How can I stop the grass and weeds from taking over my concrete patio?
by Neecee
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My concrete patio in the backyard has grass and weeds growing through the gaps and holes and is spreading aggressively. Any suggestions on how to stop this? I have pulled up grass and weeds by hand, and used weed repellent, and even poured bleach on them. But they still come back and seem to thrive with a vengeance. Any suggestions on how to prevent grass and weeds from taking over my broken concrete patio?
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Just saw how to spray vinegar and something else to remove grass and weeds from growing through the gaps between our bricks but didn't catch the amount of vinegar and what else they added to the vinegar to do this. Could you tell me as I couldn't find it again to find this out. Thank you much! Dawn
Try this recipe to kill weeds: https://www.craftylittlegnome.com/permanently-kill-grass-weeds/
NeeCee you can use 1 gallon vinegar 1cup table salt mix well til salt dissolved spray/pour on weeds soaking down into roots do this in full hot direct sun no rain for 3 days.Repeat as soon as you see new grass beginning to grow thru cracks. Even more potent mixture is 1 gallon vinegar 1 gallon lemon jiuce 2 cups salt mix and use as I first stated soaking plants in full sun no rain 3 days... many DIY recipes call to add dish soap not needed waste of money & it contains phosphates which is really bad for world environment
Boiling water or plain old white vinegar is what i would use. Vinegar in a pump sprayer is magic. I pay $3.49 for 2 gallons at Costco, Sam's Club or any restaurant supply. Much less expensive than any commercial chemical product you can purchase. And far better for the environment too.
The struggle is real, isn't it?!? This is the most effective all-natural weed killer DIY that we use. It's even been featured on Hometalk! Hope this helps! Hugs, Holly
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