Hello all,

First let me apologize for coming into a gardening forum, a place of growth, and asking how to do what I need to do...

I live in an city with houses right on top of each other. I have a side "yard" that I am turning into nothing but a gravel and fieldstone walkway.

Problem... There is MASSIVE growth of weeds and other plants. It's 3 1/1 feet wide, and about 65 feet long with a house on one side and a fence on the other.

I cannot have ANYTHING growing there. Ever... I don't want to deal with any kind of flora popping up anywhere. I have been pulling out roots for 2 months now while I prepare for the walkway, but these things keep returning.

WHAT can I pour into the soil to kill and KEEP DEAD anything. I'm talking nothing is even able to grow there. That's what I want.

Weed killers are not working. I mean, I know this sounds dumb, but can I pour something like, bleach, alcohol, or some kind of poison into the dirt? Something in large volumes that will not only kill, but stay in the soil and make that soil completely, 100% inhospitable?

Thanks you,

Chris

"Chris Bartlett" wrote in message
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Hello all,



WHAT can I pour into the soil to kill and KEEP DEAD anything. I'm
talking nothing is even able to grow there. That's what I want.

Weed killers are not working.

TRIOX is the best I know of. Nothing will prevent growth forever, however
triox pretty much sterilizes the ground for at least a year. Kills
everything I know of, I was killing some zosha(sp) grass one time and over
did it and KILLED a 8" diameter tree.

think agent orange.

Likely you will have to re-treat the cracks and gaps periodically, BTW
bleach will degrade in a matter of days, alcohol is gone nearly immediately,
neither will have any effect more that a week down the road.

"Ray Pearson" wrote in message
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"Chris Bartlett" wrote in
message
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Hello all,



WHAT can I pour into the soil to kill and KEEP DEAD anything. I'm
talking nothing is even able to grow there. That's what I want.

Weed killers are not working.

TRIOX is the best I know of. Nothing will prevent growth forever, however
triox pretty much sterilizes the ground for at least a year. Kills
everything I know of, I was killing some zosha(sp) grass one time and over
did it and KILLED a 8" diameter tree.

think agent orange.

Likely you will have to re-treat the cracks and gaps periodically, BTW
bleach will degrade in a matter of days, alcohol is gone nearly
immediately,
neither will have any effect more that a week down the road.



He might want to follow the chemical with some landscape fabric, but not the
first one he runs across at a store. The owner of a local landscape place
mentioned to me that there are several levels of durability available. Worth
looking around for, especially if it's going to be used under gravel.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"
He might want to follow the chemical with some landscape fabric, but not
the
first one he runs across at a store. The owner of a local landscape place
mentioned to me that there are several levels of durability available.
Worth
looking around for, especially if it's going to be used under gravel.


absolutely, I usew yards and yards, cuz I hate weeding!!!

In article ,
Chris Bartlett wrote:

- Hello all,
-
- First let me apologize for coming into a gardening forum, a place of
- growth, and asking how to do what I need to do...
-
- I live in an city with houses right on top of each other. I have a
- side "yard" that I am turning into nothing but a gravel and fieldstone
- walkway.
-
- Problem... There is MASSIVE growth of weeds and other plants. It's 3
- 1/1 feet wide, and about 65 feet long with a house on one side and a
- fence on the other.
-
- I cannot have ANYTHING growing there. Ever... I don't want to deal
- with any kind of flora popping up anywhere. I have been pulling out
- roots for 2 months now while I prepare for the walkway, but these
- things keep returning.
-
- WHAT can I pour into the soil to kill and KEEP DEAD anything. I'm
- talking nothing is even able to grow there. That's what I want.
-
- Weed killers are not working. I mean, I know this sounds dumb, but can
- I pour something like, bleach, alcohol, or some kind of poison into the
- dirt? Something in large volumes that will not only kill, but stay in
- the soil and make that soil completely, 100% inhospitable?
-
- Thanks you,
-
- Chris

Why not put down a layer of plastic or some other material that
prevents weeds from growing there?
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Thanks, fellas. I'll try that.

Chris

I haven't read the other advice offered yet, but I'd try rock salt, watered
in in heavy doses.
Murri

"Chris Bartlett" wrote in message
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Hello all,

First let me apologize for coming into a gardening forum, a place of
growth, and asking how to do what I need to do...

I live in an city with houses right on top of each other. I have a
side "yard" that I am turning into nothing but a gravel and fieldstone
walkway.

Problem... There is MASSIVE growth of weeds and other plants. It's 3
1/1 feet wide, and about 65 feet long with a house on one side and a
fence on the other.

I cannot have ANYTHING growing there. Ever... I don't want to deal
with any kind of flora popping up anywhere. I have been pulling out
roots for 2 months now while I prepare for the walkway, but these
things keep returning.

WHAT can I pour into the soil to kill and KEEP DEAD anything. I'm
talking nothing is even able to grow there. That's what I want.

Weed killers are not working. I mean, I know this sounds dumb, but can
I pour something like, bleach, alcohol, or some kind of poison into the
dirt? Something in large volumes that will not only kill, but stay in
the soil and make that soil completely, 100% inhospitable?

Thanks you,

Chris


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