Suggestions for Getting Rid of Weeds ....

[Cluless]

... Please, anyone have the "Miracle"product? Natural, DIY or otherwise?
Those little ugly creators are starting to rear their little heads between the pavers already.
TIA!

 

[winnietucker]

I’m curious too. I’ve got about 4/5 of an acre of weeds and blackberries. I need help. I tried roundup and a few gallons of blackberry killer with limited success.

 

[Queenie60]

... Please, anyone have the "Miracle"product? Natural, DIY or otherwise?
Those little ugly creators are starting to rear their little heads between the pavers already.
TIA!

It's my understanding that if they're coming between the pavers, your paver company needs to come back out and put sand between pavers which will stop the weeds from coming up. This is what my paver company told me.

 

[Karl_K]

It's my understanding that if they're coming between the pavers, your paver company needs to come back out and put sand between pavers which will stop the weeds from coming up. This is what my paver company told me.

yep pretty much the only thing that will work long term.

 

[Karl_K]

I’m curious too. I’ve got about 4/5 of an acre of weeds and blackberries. I need help. I tried roundup and a few gallons of blackberry killer with limited success.

mechanical removal.
Anything that would kill that much is not safe around residential in my opinion.
Expensive but it is likely cheaper in the long run than playing with it.

 

[Queenie60]

mechanical removal.
Anything that would kill that much is not safe around residential in my opinion.
Expensive but it is likely cheaper in the long run than playing with it.

I agree - wouldn't touch roundup and have told my gardener to NEVER use roundup on my property. Being a cancer survivor, I'm a bit touchy about chemicals.

 

[rainydaze]

I use a mix of 1 gallon 5% white vinegar, 2 cups epsom salt, and 1 cup dawn dish detergent (other recipes call for 1-2 tablespoons). I mix it right up in a handheld sprayer and spray it on. It works within an hour to 2 days to dry out and shrivel up the weeds. If you use 10% vinegar it works quicker, however that's more caustic to your eyes/skin. The dawn is what allows the solution to stick to the vegetation so that the vinegar and salt can do their work to kill it.

It's not a permanent solution. Just effective, quick, easy, and non-toxic. Don't spray it on anything you want to live though, it will kill that too. I use it on a large rock driveway and one treatment got us through the summer.

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

When I was a kid it was my job to pluck them up! My Mom has a wood deck around her pool. She cleaned the pool, I plucked the weeds.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

im no organic gardener and if i coukd id be at the rural supply store buying the really good stuff
but there is this little tool if you know anyone with a horse? - they are dirt cheap at your local equestrian store
i did a Google and they seem to go for about US$2 .... of course you can probably get a similar tool at a garden centre for alot more !

hoof pick
ideal for rooting out the weeds between pavers

we sold two different products when i sold pavers - a bedding compound for underneath the pavers
and then this stuff called lock tight for between the pavers that was a fine gravel with cement in
it was surposed to be swept into the gaps then watered in to set
but over time dirt and stuff is going to accumulate and weed seeds get blown in and they grow
you only have too look at a disused road or around an abandoned or unkempt house to see weeds find a way

 

[Cluless]

It's my understanding that if they're coming between the pavers, your paver company needs to come back out and put sand between pavers which will stop the weeds from coming up. This is what my paver company told me.

Hey Queenie,we had a company come last year and he pressured washed the weeds away and then put sand. Maybe too much pressure removed also the sand. I'll give them a call and see if he can come. Thank you

 

[Cluless]

yep pretty much the only thing that will work long term.

Thank you Karl, I"ll give them a call tomorrow and see what they say.

 

[AprilBaby]

This is the most amazing thing since sliced bread. My son got it for me for Mother’s Day. You do it standing up and not touching-auto eject!

 

[Cluless]

I use a mix of 1 gallon 5% white vinegar, 2 cups epsom salt, and 1 cup dawn dish detergent (other recipes call for 1-2 tablespoons). I mix it right up in a handheld sprayer and spray it on. It works within an hour to 2 days to dry out and shrivel up the weeds. If you use 10% vinegar it works quicker, however that's more caustic to your eyes/skin. The dawn is what allows the solution to stick to the vegetation so that the vinegar and salt can do their work to kill it.

It's not a permanent solution. Just effective, quick, easy, and non-toxic. Don't spray it on anything you want to live though, it will kill that too. I use it on a large rock driveway and one treatment got us through the summer.

Thank you rainy, I'll try this recipe. I've tried something similar but with regular table salt and 1/4 cup of dish soap.

 

[Cluless]

When I was a kid it was my job to pluck them up! My Mom has a wood deck around her pool. She cleaned the pool, I plucked the weeds.

Ascher you're hired lol

 

[Cluless]

im no organic gardener and if i coukd id be at the rural supply store buying the really good stuff
but there is this little tool if you know anyone with a horse? - they are dirt cheap at your local equestrian store
i did a Google and they seem to go for about US$2 .... of course you can probably get a similar tool at a garden centre for alot more !

hoof pick
ideal for rooting out the weeds between pavers

we sold two different products when i sold pavers - a bedding compound for underneath the pavers
and then this stuff called lock tight for between the pavers that was a fine gravel with cement in
it was surposed to be swept into the gaps then watered in to set
but over time dirt and stuff is going to accumulate and weed seeds get blown in and they grow
you only have too look at a disused road or around an abandoned or unkempt house to see weeds find a way

ohhhh Daisy ! Thank you! I'll see if I can get my hands on a couple of hoof picks and a couple of youngsters to get the job done lol

 

[Cluless]

This is the most amazing thing since sliced bread. My son got it for me for Mother’s Day. You do it standing up and not touching-auto eject!

hmmm thank you April! Definitely have to look into this.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

ohhhh Daisy ! Thank you! I'll see if I can get my hands on a couple of hoof picks and a couple of youngsters to get the job done lol

its almost fun if you don't have a lot of area

when i worked in the garden centre we were part of a large regional rural supplies company
our saddlery dept sold those hoof picks for $1
we used to stock transfer the gold and silver coloured ones down to our dept and sell them off the counter as wonder weeders for $5 !

 

[Cluless]

its almost fun if you don't have a lot of area

when i worked in the garden centre we were part of a large regional rural supplies company
our saddlery dept sold those hoof picks for $1
we used to stock transfer the gold and silver coloured ones down to our dept and sell them off the counter as wonder weeders for $5 !

Daisy, look what I found!

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Sales

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[Begonia]

Boil the kettle. Take outside and pour over weeds. Repeat as necessary. Wait until they dry up and use flat shovel to scrape off.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Daisy, look what I found!

Ukalcanada.com

Sales

www.ukalcanada.com

oh wow look at the price !
that's exactly them !
buy 10 - you may want a few little helpers on their hands and knees, and some for spairs ....and a couple to gift to your best gardening friends
honestly they are so useful

we had pavers on our nursery, and as we had to be really careful with weedkillers sometimes it was just eaiser to use these

i hope they do the trick for you

 

[missy]

... Please, anyone have the "Miracle"product? Natural, DIY or otherwise?
Those little ugly creators are starting to rear their little heads between the pavers already.
TIA!

I asked my DH and he said rock salt (the kind you use for snow and ice) or vinegar will get rid of weeds between pavers and other places.

I use a mix of 1 gallon 5% white vinegar, 2 cups epsom salt, and 1 cup dawn dish detergent (other recipes call for 1-2 tablespoons). I mix it right up in a handheld sprayer and spray it on. It works within an hour to 2 days to dry out and shrivel up the weeds. If you use 10% vinegar it works quicker, however that's more caustic to your eyes/skin. The dawn is what allows the solution to stick to the vegetation so that the vinegar and salt can do their work to kill it.

It's not a permanent solution. Just effective, quick, easy, and non-toxic. Don't spray it on anything you want to live though, it will kill that too. I use it on a large rock driveway and one treatment got us through the summer.

Yes, this is the magic potion!

 

[Cluless]

I asked my DH and he said rock salt (the kind you use for snow and ice) or vinegar will get rid of weeds between pavers and other places.




Yes, this is the magic potion!

ah rock salt! I think we still have some left over from this winter ! Thank you Missy and thank Greg for us also please

 

[monarch64]

... Please, anyone have the "Miracle"product? Natural, DIY or otherwise?
Those little ugly creators are starting to rear their little heads between the pavers already.
TIA!

Horticultural vinegar, and get a sprayer thingie to make application easier. I see HV is out of stock a lot of places online but here's a link to the product so you can read about it anyway.

Horticultural Vinegar Acidifying Agent, 1 Gallon Jug

Our horticultural vinegar contains 20% acetic acid. Standard shelf vinegar typically contains 5% acetic acid. This non-toxic treatment also contains yucca extract.The yucca extract in this horticultural vinegar acts as a natural surfactant, increasing the overall effectiveness of the product...

www.gardenersedge.com

Maybe call around to your local hardware/gardening stores, Home Depot, etc. to see if they have it in stock before you venture out.

 

[Rfisher]

I can only get the vinegar/dawn/salt mixture to work when it’s been no precipitation/very low humidity levels for at least a week before application and days after.
Unfortunately that doesn’t happen too often where I am.
Even tried a flame torch one year. Too moist.

Pluck by hand. Everyday nature walk

 

[Cluless]

Horticultural vinegar, and get a sprayer thingie to make application easier. I see HV is out of stock a lot of places online but here's a link to the product so you can read about it anyway.

Horticultural Vinegar Acidifying Agent, 1 Gallon Jug

Our horticultural vinegar contains 20% acetic acid. Standard shelf vinegar typically contains 5% acetic acid. This non-toxic treatment also contains yucca extract.The yucca extract in this horticultural vinegar acts as a natural surfactant, increasing the overall effectiveness of the product...

www.gardenersedge.com

Maybe call around to your local hardware/gardening stores, Home Depot, etc. to see if they have it in stock before you venture out.

Hey Moonie! welcome back girl you've been missed! Thank you for the suggestion, I think this stuff is illegal where I am lol (something about this ingredient used in making explosives)

 

[Cluless]

I can only get the vinegar/dawn/salt mixture to work when it’s been no precipitation/very low humidity levels for at least a week before application and days after.
Unfortunately that doesn’t happen too often where I am.
Even tried a flame torch one year. Too moist.

Pluck by hand. Everyday nature walk

Fisher did you see Daisy's suggestion, pretty neat instead of using your bare hands.

Ukalcanada.com

Sales

www.ukalcanada.com

Ohhhh the flame torch hmmm yeah I have a few stories about how that ended up for us lol

 

[Cluless]

Boil the kettle. Take outside and pour over weeds. Repeat as necessary. Wait until they dry up and use flat shovel to scrape off.

Thank you Begonia , would have to figure out way to get boiling water and myself outside safely without harming the doggies that are jumping up at me trying to get at the kettle lol

 

[Arcadian]

5% vingegar? my weeds laugh at that. I use a 30% vinegar with soap (wear a mask, this stuff is awful) I used to dilute, I no longer do. have to be careful, don't spray the stuff you want to keep and watch for drift. spray on very low wind days!!. spray on high sun days an watch them wilt, I see results in an hour. The weeds stay away on average 6 weeks. you should fill in with sand though after spraying to keep them down.

 

[Cluless]

5% vingegar? my weeds laugh at that. I use a 30% vinegar with soap (wear a mask, this stuff is awful) I used to dilute, I no longer do. have to be careful, don't spray the stuff you want to keep and watch for drift. spray on very low wind days!!. spray on high sun days an watch them wilt, I see results in an hour. The weeds stay away on average 6 weeks. you should fill in with sand though after spraying to keep them down.

Arcadian, I see you like to live Dangerously lol

 

[Arcadian]

Arcadian, I see you like to live Dangerously lol

Its florida, 5% does nothing here....lol