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Getting Rid of Weeds in Rocks


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June 5, 2012

Rock Background with WeedsMy son in law is a landscaper. He uses regular boxed salt to get rid of weeds and it really does work. How nice to find something so cheap and eco friendly to take care of weed problems.

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June 30, 2010

A great, thrifty, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly way to rid spaces of weeds is to simply pour boiling water on them. I use my electric tea kettle and bring some water to a boil.

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Then I go out and pour the boiling water on any weeds I want to get rid of.

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May 19, 2005

Keep the weeds down for over a year in a rock garden by using white vinegar. It may even last longer than a year. I no longer have weeds in my white rock. It kills everything, so keep it away from the lawn and flowers.

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November 21, 2011

Spray hot vinegar on the weeds. No chemicals, and very organic. To help prevent germination of weeds, scatter corn meal around before a rain.

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November 20, 2011

I have lots of rocks around all my flower beds in my yard. Some are really large, and weeds always found a space to come up in between them.

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It was difficult to move them each time this happened.

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June 21, 2010

Most of the rocks that I move are for edging, which would make them around bowling-ball size. The tines of the rake hook onto the ragged edges of the rocks very well, and you can just move them along the ground without having to bend over.

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May 31, 2014

There are weeds in bricks near my garden. How can I get rid of them without killing my plants?

By Brenda

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December 7, 20170 found this helpful

Pour boiling water on them.

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December 8, 20170 found this helpful

Vinegar is good. Just dont get it on the plants

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Anonymous
May 22, 20181 found this helpful

Do you use white or cider vinegar when you spray and do you spray on warm or cold

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April 16, 2016

I live in Arizona an get these sticky weeds that are in my rocks. I have try everything can someone plz help?

Second question does anyone know what the landscapers use that is blue? Killing Weeds in Rocks

 

Ive try every kind of store products and they don't work. I also tried the salt, vinegar, and dish soap.

Killing Weeds in Rocks
 

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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

I"ve had great luck killing weeds with boiling hot water. You just pour it over the suckers and they don't stand a chance.

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March 1, 20170 found this helpful

Spray with vinegar. Natural and effective.

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March 1, 20170 found this helpful

It works for me too, especially on the driveway and sidewalk. I have also poured boiling water on sugar ant nests.

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March 31, 2009

Does anyone have any ideas for how to kill weeds among the stones and also in the carport which is made up of brick tiles. I have tried vinegar but it does not work. Thanks.

By annette from Sydney, Australia

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April 1, 20090 found this helpful

Try spraying bleach.

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April 3, 20090 found this helpful

Pour boiling water over the weeds.

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April 3, 20090 found this helpful

1 gal of vinegar, 1/2 cup regular table salt, a GOOD squirt of LEMON dish detergent in a watering can. Mix together so salt dissolves and 'water' the weeds.

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They will be dead by morning! I do this monthly in my dog's pen to keep grass & weeds down with great success.

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July 20, 20160 found this helpful

What do you do with the dogs when you use the boiling water with vinegar

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February 6, 2012

Does rock salt kill grass in a rock walkway?

By Karen

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February 6, 20120 found this helpful

1 gallon white vinegar, 1 cup table salt, and 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid. Pour this on the weeds.

Or you can just pour Morton table salt on the weeds in between the rocks. Make sure it is mounded or sticking up in mounds at least one inch or so above the rocks.

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Blessings, Robyn

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February 13, 20120 found this helpful

Take your tea kettle full of boiling water to the weeds. Cheaper and works on most. GG Vi

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