I'd have used white vinegar.

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BetsyB
"Amos Nomore" wrote in message
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In article , Persephone
wrote:

I finally got around to dealing with an area, approx 3 ft
circumference, under one of the water faucets,
where the hose lies coiled (when it isn't sprawling over
the lawn g).

I've tried various ground covers, but weeds seem to take over.

So I poured a couple of sacks of pebbles in the area; looks
nice and neat. However, weeds starting to poke through.

I would have placed landscape fabric or plastic mulch over the soil
before spreading the pebbles.