| Brick Patio Weed Control | | | | weeds. It also kills or weakens many types of |
| In researching this article, I found one instance where | | | | perennial weeds. |
| a homeowner was so incensed by the weeds in her | | | | A teakettle is your weeding tool. Fill it with water and |
| patio that she set fire to them with a blowtorch! | | | | bring it to a boil. While you're waiting (because a |
| Luckily, several items provide better service as a | | | | watched pot never boils, you know!) go outside and |
| weeding tool and there are several better | | | | cut the culprits down to their crowns. |
| alternatives for brick patio weed control. | | | | When the water begins to boil, grab the kettle (using |
| Of course, the best method of brick patio weed | | | | a potholder) and pour the water on the crowns of |
| control is proper installation of your brick patio. | | | | the weeds, holding the kettle high enough only to |
| Start with an under-layment of pea gravel, topped | | | | avoid splashing. Killing weeds with boiling water will |
| by a layer of sturdy landscape cloth and cover with it | | | | also scald any biological organisms that get splashed, |
| with a layer of sand. | | | | but more will return as soon as the soil cools. |
| This will give your brick patio a firm footing as well as | | | | Vinegar will kill most weeds. However, grocery store |
| cramp the style of any weeds in the area. | | | | vinegar is normally a 5% solution and is too weak to |
| Nevertheless, if your brick patio is already installed | | | | do the job. Ten-percent vinegar will kill most weeds |
| and running rampant with weeds, here are some tips | | | | and usually is found where canning and pickling |
| to help you succeed in to keep it weed free without | | | | supplies are sold. |
| a lot of agonizing work. | | | | A 20% solution of vinegar kills really stubborn weeds, |
| First, to make your brick patio weed control plan a | | | | but is frequently more than twice as expensive as |
| success, implement your plan before weeds flower. | | | | 10%. Try to control the weeds with the 10% before |
| This keeps weeds from going to seed and helps | | | | you make the investment in a stronger solution. |
| make a short-term plan last for a longer time. | | | | Spray the vinegar directly on the weeds, using the |
| For the following tip and other tips that involve weed | | | | shield mentioned above and taking care not to inhale |
| dousing of one sort or another, use a piece of | | | | fumes. You may also want to wear gloves and eye |
| cardboard or scrap of Plexiglas to protect nearby | | | | protection as a further safeguard. |
| plants. | | | | In my experience these measures will keep all brick |
| One of the best ways to kill a vegetable of any kind | | | | patio's free from weed without a lot of back |
| is to cook it. | | | | breaking work. |
| Boiling water is a natural and very inexpensive | | | | We love to share our gardening ideas and hear yours. |
| weed-wilter and works to kill most forms of annual | | | | |