Quillan Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I need to kill grass and weeds growing through our gravel path. Is there a good weedkiller that not only kills the weeds but stops things from growing for a very, very, long time. The French name would be nice please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikew Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Ecologically speaking - a spade plus hard work!For the gravel courtyard at our previous holiday home I used a Bayer 'desherbant total, tout l'annee'. It kept the gravel clean most of the time, but I was not totally happy with it's use. MikeW (from the Charente, where it rained today!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 In the Uk I found mixing a sachet of weedol and one of pathclear works wonders, better than anything else. Don't know what the french is for them though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Both Weedol and Pathclear can be bought here. I just pull them out. Growing through gravel makes them weak.Depends on your area of gravel of course .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 How about a flame weeder ? Saves spreading chemicals around + they work well in tricky areas between slabs/paving etc & will kill seeds near the surface. Googling 'weeds' & 'flame weeder' should come up with more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 As a paid gardener I use diluted sodium chlorate crystals. I have to spray lots of courtyards and gravel drives and would much rather do it organically but my clients think otherwise!Be very, very carefulregards.....helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 [quote]I need to kill grass and weeds growing through our gravel path. Is there a good weedkiller that not only kills the weeds but stops things from growing for a very, very, long time. The French name woul...[/quote]I've used a couple of products both of which were pretty effective. The secret is to make sure you cover every square inch of the gravel, a tedious job! One is Fertiligene LikidAllées (the wierd spelling is theirs not mine) and the other was, I think, from KB and I must have used it all and disposed of the box so I can't remember the name. It was recommended by a friend and says clearly on the box that it lasts 12 months. If you can't read French look out for words like Cours, Terrasses, Allées and 12 Mois or Longue Durée. These are available in the hypermarkets and the garden centre shops (when they've put the Father Christmasses away) and are normally applied from about March onwards.Liz (29) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 26, 2004 Author Share Posted December 26, 2004 Many thanks for your help guy's.It's a large, long driveway I have to treat so I'm afraid it's a chemical job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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