I PRAY this is a troll.
In much of the deep south, the aquifer (the source of most drinking
water there) is only a few feet underground - from 1 foot to 50 feet. In any
case, since gasoline contains such a variety of toxic chemicals and has the
property of floating on water, rather than sinking to the bottom where it
might eventually get sealed in by sand and muck, you're poisoning your own
drinking water and that of your friends, neighbors, children and
grandchildren. A safer, smarter solution would be to simply lay some thick
black plastic over the top of it for a few weeks during warm weather,
weighted down with heavy rocks. The combination of heat, lack of sunlight
and water will do it in. I think it can be done with clear plastic too, but
I think I have heard that you must be careful to really keep the clear
plastic down tight to the plants - otherwise, you're just creating a little
greenhouse down there- albeit a very very very hot one.
"vanicusrex" wrote in message
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I'm in the same boat as you buddy. Bought house 2 years ago, gravel
driveway bordered by monkey a.k.a. mondo grass. I got sick of trying
to keep the St. Augustine out of the monkey grass and it was tough to
mow with the monkey grass in place. It had to go.

First, I mowed it down. Then tried Roundup...several times. It knocks
it back, but only briefly. I finally stumbled on something that looks
like it's working. GASOLINE! It's cheap, readily available, and it
works. I guess the reason it works so well, is that you can saturate
the root system of the grass. Though it's not the greatest for the
environment, it'll be cheaper than having it dug out.

Good luck,
Van

Harristl Wrote:
We recently purchased a home previously owned by a Mondo grass
fanatic! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy most garden plants. . .in
moderation! In this case, however, we have 18" strips down both sides
of a 70' driveway, creating what looks a little like a runway on
Gilligan's Island!

My question is simple. . .how do I kill it. . .for good? I have tried
Roundup, but was successful only at temporarily killing the foilage.
After two, heavy applications, the grass itself seems to be coming
back stronger than ever!



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vanicusrex