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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: Old Shep on October 17, 2013, 06:53:58 pm

Title: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Old Shep on October 17, 2013, 06:53:58 pm

We have some stone flags around the pond that get very slippy at this time of year, does anyone know of a good way to clean them off that isn't going to kill pondlife if it runs into the pond please?

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Louise Gaunt on October 17, 2013, 07:45:40 pm

Is it a large area? Would good old fashioned water and a stiff broom work? Or possibly a pressure washer? Both will shift the slime but not put chemicals in the pond.

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Womble on October 17, 2013, 11:11:11 pm

Trained snails? (sorry!  :innocent: )

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Fleecewife on October 18, 2013, 01:28:11 am

Pressure washer.

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: hexhammeasure on October 18, 2013, 08:48:12 am

sand, spread some on in late summer scrape it off in spring

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Bionic on October 18, 2013, 08:57:22 am

I'm another one for the pressure washer. No chemicals are used, just water

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: shygirl on October 18, 2013, 09:04:55 am

Or even a steamer if you have one. We use ours to clean rabbit hutches. Not as fast as a pressure washer but it should kill the mould a bit.

Title: Re: wildlife friendly way of cleaning slippy stone flags please?
Post by: Old Shep on October 18, 2013, 10:21:28 am

thanks - I'll try the pressure washer if the extension cable can reach that far, otherwise I'll try the sand.
 
thanks :-)