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Old 26-11-2004, 01:13 AM
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On 2004-11-08, PB wrote:
A new-bie question. We have a small brickyard in our backyard that rarely
gets any traffic. How do I keep the moss off that keeps building up between
the grass and also weeds and grass that keeps growing?

Thanks.
PB



Unless the moss is becoming a safety problem, just leave it. If it is
making things slippery then use a stiff bristle brush with a little
bleach and dish washing liquid to scrub it off. I have one place that
gets hardly any sun so I scrubbed, and then painted the bricks with a
water seal product. I am hoping it will make them shed water and
prevent the moss and algae from growing. I just did this so I will have
to see how it does next year.

For the weeds and grass I mix a gallon of roundup and just spot spray as
needed.

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Hi PB,

Great advice from Wes about the moss. If you would rather use something more environmentally friendly then Round Up for your weeds, try horticultural vinegar.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2002/020515.htm
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/weeds/
http://www.greensense.net/vinegar.html
http://www.savvygardener.com/Reviews...d_vinegar.html

Newt
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