Killing weeds (seaweed) using a non-toxic herbicide...

[fl4wless]

So i looked at a lake front lot the other day, it has a full sand beach but is quite weedy. The sales agent suggested that there are non toxic herbicides that can be used to remove them. Anyone know what they are? is it safe? do you need a permit or permission?

thanks.

[eelfliw]

Non-toxic ones are not very effective (that's why toxic herbicides were invented in the first place). The effort you need to kill weeds with non-toxic herbicide is about equal to you digging up the weeds with proper tools.

[Rembrandt100]

Try doing a google using " herbicide for seaweed " and your post is the one at the top of the list. I think the saleagent was lying or at the very least streching the truth. What lake is this? The agents idea of non-toxic could be you erecting a net around the area and buying alge eating fish. I can not think of many lakes in Ontario that you could put anything in the water without some permission from some one.

Dave

[stealth]

Ya, I wouldnt bet on it working... I dont see how it wouldnt get washed away. I have seen other products for this purpose including a material you blanket over ht weeds to prevent them from receiving sunlight, and other devices that cut the weeds down like this : http://www.lakemower.com/
But unless you decide you can live with the weeds if you cant get rid of them, I'd keep looking.

[The Rochester Mirkins]

I am not endorsing the legality of the following method, I am merely informing you of it. People in similar situations have been known to hang a couple of bait buckets off of their docks. These bait buckets do not contain minnows, they contain the chlorine pucks people use in swimming pools. It keeps the weeds down and eliminates "duck rash" that was so prevelant in Muskoka a few years back. MOE drives by and only sees the bait buckets.

[hotgo]

That's just great... and people wonder why our environment is going to $%^&. People that do this should be reported to the authorities immediately.

[bionicbadger]

Are you taking about weeds that are out of the water or completely under water?

If the weeds are out of the water, you can try to singe them with a torch. This is what somel organic farmers use to control weeds. You scorch/singe the weeds with a bit of fire and they will die. No herbicide. All you need is a little torch.

[fl4wless]

Are you taking about weeds that are out of the water or completely under water?

If the weeds are out of the water, you can try to singe them with a torch. This is what somel organic farmers use to control weeds. You scorch/singe the weeds with a bit of fire and they will die. No herbicide. All you need is a little torch.

Yes thats exactly what im talking about... the sand out of the water doesnt have any weeds, but once you get to about 2-3 feet under water (50 feet out there) the weeds are sticking out of the water. But its full sand all the way out there....which i wouldnt have thought weeds could grow in.

That lakemower looks interesting as well. I wouldnt put anything harmful in the water, i was just curious as to what the agent was talking about or if such a thing existed.

The lake is in sask by the way.

[TurboRegal]

Yes thats exactly what im talking about... the sand out of the water doesnt have any weeds, but once you get to about 2-3 feet under water (50 feet out there) the weeds are sticking out of the water. But its full sand all the way out there....which i wouldnt have thought weeds could grow in.

That lakemower looks interesting as well. I wouldnt put anything harmful in the water, i was just curious as to what the agent was talking about or if such a thing existed.

The lake is in sask by the way.

Which lake is it may I ask?

[fl4wless]

Which lake is it may I ask?

Not going to say. Since theres only 2 lots avail that i know of.