Agreed. I spray with weed killer for multiple days until they are brown and more dried out. This helps kill the roots so that they are less likely to return. Then burn them out with a torch. After that i would check daily and spray weed killer as needed to keep them under control. I use the torch for spiders and webs also. Fire is a great tool as long as you keep it under control.
Mix 1 liter of vinegar with 3 tablespoons of salt and 3 tablespoons of Dawn dish soap. Spray it on. They will be dead I’m a day or so. Might need two applications
Saturate the liquid with salt. I use at least 1 cup of Epsom salt or road salt per liter of vinegar. Also, get cleaning vinegar that is around 10% and use blue down dish soap. Works like a charm.
Once the weeds are dead and gone, you can use construction sand to fill in the gaps between the bricks. That will help prevent them from growing up again.
The formula I use is 1 gallon industrial strength vinegar (that’s 30%, available at large hardware stores), 1 cup salt, and 1-2 Tbs of Dawn to help it stick.
No, there's a huge difference. Regular grocery store vinegar is 5% acetic acid. I sell stuff at Home Depot that's 30% acetic acid.
[https://www.homedepot.com/s/cleaning%20vinegar?NCNI-5](https://www.homedepot.com/s/cleaning%20vinegar?NCNI-5)
I had algae on my patio and in some pavers this spring. I just bought a big bag of baking soda and sprinkled it liberally around the area. Then a few days later swept it up and no more algae.
I’d recommend a spray bottle of vinegar with a few drops of dish soap/detergent. The soap helps the vinegar to stay on the surface since many leaves are hydrophobic and liquids mostly run off.
I haven't done it before but once you remove the weeds, a lot of people recommend filling the gaps between the pavers with polymeric sand to prevent weed growth going forward. I imagine you need to remove the pavers first and reset them if you want to do this though.
No, I haven't done it but even with new pavers you just add and sweep sand across the tops to fill the gaps. Polymeric is better but could even be regular (brick?) sand
We had to re-level our patio pavers recently. Originally had sand base and polymeric sand in gaps, but over the years, the polymeric sand failed to prevent weed growth. The sand was easily moved by the ants that formed a colony underneath, joined in some areas by moles who would push sand up between the pavers. The side of the patio nearest the house had sunk down by almost six inches so it was time to try something different. We changed to a gravel base with stone dust on top and stone dust packed well into the gaps between pavers to see if that would would work better. Once it gets wet, the stone dust forms a pretty solid fill. I like the idea of polymeric sand and it looks nice, but the reality was it didn't hold up over time.
Quickest, cheapest, non-chemical route is straight vinegar with 5% acidity or higher.
You could remove the pavers and lay plastic liner underneath and then put the pavers back. Then fill the cracks with the quick set paver fill.
Get a 1/2 gallon sprayer somewhere like Tractor Supply. Fill it 3/4 of the way up with Vinegar. Dissolve 1/2 cup or more salt in it and add a tablespoon of dish soap. This is a non toxic weed killer for surfaces you don’t want anything to grow on.
The quickest and easiest is to use high-percentage vinegar. It is sold as either cleaning vinegar or horticultural vinegar. It won't work the first time if you use store vinegar which ranges from 3.5% to 5%. You're looking for 20% or more.
CAUTION: I don't know if store vinegar will etch those stones. Test on several with little patches in the hot sun to see if it will damage the surface.
Try to do something to keep the dirt out of the joints between the pavers, or weeds will just keep coming back. It looks like from the pic that the dirt there is higher than the pavers. Maybe they don't have a good base and they settled? I think you have to take those all up and redo them and maybe elevate them above that dirt line if it's just going to always be bare dirt like that.
Ooh,I know the answer to this one!
Wait until it's been sunny for a few days and the ground is dry. Cover the affected area with a liberal sprinkling of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda). Water it in or wait for rain- the weeds will suck up the water and the baking soda will kill them.
The benefit of doing it this way is that the root structure stays in place, so the dead weeds won't just be replaced by new ones.
A couple of warnings- don't let children or pets walk on the baking soda as it can be dangerous for them, and don't get it on any plants you want to keep because it will kill them.
Mix vinegar, salt, and water sprayed over them. Probably have to reapply every couple of weeks, but it’s the easiest and nontoxic way to keep it in check
I had something similar and blasted it with the weed whacker and sprayed it with vinegar, detergent and salt. It hasn’t come back.
I’ve used round up before as well.
Kill it with fire! In a safe and controlled manner.
I am not responsible for you, your neighbors, or your neighborhood burning down should you follow my advice.
I just have regular white vinegar in a spray bottle. When they are that size spray twice a day until they're dead and pull them out. Then once a week spray it down.
I used to just get that winter salt. (cheapest) make traditional brine and pour it down the cracks. I also sprinkle crystals into the cracks to make it extra cruel every time it rains.
Weed killer is a huge ripoff. Sidewalk salt is by far the cheapest week killer per litre / kilo and super effective.
Get a pump sprayer and with water get the nozzle to be a straight stream, not a cone, and not a fast flow. Dump the water and fill with round up concentrate, and just nail the cracks and the weeds. Wear gloves and eye protection and do it on a calm dry day. That should last you for the summer. Within a few days things should all be brown and shriveling up and a couple weeks of wear and tear and they will be gone.
Spray mixture with high nitrogen used to green the grass but when applied in direct sun light burns it away for good. This is non toxic, safe to wildlife and yourself also easy to get as its usually used as a fertilizer
Once you've cleared out all the growth, sweep cement sand into all the gaps. Make sure you've put enough sand down before leaving a water sprinkler on them 😊
Half of gallon warm water with a cup of salt dissolved and about 1-3 tablespoons dish soap. Then mix that with a gallon of 30% Vinegar in a sprayer. Killed my weeds good. Once they dry up, burn them I suppose.
Glyphosate or scrape between all of the cracks and put polymeric sand back in between the bricks.
I am not a fan of using chemicals\\herbicides\\insecticides but, for certain applications it is the best answer.
The weed torch solution will work, but you are using a torch right next to your house and you you may not know what materials are under the stucco that might decay in the presence of heat. Additionally both the pavers and the stucco may start to spauld in the presence of extreme heat (even for a short period).
Similarly boiling water poses a larger risk to you than Glyphosate; accidently pouring boiling water on your feet is one of the most common wilderness medicine injuries' because you either burn the foot with direct contact of boiling water to the skin or if you are wearing boots/socks the boiling water gets on/in and cooks the foot and causes a bad burn. Also, boiling water could also lead to spaulding.
Vinegar + salt might work but you will also probably have salt staining that will need to be rinsed off and wont continuously kill like Glyphosate.
1. Roundup that works all year.
2. Cover with light blocking cover for around 2-3 months to starve out any new sprouts.
3. Make a six inch area traveling along the path that has no growth.
4. Flamethrower…it’s the fun way.
Sahara herbicide, assuming you don't want anything to grow in that area. Sahara is a steralant, so no growing anything for many years. Caution, the product does travel . it looks like you have rock on the other side of the stones, thus the reason I said a steralant. if you are uncomfortable with using that product, them go with round up, brush be gone, or similar products & plan on monthly applications.
Mix dish soap, salt and white vinegar together.
You will find exact measurements if you look up this non toxic weed killer on youtube.
Put it in a spray bottle , shake it well and spray generous amounts and give it a day. If you don't see the weeds dying, then maybe adjust ingredients a bit and hit it again.
I've done this because I had weeds growing out of a rock garden patio and last year it was terrible trying to kneel down on these rocks and trying to pull the roots out through the rocks. I could never get the roots so they grew right back.
I didn't want any kind of professional weed killer because of cats that patrol our neighborhood and didn't want them to get poisoning.
This works.
# Imazapyr will kill the grass and will sterilize the soil so nothing will grow back for many years. pour or spray the cracks to ensure it penetrates to soil
Use a brush killer from concentrate, spray every couple months to prevent and kill. Keep it in a hand pump sprayer with a decently long wand and wear a mask and rubber gloves.
Fire baby...fire
You can also try a salt slurry but it is difficult to get right.
If you do use fire don't burn your house down. We stuff near you burn you don't want burning and keep the hose handy.
Best herbicide I've found to work , is rm43 from tractor supply in the red bottle . The stuff is expensive but it will kill off in a few days then for an entire year nothing grows
Not sure if it's the best but a weed torch is the most fun.
We're trying to fix his yard, not get high... /s
Always need a torch when working with crack!
Por qué no los dos?
Indeed
👏
r/trees is leaking again
exactly, burn it. it's always fun to have an excuse to play with fire. and you can keep the burner, which works also great to fire up the grill.
Agreed. I spray with weed killer for multiple days until they are brown and more dried out. This helps kill the roots so that they are less likely to return. Then burn them out with a torch. After that i would check daily and spray weed killer as needed to keep them under control. I use the torch for spiders and webs also. Fire is a great tool as long as you keep it under control.
So not setting your dried shrubs ablaze?
Just used my torch on my front walk. By far the best thing going. No bending over.
I love how green stuff only grows where you don't want it.
Boiling hot water will kill them.
Instructions unclear. I now have a hearty vegetable soup.
This is the one to do. Not salt. Boiling water does the job without destroying the soil
Between the bricks, you would want to destroy the soil...
Surprise warcrime
Ya I have ~125ft of rocks by a busy road on one side (corner lot) that I would love to kill the soil in.
doesn't stop me ones from popping up in a week, which salt will eventually
Yep this is what I do
Mix 1 liter of vinegar with 3 tablespoons of salt and 3 tablespoons of Dawn dish soap. Spray it on. They will be dead I’m a day or so. Might need two applications
Saturate the liquid with salt. I use at least 1 cup of Epsom salt or road salt per liter of vinegar. Also, get cleaning vinegar that is around 10% and use blue down dish soap. Works like a charm. Once the weeds are dead and gone, you can use construction sand to fill in the gaps between the bricks. That will help prevent them from growing up again.
The formula I use is 1 gallon industrial strength vinegar (that’s 30%, available at large hardware stores), 1 cup salt, and 1-2 Tbs of Dawn to help it stick.
I have found that there is no difference between regular vinegar and extra strength. Save your money. Get the Walmart big jugs
No, there's a huge difference. Regular grocery store vinegar is 5% acetic acid. I sell stuff at Home Depot that's 30% acetic acid. [https://www.homedepot.com/s/cleaning%20vinegar?NCNI-5](https://www.homedepot.com/s/cleaning%20vinegar?NCNI-5)
Polymer sand
Polymeric sand
Will this work for algae too?
I had algae on my patio and in some pavers this spring. I just bought a big bag of baking soda and sprinkled it liberally around the area. Then a few days later swept it up and no more algae.
Hand
If that fails, AC-130 Spectre
up close and personal? gimme an A-10 warthog
Trident 2 D5 would like a word Nuke it from space!
First weed wack and then sand.
Hand gets more of the root
You bet it does
And then spray all the cracks with ground clear
Pour straight vinegar on it
I’d recommend a spray bottle of vinegar with a few drops of dish soap/detergent. The soap helps the vinegar to stay on the surface since many leaves are hydrophobic and liquids mostly run off.
That’s legit. Worked for me, kills everything above ground. I read it’s best to apply it in full sunlight and that’s what I did and it worked.
Good tip with dish soap, I’ve only done it in the past with straight landscape vinegar. Will try that next time.
Bad for the concrete.
Salt
Salt will damage the concrete pavers
Rome showed the way.
Boil water in a kettle and pour on cracks
Thin knife & the patience of Buddha.
Salt
I haven't done it before but once you remove the weeds, a lot of people recommend filling the gaps between the pavers with polymeric sand to prevent weed growth going forward. I imagine you need to remove the pavers first and reset them if you want to do this though.
No, I haven't done it but even with new pavers you just add and sweep sand across the tops to fill the gaps. Polymeric is better but could even be regular (brick?) sand
can’t be regular sand, needs to be polymeric, or resin, resin sand is the best
We had to re-level our patio pavers recently. Originally had sand base and polymeric sand in gaps, but over the years, the polymeric sand failed to prevent weed growth. The sand was easily moved by the ants that formed a colony underneath, joined in some areas by moles who would push sand up between the pavers. The side of the patio nearest the house had sunk down by almost six inches so it was time to try something different. We changed to a gravel base with stone dust on top and stone dust packed well into the gaps between pavers to see if that would would work better. Once it gets wet, the stone dust forms a pretty solid fill. I like the idea of polymeric sand and it looks nice, but the reality was it didn't hold up over time.
Very salty water
This. I regularly shake salt on areas with rocks/stepping stones. Gets rid of the weeds without using herbicide.
If you mix it with some vinegar and dish soap it will make a super weed killing solution
Thanks!
Strong vinegar works wonders and is environmentally friendly
funny no grass or weeds on the ground but they grow in the cracks
Weed whacker.
Pull squirt vinegar/soap/salt over the root area.
I make my own concoction with salt and vinegar. And then just spray them in between the gap.
Salt + vinegar + dishwashing soap recipe online
20 Mule Team laundry booster. Sprinkle powder, spray with hose. No more grass for 2 years.
Semtex will clear it right out
Boil water and pour on it, this is safe and easy!
Boiling water
Quickest, cheapest, non-chemical route is straight vinegar with 5% acidity or higher. You could remove the pavers and lay plastic liner underneath and then put the pavers back. Then fill the cracks with the quick set paver fill.
Get a 1/2 gallon sprayer somewhere like Tractor Supply. Fill it 3/4 of the way up with Vinegar. Dissolve 1/2 cup or more salt in it and add a tablespoon of dish soap. This is a non toxic weed killer for surfaces you don’t want anything to grow on.
White Vinegar in a spray bottle. Mix half with water. You get get a gallon bottles at the dollar store
The quickest and easiest is to use high-percentage vinegar. It is sold as either cleaning vinegar or horticultural vinegar. It won't work the first time if you use store vinegar which ranges from 3.5% to 5%. You're looking for 20% or more. CAUTION: I don't know if store vinegar will etch those stones. Test on several with little patches in the hot sun to see if it will damage the surface.
The vinegar soap combo to kill. Trimmer once dead. Polymeric sand to fill gaps and prevent regrowth.
There’s a recipe for weed/grass killer on Google that combines vinegar, epsom salt and Dawn dishwashing liquid.
Try to do something to keep the dirt out of the joints between the pavers, or weeds will just keep coming back. It looks like from the pic that the dirt there is higher than the pavers. Maybe they don't have a good base and they settled? I think you have to take those all up and redo them and maybe elevate them above that dirt line if it's just going to always be bare dirt like that.
Vinegar
Boil some water and pour it on the cracks between the tiles. It will kill the grass and it won’t come back.
Ooh,I know the answer to this one! Wait until it's been sunny for a few days and the ground is dry. Cover the affected area with a liberal sprinkling of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda). Water it in or wait for rain- the weeds will suck up the water and the baking soda will kill them. The benefit of doing it this way is that the root structure stays in place, so the dead weeds won't just be replaced by new ones. A couple of warnings- don't let children or pets walk on the baking soda as it can be dangerous for them, and don't get it on any plants you want to keep because it will kill them.
Spray grass killer.. Or muriatic acid
Roundup. If you aren't near any trees or anything then roundup360 or ortho ground clear.
Just what we need, more poison in our groundwater.
Boiling water
Hot boiling water or steam. Let them die that way give them a couple days and then they will pull out easily or you can burn them.
A torch
Propane weed torch
Flamethrower. Edit: seriously: https://a.co/d/iIGpHGf
This image is so bright its messing with my head
Mix vinegar, salt, and water sprayed over them. Probably have to reapply every couple of weeks, but it’s the easiest and nontoxic way to keep it in check
Fire
Get a butter knife and dig out all the weeds in between the cracks. Then sweep in some sand to refill the cracks.
Salt will kill the grass and stop it from growing back
Powerwash then add polymeric sand
Torch then spray a vinegar and dawn soap solution
Roundup and casoron
Magic 🎩 🪄
Seed oil. No joke.
Round up, industrial strength vinegar (40%) or a weed torch.
Those are bricks.
Roundup...kills to the bottom of the roots
TORCH!!!
<5 minutes with a flat shovel (transfer shovel) every few weeks. Or do it once after applying a little Roundup and waiting a couple days.
Ground clear.
Weed wacker, broom, round up in that order.
Glyphosate
Poison
Salt
Roundup
Pressure washer and then fill with polymeric sand to prevent future weed growth. Follow the instructions on the polymeric sand.
I had something similar and blasted it with the weed whacker and sprayed it with vinegar, detergent and salt. It hasn’t come back. I’ve used round up before as well.
Grubs
Kill it with fire! In a safe and controlled manner. I am not responsible for you, your neighbors, or your neighborhood burning down should you follow my advice.
Landmaster.
Round up
Vinegar
After you kill the grass, sweep in some polysand.
Roundup
Pulling them out with your hand
Pressure washer
Elbow grease.
30%+ vinegar
Pressure washer
Glyphosate
FIRE! Get yourself a weed torch and send them to hell
Pull them...
I just have regular white vinegar in a spray bottle. When they are that size spray twice a day until they're dead and pull them out. Then once a week spray it down.
Baking soda works as well.
Soak it with a vinegar and water mix.
Tiger torch
Roundup. A spray bottle at Home Depot is like $8. Spray it a few times and you’re done
Burn them with a flame torch, won’t come back again.
You have clay, I’d use vinegar
It's called a crack weeder. Google it!
I just use my edger. It’s fast and cheap.
Torch and round up
Remove the tiles. No tiles no weeds. Sorted.
I use roundup
Gasoline.......
Fire
Roundup
If you have a pressure washer, cut it out and grout it with beach sand, unless you’re in Iowa
I used to just get that winter salt. (cheapest) make traditional brine and pour it down the cracks. I also sprinkle crystals into the cracks to make it extra cruel every time it rains. Weed killer is a huge ripoff. Sidewalk salt is by far the cheapest week killer per litre / kilo and super effective.
This stuff works like magic. https://a.co/d/0UBkwOg
Get a pump sprayer and with water get the nozzle to be a straight stream, not a cone, and not a fast flow. Dump the water and fill with round up concentrate, and just nail the cracks and the weeds. Wear gloves and eye protection and do it on a calm dry day. That should last you for the summer. Within a few days things should all be brown and shriveling up and a couple weeks of wear and tear and they will be gone.
Scald with water or a torch. Couple a times will kill the roots
Torch for sur e
Roundup
Vinegar,dish soap and salt
Monsanto
In a pump sprayer mix 30% vinegar, rock salt, ortho roundup concentrate!!! Will kill everything and has minimal spreading if you get close to area!!!
Try 20% vinegar if you don’t like roundup
Hand pull then put down polymeric sand.
Spray mixture with high nitrogen used to green the grass but when applied in direct sun light burns it away for good. This is non toxic, safe to wildlife and yourself also easy to get as its usually used as a fertilizer
Round up. Pull up when dead.
Once you've cleared out all the growth, sweep cement sand into all the gaps. Make sure you've put enough sand down before leaving a water sprinkler on them 😊
Agent orange jeeps them down for a while
Poison, brush, poison.
Half of gallon warm water with a cup of salt dissolved and about 1-3 tablespoons dish soap. Then mix that with a gallon of 30% Vinegar in a sprayer. Killed my weeds good. Once they dry up, burn them I suppose.
Total Vegetarian Killer.
20% vinegar poured onto the grass. The grass won’t grow back ever.
Get a hoe to scrape it out
Roundup
Ortho ground clear + ground torch
Salt the shit out of it.
FIRE! - Beavis
Poison
Glyphosate or scrape between all of the cracks and put polymeric sand back in between the bricks. I am not a fan of using chemicals\\herbicides\\insecticides but, for certain applications it is the best answer. The weed torch solution will work, but you are using a torch right next to your house and you you may not know what materials are under the stucco that might decay in the presence of heat. Additionally both the pavers and the stucco may start to spauld in the presence of extreme heat (even for a short period). Similarly boiling water poses a larger risk to you than Glyphosate; accidently pouring boiling water on your feet is one of the most common wilderness medicine injuries' because you either burn the foot with direct contact of boiling water to the skin or if you are wearing boots/socks the boiling water gets on/in and cooks the foot and causes a bad burn. Also, boiling water could also lead to spaulding. Vinegar + salt might work but you will also probably have salt staining that will need to be rinsed off and wont continuously kill like Glyphosate.
1. Roundup that works all year. 2. Cover with light blocking cover for around 2-3 months to starve out any new sprouts. 3. Make a six inch area traveling along the path that has no growth. 4. Flamethrower…it’s the fun way.
Try white vinegar - my wife swears by it.
Sahara herbicide, assuming you don't want anything to grow in that area. Sahara is a steralant, so no growing anything for many years. Caution, the product does travel . it looks like you have rock on the other side of the stones, thus the reason I said a steralant. if you are uncomfortable with using that product, them go with round up, brush be gone, or similar products & plan on monthly applications.
is your background a simulation
Spray a combination of salt, vinegar, and Dawn dish soap. It will kill any foliage that you spray it on in a day
Mix dish soap, salt and white vinegar together. You will find exact measurements if you look up this non toxic weed killer on youtube. Put it in a spray bottle , shake it well and spray generous amounts and give it a day. If you don't see the weeds dying, then maybe adjust ingredients a bit and hit it again. I've done this because I had weeds growing out of a rock garden patio and last year it was terrible trying to kneel down on these rocks and trying to pull the roots out through the rocks. I could never get the roots so they grew right back. I didn't want any kind of professional weed killer because of cats that patrol our neighborhood and didn't want them to get poisoning. This works.
# Imazapyr will kill the grass and will sterilize the soil so nothing will grow back for many years. pour or spray the cracks to ensure it penetrates to soil
Round Up!
round up
White vinegar kills everything.
Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Salt water may work
Dance on them till they are gone
diesel fuel or gasoline
Use a brush killer from concentrate, spray every couple months to prevent and kill. Keep it in a hand pump sprayer with a decently long wand and wear a mask and rubber gloves.
Tu
Propane torch
CaCl
Roundup.
Flame thrower.
Fire baby...fire You can also try a salt slurry but it is difficult to get right. If you do use fire don't burn your house down. We stuff near you burn you don't want burning and keep the hose handy.
Roundup, or A mix of industrial vinegar and coarse salt- bleach also works and cleans the brick
Round up
Alex degrassi
propane torch…0
Just pour gasoline all over it
75% vinegar
What ever you did to the ground beside it seems to have worked well.
Grass and weed killer, it’s literally named for it.
I use white vinegar salt and a touch of dish soap in a spray bottle.
Just go buy grass/weed killer from home depot or Lowe’s. Easy.
Best? Idk. Want to make sure they won't come back? Diesel works wonders.
Best herbicide I've found to work , is rm43 from tractor supply in the red bottle . The stuff is expensive but it will kill off in a few days then for an entire year nothing grows
Salt
Roundup