Bloody weeds coming up through the drive !

My husband brushes rock salt into the cracks on our block paving. Works like magic! Haven’t had one weed since it went down about 3 months ago.

It helps if it gets rained in too!

I feel your pain. The waiting for a promised dry spell whilst watching the blighters grow - and then the heavens open when you think you’ve killed them.

We have gravel - seems like acres of it …

Grannybags

My husband brushes rock salt into the cracks on our block paving. Works like magic! Haven’t had one weed since it went down about 3 months ago

I hadn’t heard of that and I must give it a try. Does it kill weeds already sprouting Grannybags or is it more of a preventative measure?

Hazel
does your weed killer mix work down to the roots or just kills the tops

My husband uses Roundup. Does the job.

Grannynannywanny

Grannybags

My husband brushes rock salt into the cracks on our block paving. Works like magic! Haven’t had one weed since it went down about 3 months ago

I hadn’t heard of that and I must give it a try. Does it kill weeds already sprouting Grannybags or is it more of a preventative measure?

Killed every weed!

Thank you Grannybags. I was annoyed at myself for ordering a big tub of rock salt at the start of winter before I realised I had lots left over from last winter. Now I know what I’m going to do with it!

Gwyllt

Hazel
does your weed killer mix work down to the roots or just kills the tops

Yep, kills the whole plant. Non chemical, cheap and harms absolutely nothing. That said it will kill any plants around it as the wind blows so definitely not for flower borders or your veg. patch !

Germanshepherdsmum

My husband uses Roundup. Does the job.

Certainly does. Thought those days were gone though. No good to man nor beast .

Only used on weeds in the gravel.

Be careful using rock salt if you have animals, if the lick their paws it can kill them.

Germanshepherdsmum

Only used on weeds in the gravel.

As is mine.

You can get a lightweight propane weed burning wand to kill such weeds with.

Thanks Hazel will give it a go
What’s the proportions

I hoe gravel it’s cracks and tarmac that’s more problematic

I pour table salt over the weeds on the drive. It works well.

Must try that. The worst ones are the dandelions that sprout up overnight . You can’t pull ‘em out, unlike oxalis which, although really prolific here, comes out easily. I found by accident that fly spray kills plants ( I sprayed a much loved, now dead passion fruit vine to kill the bugs on it) but too expensive for weeds.

I used to use Roundup and it was great, but then I think they altered the make up of it because of all the controversy about it. After two weeks the weeds came back so now I just use White vinegar in a sprayer and it keeps clear for months.

I use 14% vinegar in a watering can and also pull the weeds out when I go past. We have the honeycomb fabric under the gravel which makes the roots much weaker.

I’m going to buy MrOops a flame thrower, or the DIY equivalent, let’s hope he doesn’t set fire to the hedge, fence or cars……

Oopsadaisy1

I’m going to buy MrOops a flame thrower, or the DIY equivalent, let’s hope he doesn’t set fire to the hedge, fence or cars……

Haha- you would get arrested over here with fire bans etc! 🔥

Tried a weed wand but the weeds grow back very quickly and there have been some nasty accidents with the gas cylinders.

I use salt mixed into washing up liquid on a dry day .