Has Vancouver Bc Banned Weed and Feed Products
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Weed Killer / Herbicide in Vancouver, BC - What's Allowed?
Have a selection of weeds growing in my backyard. Want to get rid of them. What is permitted & safe to use? Where can I buy it? I'd like to DIY if possible, since that's likely cheaper.
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Across Canada, everything is allowed. However, the actual SALES of herbicides are banned in some regions.
If you cannot get any Spectracide in BC, then buy some of that from the USA. It's the safest thing (provided you follow the instructions!) that actually works.
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SKYMTL wrote: ↑Across Canada, everything is allowed. However, the actual SALES of herbicides are banned in some regions.
If you cannot get any Spectracide in BC, then buy some of that from the USA. It's the safest thing (provided you follow the instructions!) that actually works.
Thanks... I was reading some reviews about weed killers not working well overall. Then a ton of things online discussing the ban of certain substances...
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The best stuff is anything that contains a selective herbicide so that it won't kill your grass as well. One of the best selective herbicides out there is "2, 4-D" which a product called Killex has. Killex is available for sale at ALL of your major home improvement stores now - ie. CT, HD, Lowes... - in the Lower Mainland.
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craftsman wrote: ↑The best stuff is anything that contains a selective herbicide so that it won't kill your grass as well. One of the best selective herbicides out there is "2, 4-D" which a product called Killex has. Killex is available for sale at ALL of your major home improvement stores now - ie. CT, HD, Lowes... - in the Lower Mainland.
Killex (2,4-D) - is this permitted for use in Vancouver? I don't think it's sold in the City of Vancouver, but I could purchase it from a neighbouring city such as Burnaby or Richmond. But am I allowed to use it?
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Vancouver questions... call 311.
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Becks wrote: ↑Vancouver questions... call 311.
The phone rep tells me that ANY pesticide/herbicide use in Vancouver is prohibited. Truth to this?
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Arrow wrote: ↑The phone rep tells me that ANY pesticide/herbicide use in Vancouver is prohibited. Truth to this?
Ask to see the actual by-law.
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Arrow wrote: ↑The phone rep tells me that ANY pesticide/herbicide use in Vancouver is prohibited. Truth to this?
^It looks like this is true.
http://www.pesticidefreebc.org/index.ph ... Itemid=102
http://former.vancouver.ca/bylaws/9535c.PDF. see section 2.9
I did see Roundup, Killex, and other stuff for sale at a Vancouver Cdn Tire store today.
From what I see in your pics, you can dig out your weeds by hand with a weeder.
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- bluenote
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I'm in Surrey - pesticide for cosmetic purposes is against the bylaw.
There are no effective other easy solutions - cornmeal is the organic placebo that won't kill existing weeds.
Killex absolutely does work VERY WELL.
I plan to weed and feed my lawn this year because I grabbed some from the US and I've heard good things about it. But all other times I've used Killex and I swear by the stuff.
It has kind of a distinctive smell though, as I can tell when people have done their lawns when I walk the dog.
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Spray it in small doses on sections of the yard (start with the areas with the most weeds) a week or so part then the smell won't be as bad.
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How nosey are your neighbours? They are the ones who will call bylaws on you.
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bluenote wrote: ↑...There are no effective other easy solutions - cornmeal is the organic placebo that won't kill existing weeds...
Corn gluten meal is used as a pre-emergent.
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