Ginx, thank you, I will give the vinegar a go; will google to find out how it works since I'm curious.

I'd never have thought of burrying a feather quilt- that's a great idea!

Now we're on this topic, pretty please, does any of you know how and has experience with killing weeds (mainly in between the pavers of our patio) using a product that won't harm our cat's (and any stray animals') cute little paws?

And once you've got rid of them, is there something that prevents them from growing back?

I am not a keen gardener so the easier the better :)

You can buy plant based toilet cleaners that use safer ingredients than those found in regular toilet cleaners. You can buy them online from:

Thexton
Neco - The Eco Superstore
Natural Form

The EcoStore products are made without the use of toxic chemicals, perfumes and dyes. Their cleaners use natural oils like, citrus oil, pine oil, and sassafras to clean your toilet and leave it smelling fresh...

Celivia,.....boiling water!

Pour boiling water on the weeds, that fixes them. Depending on how wide the gap is;- if you have wide gaps you will need to put weed suppressant strips in between the paver's, (that is a black material type thing, which you will need to cut into strips).

Personally, I would just give the paver's regular doses of boiling water, when you see the first weed shoots!

Ginx is right - boiling water works a treat for small weed infestations (also brilliant for bull ants, just pour it down the main hole}. Of course, you can always pull them out by hand (the weeds, not the bull ants!), which I'm told is good for the soul. There are various products available that purport to be 'herbal' weedicides, but we've had little success with them.

Otherwise, I'm afraid you're stuck with judicious use of glyphosate (e.g. Roundup, Zero), which breaks down relatively quickly.

I'm interested that nobody in this thread has mentioned dry composting toilets, which are increasingly popular in the area where I live. I understand that they are available and feasible for urban use, so I wonder why we never hear about them.

Environmentally, they leave all other toilets for sh$t.

All above tips are spot-on, as I am using them for years....but the cola, well, has got aspartame in it and as it is no good for human consumption it should not finish up into water either. Better still, every body should stop the local (cola)factory using our aquifers for the sole purpose of transforming that clean clean water into that stuff!
And..no they cannot take chemicals out of recycled water.(fluoride and a host of others inc. pesticides) Whatever goes thru your "filtering human body", as in medicines,pharmaceuticals and the like, a great portion will be flushed unaltered thru her majesties toilet.Yoopie!!
Please ladies leave some marks for boys to aim at:-)

Ginx and CJ, I almost forgot to thank you for the tip. I’ve been pouring my leftover boiling water over the weeds since you gave that advice and it really works like magic!
Tomorrow I’ll be spending some time pulling the dead weeds out and then it’s only a matter of keeping it up.
(Can bull ants be trained as pull ants?)

I don’t know sh!t about those composting toilets, CJ. Don’t they smell? Do you have one? I might search for them out of interest. (Search with Google, not with my nose).

Eftfnc, yeah coke is terrible crap, that’s why I never drink it straight.