[a little elbow grease]

However - if any Freepers want advice, we are here to help - and we will!

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We have a 500 foot long gravel driveway.

For around forty (40) years we have been using those very strong "grass and weed killers" from the stores to keep the driveway clear of grasses and weeds.

I'd like to know if there is a "less toxic" mix I could use that would keep the green down in the gravel.

Thanks for any help you may suggest.

.... we also have a brick patio somewhat like this (without all the fancy stuff) with white sand. Grasses and weeds can be drag in there too.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Hit YouTube for tried and true homemade weed and grass killers. A lot of vinegar and salt. (Round-Up is a super-high concentration of salt, actually.)

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=organic+weed+killers

I, myself, am not against using a spritz of Round-Up here and there between my raised bed rows. ;)

[Ellendra]

Vinegar with a touch of dish soap works well. Some recipes include Epsom salts, too. Spray enough to coat the leaves, and the plant will start to shrivel and die within a very short time.

If it’s an area where you never was anything growing, AND you don’t mind critters coming up and nibbling at it, you can use water softener salt. But critters will definitely enjoy the taste!

I’m looking at weeding torches right now, and noticed that there’s one available that uses electricity and acts as a heat gun, rather than an actual flame. It needs to plug into an outlet or extension cord, but for stuff near the house it might help. The heat kills leaves within a few seconds. Repeat every time the leaves re-sprout and eventually the root runs out of energy and dies.