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Removing grass from gravel landscaping?

I have grass growing where it shouldn't, in the gravel that borders my yard and the fence. I've sprayed it with grass and weed killer several times and tried to pick the dead grass out, but it just grows back even thicker every time. As a last resort I'm thinking of torching it and then raking the rocks over the ashes and soot. I have less than a month to get this done before I have to move out of the place and I'd hate to lose part of my deposit for the removal.

Any suggestions or comments about my idea. Anything helps, thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Burning grass won't help. I used to live in Northern Idaho and that is exactly what the grass farmers do for next years crop.

    The trick is to spray before it goes to seed. Those seeds are your next plant. Some sprays are herbicide (kills the plant), some are pre-emergent (stops seeds from sprouting), some are systemic (goes up into the plant through the root system).

    I did our enormous gravel driveway this year. I am at work so I do not have the bottle with me but it was in a red bottle, it was really concentated 2 oz. per gallon ran about $22.00. I bought a dial container to hook up to my hose (not the miracle grow type) and it was dead in 2 days. I then took a shuffle hoe (some all it a hoola hoe) and shuffled out the dead stuff. 24 Tons of fresh gravel later....... My driveway looks great!

    Source(s): I have used Round Up for years. This stuff is sooooo much better and less than 1/2 the amount is needed so it is cheaper to use as well. Like I said....2 days it was dead!
  • 1 decade ago

    I'm all about cheap and easy, and not bad for the environment. I have grass that grows between the bricks on my front walk, and pretty much no matter what I've tried, it always comes back. I can tell you that the thing that worked best/fastest/longest is vinegar. Plain old white cheap vinegar. Buy a gallon at the store, really cheap, put it in a spray bottle, add a couple of drops of dish liquid, and spray away. It works best on a sunny day, you'll notice the grass die very quickly. Goodluck!

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  • 1 decade ago

    As recommended above, vinegar will work. But for highly effective, quick killing, go buy some Round Up, grass and weed killer, follow the directions as far as the concentration you need and spray heavily in the areas you want to be grass free.

    One note of caution. Round Up will kill the grass quickly and effectively, but it wil also kill any other plants it comes in direct contact with. Spray carefully.

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  • 1 decade ago

    use weed killer. buy one that is recommended for paths and drives and just follow the instructions on the packet.some are fairly instant and some kill the weeds and weed seeds offf over the course of a week or so.also some are less toxic than others but all must be applied with care.

    otherwise use a garden fork to loosen up the gravel and pull the weeds by hand.

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