Removing Weeds Between Pavers
By Pie 59 from Cambridge, UK
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RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
Pour salt on the weeds. I usually get cheap salt for projects like this.
Post by graymare47
RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
Boil water in the kettle and pour it over the weeds. Works every time!
Post by bebhinne
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Buy a gallon of vinegar, remove one cup and add 1 cup of salt, shake to mix then add the cup of vinegar back to the jug. Spray on the cracks in the pavers. Be careful because it will kill anything it touches.
Post by PICO
RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
My favorite is a gardener's flame weeder. It's a long wand attached to a propane tank, and you flame the weeds until their juices boil and they look bright green. Kills anything small, and like once a month you would re-treat anything with a bigger root. I like it because it's just so satisfying. No need to burn them to ash.
Post by kimhis
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Vinegar is excellent and a healthy alternative to harsh chemicals that are bad for the environment :-) Using Vodka makes sense, too, because vinegar is a byproduct of fermentation ;-) I 'mist spray' full strength on non-windy days and am sure to use a piece of cardboard to protect any non-weed foliage that might be right next to the weeds I am spraying.
Post by Deeli
RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
BORAX sold in the cleaning products section of your local stores is great for killing the weeds. Do not use 'close' to any flowers/trees. BORAX also keeps ants away. The instructions for weeds: "...sprinkling borax into all the crevices where you've seen weeds grow. When applied around foundation of your home, it will also keep ants away..." Also, Borax good for many other things around the house.
REF: Reader's Digest: Extraordinary Uses for ordinary things --ISBN 0-7621-0705-7
Post by Charley7
RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
Boiling water really works great. Cost is minimal.
Post by emmamamie
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I've been told that you can spray VODKA on those weeds and they will die.
Post by Stormy Seas
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Lorelei you should know that the vinegar will also kill tree roots so be careful how much you apply. You only need 2 tablespoons to gallon of water and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil works too. Sparingly near roots of things you want.
Post by fuzzytufts
RE: Removing Weeds Between Pavers
Boiling water.
Post by Selahgal
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I poured full strength vinegar between the cracks of sidewalk and the weeds began wilting in the sun w/i an hour. The next day they were dead. Do regularly as needed.
Post by Lorelei
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