch and regular hoeing. The mulch weakens the plant and makes it far easier to pull up all of the root in one foul swoop. Working organically and with nature is my preferred approach.
Respectfully that assumption is incorrect; Glyphosate is actually broken down by many soil micro-organisms once it has bound to the clay particles. Additionally, using the product as Bunny advocates; in a targeted manner would mitigate this assumed widespread harm to soil bacterial and other organisms which would recolonise the spot-treated areas quite readily as Glyphosate is not persistent in the soil.
Thank you for this video. My father and I have been using Round Up for years and years. I have ground elder in my new location and use it very sparingly in the spring. I have dug and dug and it still comes back, so this is the only way. I have covered one large area with fabric, but fear that, because it is still growing around the rhodos, for example, that it hasn't gone. I will continue to use it judiciously where I can. They said it was banned in stores, but it's still there.
The problem with digging it is you are actually propagating the weed rhizomes but chopping them in to smaller pieces. They are best left undivided and then just carefully spot spraying just the tops when in active growth, following the manufacturers instructions. Many thanks for your comment.
Well done Bunny, The most balanced and honest video I've seen on perennial weed removal.
Sandro cafolla - wild flower grower often says similar to you and tells anyone who drives a car that uses petrol or diesel to get over themselves in relation to their blanket resistance to use of all chemicals... I use glyphosate very targeted and sparingly too.... thanks for the honest video....
We are so on the same page. I’ve used that chemical in our pasture for years, and have drastically reduced unwanted‘weeds’. Also, pulling some weeds from wet soil is good for the soul. Haha! Thanks for sharing your wealth of hard earned knowledge.
I've always used glyphosate since they explained the difference between systemic and non systemic herbicides at college. Small quantities applied to the leaves does no harm IMO. Unless you happen to be a bindweed plant...
Very well researched and said Bunny! I work in gardens and at a garden centre. My first defense is always manual removal of the weeds but there comes a time when a little chemical is needed to stop the problem getting worse and then having to be more aggressive in our methods. Yours is a very reasonable and intelligent approach to this problem! Thank you!
Thank you 🐇
I was a believer and follower of all the anti-glyphosate hype and I still very much believe in an integrated pest management approach.
That said, I started a horticulture class via my local university extension. It is completely science-based and it’s been quite an eye-opener. Glyphosate is far from the worst thing you can spray on your garden. It’s not a persistent herbicide. The key is to use it as a last resort and very specifically and exactly according to the label instructions. In fact, like guns, I think that people should not be allowed to use any pesticide without going through training and committing to read all the fine print. Most of the problems have been caused by misuse.
Thank you for a sensible lesson on weed killing. I use the same product and I only have to use it once a year at the most on the weeds that grow between the cracks of my enormous lime stone tiled patio and pool surround. Pulling those weeds would take days in the roasting sun. I have tried vinegar with epsom salts and soap, boiling water, etc. nothing else works.
I admire the fact that you do your own research with an open mind, rather than just accepting either what the glyphosate manufacturers say or submitting to the popular (usually unresearched) consensus that it's "bad" or "cancer causing". But some citations to the research you found convincing might be helpful.
Yes good point but it does make the video very long and I’m worried you will get bored and tune out...🐇
I have been very successful in pulling perennials out 'when they begin to flower'. It seems to make the root weak as all the energy is going to the flower - they pop out beautifully
Finally a voice of reason. I use it as you say. It has a place in the garden.
I love the green gloves, I use yellow marigolds as my dog seems to think gardening gloves need to go on walkies. Very expensive. But the green long ones look super! Saves on sun screen too.
I love glyphosate. There is something truly gratifying about going out into the garden after spraying, looking at all the healthy weeds you’ve just treated and thinking to yourself, with a wicked smirk, “You’re doomed dear, *doomed!* “
This a bit too enthusiastic even for me! 🐇
Loved this video. Im a permaculturist and a professional gardenner. In permaculture "herbicide" is forbiden word. In gardenning sometimes i hear collegues say :" herbicide is my best friend". Its like people live in diferent planets... and that mentality is also why permaculture have no comercial aplications, is a just a amateur homestead thing.
I end up using praticality, common sense and science, and a nowdays aply it exactly as you described: to solve specific situations. sometimes its the most ecological solution!
Tanks for this video. It must have being hard, since we are living trough some kind of midle ages romantic obscurantism...
Thank you for the information about how glyphosate breaks down. I have a property that has weeds, ivy and blackberries running rampant for 25 years. I would rather use do targeted spraying than cover 3/4 acre with plastic tarps for years. The agricultural universities in the US also recommend the chemicals for the difficult weeds. I’m glad I found your channel.
You should list the research references you state regarding poisons.
I plant my garden thick with lots of plants....this is great for suppressing weed....them cover with 3” of mulch....this is very effective. I’m not sure if spraying this chemical in the garden would be beneficial...🥺🧐
Hello, Bunny! I just subscribed to your channel. I detest Roundup; however, having said that I do use it on my gravel driveways which are quite long. There is no way that I could ever manually weed them. I do wait until my drives have almost disappeared to apply the roundup. I apply to one side of the drive and wait. I then know where to apply to the other side and hit any spots missed on the first pass. I will not use it in my perennial borders nor my veggie patch. In my estimation, weed fabric covered in mulch is a waste of money because weed seeds can land on it and subsequently grow into the fabric because mulch breaks down especially if walked upon. I only became aware of 'no-dig' this year having watched Charles Dowding. I think I shall be putting this concept into practice as you also do it. You have very exquisite and well manicured gardens... so beautiful. Thank you for your videos. Maria
you could just use a weed torch instead.
That’s what I do and it works really well.
I agree with previous comments! Round up is terrible.
Haaaaa the chicken walking by, as if it's a everyday occurance love it 🤗 x
I spayed this stuff on a large patch of an invasive..st johns wort...nothing would grow on this soil for a couple of years
That doesn't make sense if you used Glyphosate correrctly? It doesn't remain in the soil ( its not residual)
David Shortall that is what they say
Must be sponsored by the chemical company..it is poisonous
@@jennifers6435 do you mean I'm sponsored by chemical company?
Thoroughly enjoying your channel but on this occasion, I disagree with you. Glyphosate is wrong, indeed the whole idea that we have to kill weeds is wrong in my opinion. Work with what you have , let nature take hold a bit more, the wildlife will appreciate it and the garden will look more natural and beautiful for it. Glyphosate kills, end of.
I live in a sensitive area where people take their drinking water from the landscape (surface springs) and I prefer to use some form of bark mulch to clear unwanted weeds. Their is so much water in this region I feel glyphosate is a risky choice
All good advice..
I use straight vinagar.
Does a great job.
Would vinegar kill Pachysandra?
I love your channel and the work you share with us Bunny. Thank you. However, While I understand your reasoning, and indeed you spoke very clearly about stringent necessary caution, I am so disappointed your endorsement of glyphosates. Imo - the mowing method & simply physical work- pulling/weeding, really are the only safe solutions. I personally experienced a very adverse reaction on 3 occasions when exposed to Roundup. (Neighbours weed spraying and local council spraying roadside verges adjacent to my garden). Six weeks bed bound each time is no joke! Organic weed killers have not provided the answer for me either - especially the necessity of killing weeds close to my house and residential buildings, (Not only expensive, but decaying weeds produced very strong and unpleasant odours. Does anyone else have this problem?). Far worse than my own experience - I have a farmer friend who became chronically fatigued and mentally ill over a period of about three years during which a neighbour habitually sprayed his large garden with Roundup. Through this period various trips to the medical clinic resulted in my friend being diagnosed as “suffering from depression and psychosomatic pain & fatigue”. When there seemed no hope, one savvy doctor decided to check his blood for chemicals and the level of Roundup in his blood were life threatening! This particular doctor suggested a process of detoxification including chelation and nutrition adjustments (same as fire-fighters when exposed to chemical/toxic smoke inhalation) and the outcome has been amazing. My friend returned to relatively full health in body and mind and returned to work before semi retirement some years later. In the three years of being very ill, my friend’s wife gave birth to a child with multiple intellectual and physical problems whose life ended before adulthood. Medical opinion supported the probability of exposure to chemicals being the cause of the impairment and subsequent early death. Please - people don’t use glysophates and other harmful chemicals; no matter how careful one may be, it is not worth the risk! We need to return to a hard work ethic - that was adequate for centuries! Apols for rambling - just felt a need to share🤓
A realistic and honest video.
Well now I understand why I always have a bumper crop of Ground Elder! I’ve been doing it wrong for 6 years now! No digging for me this year... things are already looking up!
Love your videos. So glad I discovered your channel. I garden in Australia and have an infestation of Italian Lilly. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this terror?
How long does do you leave before planting where glyphosate has been used?
I think you are so correct about glycosides.
Thanks for your comment! Much appreciated.
I'm still nervous about it, but appreciate your information and transparency about this.
I'm thinking deeply on this. For 20+ years I've used not chemicals...but dandelions, daisies, bindweed, etc etc etc are beginning to drive me crazy....not to mention nettles, dock-weed and brambles.
My dad would gather creeping vine like weeds inside a plastic shopping bag and spray with Round Up. He got rid of convolulus, that came under the fence from next door, this way without killing any other plants.
Never let a weed seed, always pull out weeds, be very careful what you bring into your garden ie plants, soil, mulch. If possible have a quarantine area to leave or temporarily plant things. I love my garden, hate wasting time but rarely have to weed because I mulch well.
I sparingly use round up. Usually on new beds carved out of the lawn then after death, I cover with top soil, compost, and mulch. I did use the extended control product and killed a beautiful redbud with the vapor drift. Then I learned the chemical added to make it extended control, is the one that vaporizes. So no more of that.
When I found bindweed in difficult places I would bunch it up in an aluminium foil package and spray into it some round up, this protected the surrounding plants, in my case climbing roses. On the ground I would cut a water bottle and put it around the base of the weed slightly into the earth then spray. In my new garden I have bindwood and very invasive virginia creeper that the precendent owners had allowed to climb up and over the roof and first floor terrace and this is a big house! Roundup has indeed a horrific reputation but it does work.
How would you get rid of pachysandra?
Your chickens were the best part of this video. You lost me at glyphosate is safe to use, that's when I hit the back button.
How can anything that kills like that be safe. Ridiculous comment to say it's safe.
Every thing you said is so true about the round up Bunny. I farmed for 50 years in Canada and roundup so good for Quack grass which is real hard to kill...Like you said working it just it out more...Thank you for this great vide..
I know I'm late to the party but I have an acre that I need to manage and really don't have the time or energy to weed it by hand...at least not for the first few years. Maybe after things get under control a bit. I want to grow organically to a point but want to balance it with common sense. If Glyfosate has really been tested to the extent claimed in this video (I'll do more research), where can I purchase the variety you recommend, without the second chemical? I've looked and am a bit confused on the differences. Thank you.
A lot of adverse comments. Very few of them as measured and restrained as BG's detailed explanation. They are mostly angry generalisations tinged with self righteousness. Not a single one explains how following BG's protocol (specific, discriminatory, correct dosage) harmful results occur.
Many thanks for your support. I know very few professional gardeners who don’t use glyphosate in an informed way, but few are happy to talk about it on social media as it has a big kick back. Keep watching and commenting please!
Thank you very much for sharing all your invaluable information.
I trust you implicitly. X
Wow ! Glad I read all the. Comments new follower learning the narrative thanks everyone ! Organic is my life especially for my clients as a health consultant promoting health eating and vegetables. I have some wicked weeds growing around the base of my house thick like branch steam I'm worried ! So not sure what to do as it's gone under the brick work ?😕
I agree with Bunny entirely. In USA, I use glyphosate at recommended rates to kill bindweed, Canada thistle, poison ivy, and couch grass. There is no solid evidence to link responsible use of glyphosate in the home garden with cancer. I take precautions to keep it off myself (as I would anything, even organic pesticides, etc.) and wash hands thoroughly afterward. As with so many things in the USA today, lot of hysteria is connected with glyphosate, but not much real science.evidence. Anyone who has suffered with poison ivy rash will agree that this plant has no place in the garden and I've found glyphosate is the safest, quickest, most responsible way to get rid of it. I never spray annual weeds, sod, etc. that can be easily hoed, dug, or pulled out. I find that cutting or in some way damaging the leaves of the plants to be sprayed with glyphosate (in the case of couch grass, mow off just the very tips) allows the chemical to be drawn down into the plant more quickly and kills faster and more completely. I always rake or otherwise go thru an area BEFORE I spray it to make sure small creatures (toads, bugs, etc) are safely out.
Is it illegal to pull weeds out by hand now?
The problem with Round Up is the way people use it.
Round up is poison !!!! poison for you and all beneficial micro life that needs to be in the soil
I'm on the fence about using round-up, in Canada, it's not the same formula it used to be 15 years ago. I farm so have access to farmers grade and use sparely. I love pulling weeds but gets to be too much.
C'mon, Bunny... I love you, but seriously, how much did they give you to dribble this B.S.!?
Please show us more of your garden instead of spruiking toxic chemicals.
enjoy your videos Bunny
Hi , any advice please of getting rid of Psilotum nudum the whisk fern ?
Thank you in advance
Thank you, Bunny, this is what I do with the weeds, it makes sense, I am so happy to see that I am on the right track. I have only just found your Channel, I look forward to watching.
So disappointed that you are promoting this horrible product. Will no longer follow.
Hi Marcy, why you don’t want to listen and try to research on your own? I did a little bit of research and it was true that glyphosate is not harmful. The problem with people is so close minded. You judge so easily and you always listen to rumours.
@@sandzsandz5238 why don't you want to listen to Nature instead of playing God with chemicals? I did a little bit of research without even considering introducing poison in my garden and found that by being open minded about living WITH some weeds instead of destroying, changing my attitude from being top of the pyramid and seeing everything as interconnected in which my role is not more important than weeds, insects, animals, plants, trees, soil life, and not judging plants as pests in need of a toxic bomb I could be kinder to the world around me. You could try that, being kinder, instead of being @Bunny Guinness' beg friend. Nature needs you without your poisons.
Doesn’t work on smilax. Nothing works on that evil spawn.
what breed of rooster is that at :29 & 1:06?
You were doing a degree in the early 70’s??!!! Wow.
Dangerous advice
Well all i would say is that this isn't the answer i was expecting! I agree with a scientific approach to these questions though. If glyphosphate really doesn't remain in the soil for long before being broken down into harmless products i don't see that there can be too much lasting harm in using a bit of it. I use it on my driveway once a year, but i have never considered using it in the garden.
I only use tiny quantities on pernicious perennial weeds, I follow all instructions and think that it probably does less damage to the soil that endlessly trying to dig it out. 🐇
I have to agree with Bunny, I use glyphosate only for spot applications to kill brambles which the birds have “seeded” between my plants. If you use the correct dilution rate and wear protective gloves it works well and my plants thrive without the rampant competition from the brambles. Apart from this I don’t use any other weed killers or pesticides.
Thank you for for sharing your knowledge.
Tried watching this to the end but I am upset to finish it. I thought we were long past this discussion. Yes, I hate my cuch grass too - but poison? What about the microorganisms? I take my hat off for the curage it takes to sit down on camera and recommend the use of round up in 2020, but I do not agree in any way, shape or form. I simply can't take advise from this channel seriously after this. Sorry. But this was shocking!
Thanks so much for this video!
I am speechless. I am no expert but it is obvious you can’t encourage insects and other wildlife creatures in your garden if it is full of poison like this!
My garden has increased massively in wildlife since I took it over. I added two pools, flowering meadows, a mini wood and a huge diversity of plants. I only use glyphosate in very small targeted amounts and follow the instructions to the letter. My garden is a far richer ecosystem than before, the insect and bird populations are dramatically higher.
Can you please help with knotweed?
Of course you could just try weeding. Yes it not a final solution , but then weed killer isnt , because as one weed dies another appears. The best way to control weeds is get a kneeling pad, trug and trowel. Its get you out in the fresh air, it connects you with the garden , and it give you great satisfaction when you stand back and admire your hard work. And it keeps you fit and active.
I didn’t realize Vit D3 was so deadly
How would I get rid of pachysandra that just keeps coming back and spreading!
Dig it up and sell on eBay for £5 per clump
Pachysandra is a beautiful, expensive and coveted ground cover. Consider it a blessing.
I agree that the misuse and abuse of roundup has overshadowed its tremendous benefits. I use it very sparingly and find it effective.
I kill weeds by cutting them down and feeding them to my goats. Rabbits also love weeds.I also kill weeds by heavy mulching
Quite shocked at hearing this. I cannot unsubscribe fast enough now.
This won't work on someting like bindweed
Very informative! Thank you!
Yes I agree. I use the stuff very sparingly and it’s an extremely efficient, safe product. It’s a once in a lifetime, miracle product. Aim it straight at the weed with a large droplet size - life’s too short not to use it.
If Roundup is that dangerous why is it still on the market? In the US they put carcinogenic on everything, it seems to be on all my art materials and that’s no joke. I would never be an artist if I believed it all. Everyone is afraid of being sued. I would think it is very difficult to state 100% that its that dangerous if used sensibly. As Bunny said not being mindful of how you use the product is probably the cause of adverse reaction. High exposure to any chemical would be unadvisable so I’m going to take her advice as it seems the most sensible to me.
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What about invasive perennial grasses? I know you mention you spot treat but do you use this to clear an area for a bed? We have Bermuda grass that just won’t be killed. Weeding it would take up my whole life. I was going to try and smother it but not sure if that’ll work.
We have couch grass here, probably the worst perennial grass, and it kills that. I would have thought it should kill Bermuda grass too though as the leaf surface is very coarse I might damage the leaves first before spraying possibly by rolling it or crushing the leaves in some way . This really helps the absorption of glyphosate.
When can you plant again where you’ve killed those weeds in your border safely?
One weed that will lay in the ground for years is nettles
I often get rid of these but just pulling them out before they flower. After it has rained they slide out easily, but I wear gloves 🐇
I wish i xould block you so I never waste my time on another video from you! Totally disagree.
There ARE ways to garden organically, unless you think you’re just too fancy. Not hating, just my opinion.
There are course but it just takes a lot more work and a lot more time, and with the really pernicious weeds in my experience is not very effective. I use very few chemicals and only very occasionally and apply them properly and cautiously. The amount of chemicals that people use in the home are massive and some are pretty harmful but people use them with no caution and very liberally. It you had a patch of perennial weeds you might only use a tiny bit of pesticide a couple of times and you would be free of them. Great that you give your opinion, I think is good that we all have different approaches and exchange ideas. Thank you🐇
@@bunnyguinness yes...I do love your work.
That was controversial bunny - I love my roundup sprayer.
Yes it is controversial on social media! But professionally many qualified horticulturalists use it sensibly and it is actually far less toxic than most items in the kitchen sink cupboard . Thanks for your support.
2 year old opinion. The studies were done by the chemical companies, and we now know they lied about the chemicals magically disappearing.
Got to say those girls at the beginning 👌💕 thanks for your views , I am of the same mind.👍
Stop it. You know how many so-called weeds are edible?
Thanks, Bunny, for a pragmatic approach to weed control. In a larger garden it is just not realistic to weed everything by hand.
Thumbs up who also thinks that you sound like Alexandra from The Middlesized Garden. You are not related by any chance, are you?
Great content - please keep going!
I rate both of them highly but they certainly do not sound anything alike to my ears.
Informative
I totally agree with you their is no harm in chemical weed killers so long as they are used properly and proper protective gear is used it is on the package that if the weed killer is not effective enough after 6 days a second dose might be needed for very weedy areas like breaking rough virgin ground and their definitely no other way of getting rid of couch grass
so why do you wear protective clothing if it is so safe...seriously the irony
Donna Riggs
If you breathe the substance in whilst it is in a mist form
To prevent it from getting i contact with the skin
Like water is safe needed for life but if you don't respect it it can drown you burn you if it's hot it not the substance that's at fault but the person who is using it if God gives you a brain than use it it's not for hanging in a frame on the wall
@@patrickdempsey9886 oh how smug...god gave give me a brain no doubt though you believe the big chemical companies ...your right to do so but don't be so superior with others because they choose not to believe them! monsatan has paid out big money for people that have proven they got cancer from the poison...eat some more it may help your brain or not!
Donna
I am very sorry if that sounded smug I was not referring to you personally in any way at all I was referring to the brains that dubbing the dose or adding petroleum to the dose or what ever gets into their heads I have no love for the lovely people at weed killing valley chemical company but I have tried every other thing on my plot but that Couch grass and dock leaf could survive a nuclear bomb with in days hours they are up again sorry that was my Christian brother school up bringing now some of them we're very good dedicated men others though should never be let live in the human population never mind be let near children so that's where I became a well trained sarcastic bastard forgive me.
Roundup comes from agent Orange
No it doesn’t - not sure where you got that info but it is incorrect.
You didn't mention the option of deep mulching, as Charles Dowding teaches (and thousands/millions of people that follow his approach also do with success, including myself). Interesting viewpoint you put forward in any case (though I thoroughly disagree), thanks 👍
Yes I have, and even with deep mulching have found pernicious perennials soon find the light again, thanks for your comments though🐇
This is the only video with no commercials, other videos have at least one...an obvious sponsored video, completely opposite to what you preach in other videos about soil health. Very sad.
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Bunny, you work for the extremely wealthy. How does their cheapness and fighting over every last nickel get on your nerves? How do you deal?
, I was so surprised to hear you saying that it does not cause cancer tell that to the cancer victims in America who have won their cases against round up / bayer . I was enjoying your videos but not any more , I have just unsubscribed .
Well manicured is overrated. I think food forests are better.
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I realize no one asked, but this is the world we live in - everyone has a soapbox. So here's my opinion... This is so old-fashioned... equivalent to a housewife in the fifties rosing her cheeks and lips as if it's her job. The garden must be controlled, pristine - and the gardener must not sweat too much - and the vicious plants must make way for the precious plants... I know it's your garden, and you are clearly an artist and an expert of your (style of) craft. But still, this strikes me as so short-sighted - to spray "because you have done your research." It's presumptuous and vain all at once. You presume that corporations don't have undue influence, and you're so concerned about perennial weeds that you'd rather overlook inconvenient details and facts that don't fit into your narrative. I could forgive all of this - of course, as we are all different - if you didn't present your narrative in such a way as to seem balanced, fair and well-researched. I can't look at your gardens the same way anymore. It's like a creepy fairytale...
I absolutely love Bunny Guiness as a gardener and designer and evokes all I love about the English countryside. However If if I was Bayer the manufacturer of roundup, I would use this video as an endorsement for a product that clearly has been identified as not a friend to health, the countryside and wildlife. Remove the video, admit we make mistakes and let's move on
So dissapointed with this ignorant message. Pull the weeds by hand, don’t be lazy. Always done that and my weeds don’t come back. Let’s stop being self centered and lets think about the wildlife that surrounds us.
Pure evil toxic poison ☠️ as above so below Darling, not only are you poisoning our beautiful Mother Earth 🌎 you are poisoning the beautiful 🐜🐝🐛🐛🐝🐜 bugs Mother Earth 🌎 needs to survive..don’t be surprised 😱 when Mother Karma bites your Crinkley saggy bottom ✨🤣🤣🤣✨✨🌼🌞🌼✨
I just can’t respect this professional garden instruction.