What can I use between my patio blocks to prevent weeds from growing?
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Joanne, can you put sand between the blocks? It not only helps with weeds, but keeps them firmly in place and looks great.
spray the weeds with vinegar on a sunny day. Careful with overspray!
I use a mixture of one cup salt to one gallon water. Spray the weeds and saturate them. The object is to get at the roots. Warning: this will kill everything.
I concur with both of the above!
Stone dust is the best thing I have come up with. You pour it onto your blocks and sweep in into the spaces with a whisk type brush.