Looking For WEED KILLER For Gravel Driveway.

[daJualez]

Anyone have any prior experience with the WEED KILLER For Gravel Driveway. I need some good suggestions.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Clorox bleach will kill anything that grows,.....

Nothin' will stop new weeds from startin',. 'n growin' later,....

 

[txvwnut]

I use a 50/50 mixture of Roundup and 20% vinegar.

 

[Fixin'Stuff]

You don't want weed killer, it kills ONLY certain types of weeds. It doesn't kill any types of grasses, even wild ones. You want a weed and grass killer. Look for a product called Ground Clear. It kills all vegetation and claims to prevent any new stuff from growing for "up to" a year. I think it depends on just how much rain you get over that year.

 

[BillK]

I use the Round up Extended Control. Not cheap but it does the job. Usually only have to do it every 2 years or so with some spot control in between.

 

[GMCGarage]

Ayuh,..... Clorox bleach will kill anything that grows,.....

Nothin' will stop new weeds from startin',. 'n growin' later,....

Preen works good to stop new growth.

 

[ishiboo]

Glyphosate, pretty standard... buy the generic not Roundup. If you're by a Menards they sell a 2.5 gallon of concentrate for like $37.

 

[EatonEggbeater]

Pramitol and Glyphosate.

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Pramitol 25E is a non-selective post-emergent bare-ground herbicide concentrate popular for industrial and commercial applications. Bare Ground means exactly that -- wherever Pramitol is applied, nothing will grow for one year or more.

 

[nh_yota]

Pramitol and Glyphosate.

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Pramitol 25E is a non-selective post-emergent bare-ground herbicide concentrate popular for industrial and commercial applications. Bare Ground means exactly that -- wherever Pramitol is applied, nothing will grow for one year or more.

How close can it be applied to vegetation you want to keep? I have a gravel driveway with trees, shrubs and flower beds along the borders of the gravel and I want to kill the weeds and grass in the gravel and not the stuff along the side.

 

[boosted-delslow]

I use the homedepot brand weed and grass killer. Works well and is alot cheaper than roundup.

 

[EOC_Jason]

How close can it be applied to vegetation you want to keep? I have a gravel driveway with trees, shrubs and flower beds along the borders of the gravel and I want to kill the weeds and grass in the gravel and not the stuff along the side.

Don't do it on a windy day. Most herbicides are absorbed through the leaves. They are designed to purposely bind to the soil & breakdown so it won't spread by other means.

As long as your spraying is accurate and not going overboard on application, it's a pretty clean line.

I agree though use a product called Ground Clear. That's what I see a lot of people use nearby that have gravel yards.

 

[Bretny]

I only use weed killer (round up) on poisen ivy. I tryed the HDX stuff..it *****. I have a well and dont want to be drinking all kinds of poisen so i use a weed burner on my gravel driveway. Usualy 3x a year i burn everything.

 

[thooks]

Mix it twice as strong as the label directions.

I also tried the HDX version. I must have gotten a batch made on a Friday before a holiday. I think rain worked better.


If you can stand it, most farm tractor places sell a higher concentrate of Round up in gallon jugs. It's about $125. It will last the average large-acreage homeowner about 3-5 years mixing it 2x strength.

When I mix it heavy, I have to spray about 3 time a year. If I follow label directions for mixing, I'm spraying 6-8 times a year.

 

[machsnell]

If you buy generic glysophate concentrate make sure you compare apples to apples.

Some of the "concentrate" is 18 or 20 percent glysophate and the one you want is 41 percent glysophate.

With the 41 mix 3 oz per gallon for grass amd succulent weeds when cooler and in summer or hotter temps i think you can cut down to 1.5 to 2 oz per gallon. If my memory is correct??? Heavier greens or more established need higher rates.

It takes a little while to fully see results of translocation of glysophate to roots.

You can mix in scythe (?sp) at similar rates and you will see what you hit in one day. It will burn out.

You can spray less and have the mist stick to waxy leaves by using a spreader sticker. Basically a glue that holds water mist to leaves. It really helps and saves having to spray more than necessary. And cheap

If you went to a Site One or landscape supply place you could get it. Basically it doesnt take much and if you had a gallon of each it would last for a LONG time if your sprayer is misting not streaming.


Be careful handling glysophate it is not a friendly product.

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[PhantomEB]

Super concentrate round up is what I used last year. So far with the snow melting it’s all looking good.

Can’t wait to tackle farther down the back lane!

 

[EatonEggbeater]

As far as Pramitol goes, it's absorbed through the roots also.

Not sure of how it propagates, or if it does (I would think it would.)

I've used it on driveway cracks for years, and it hasn't killed anything near the pavement.

One thing they write on it, which might work in your favor- is it takes a lot of time to kill weeds (and plants) from the roots, once they're established. That's why the combination of Glyphosate with Pramitol is what I've always heard recommended.

As Jason wrote above, Glyphosate is only effective on leaves, and loses potency once it hits the ground. Pramitol works on both.

In your case, I'd get conservative (meaning you ought to ask a few questions on a garden board on it) and glypho the whole thing, and pramitol the center 3/4's, leaving a null zone on sides with valued plants.

 

[Hohn]

Glyphosate, pretty standard... buy the generic not Roundup. If you're by a Menards they sell a 2.5 gallon of concentrate for like $37.

Good recommendation here. I'd only add that look at just how concentrated it is when price shopping. Some Glyphosphate mixes are super potent (60%+) and others are 10% or less. Yet there is not a 6:1 price ratio!

Buy based on how much actual glyphosphate you are getting for your dollar.

 

[EatonEggbeater]

If you buy generic glysophate concentrate make sure you compare apples to apples.

Some of the "concentrate" is 18 or 20 percent glysophate and the one you want is 41 percent glysophate.



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Good recommendation here. I'd only add that look at just how concentrated it is when price shopping. Some Glyphosphate mixes are super potent (60%+) and others are 10% or less. Yet there is not a 6:1 price ratio!

Buy based on how much actual glyphosphate you are getting for your dollar.

Tractor supply also has the 41% for good prices, I've never found Pramitol anyplace other than online.

One thing I've read about Glyphosate is that it kills plants at the same rate, independent of concentration.

The reason to use higher concentrations is for really tough weeds. So there's a point where extra Glyphosate in the sprayer doesn't help. In all honesty, I use far more than I need when I spray; that's why I buy the 2.5 gallon sizes.

The better mixes have a 'surfactant' in them to allow the chemical to stick on waxy coated leaves (Ivy.) Adding a few tablespoons of dish soap after the sprayer is full does the same thing.

Mike

 

[John Timmins]

get a bowl of water and get it boiling in the microwave oven. Let it cool off. Pour that nuked cold water on the plants. Wait a few days and compare the plants you just watered to some you didn't.

 

[Cropgun]

Mix it twice as strong as the label directions.

I also tried the HDX version. I must have gotten a batch made on a Friday before a holiday. I think rain worked better.


If you can stand it, most farm tractor places sell a higher concentrate of Round up in gallon jugs. It's about $125. It will last the average large-acreage homeowner about 3-5 years mixing it 2x strength.

When I mix it heavy, I have to spray about 3 time a year. If I follow label directions for mixing, I'm spraying 6-8 times a year.

No, don't mix it twice as strong as stated on the directions.

1. Its illegal

2. You're wasting money

 

[EOC_Jason]

The better mixes have a 'surfactant' in them to allow the chemical to stick on waxy coated leaves (Ivy.) Adding a few tablespoons of dish soap after the sprayer is full does the same thing.

^^^ I was about to post this... I don't measure my dish soap I just give a good squirt in the sprayer. Buy the cheap house brand at the grocery store.

Even better (but I wouldn't recommend in your case with the close plants you don't want to damage) is I would fill an old qt gatorade bottle about 3/4 with diesel oil, squirt the dish soap in there and shake good (that makes the diesel more water soluble), then dump that in the sprayer with the glyphosate. I read it in an article from some university as a good surfactant method that seems to be popular on ranches.

Like others have said, always compare chemical concentrations with price. It can really vary between products & stores.

 

[Cropgun]

How close can it be applied to vegetation you want to keep? I have a gravel driveway with trees, shrubs and flower beds along the borders of the gravel and I want to kill the weeds and grass in the gravel and not the stuff along the side.

Glyphosate is not soil active, so pretty much as long as your spray doesn't contact the plant, it won't die.

 

[timdgsr]

get a bowl of water and get it boiling in the microwave oven. Let it cool off. Pour that nuked cold water on the plants. Wait a few days and compare the plants you just watered to some you didn't.

I hope this is a joke.



I would have suggested glyphosate, but I'm interested in the above suggestions of pramitol, since it's soil active it could potentially keep the weeds from coming back as soon. glyphosate alone will only kill what's there today, but do nothing to stop them from coming back in a month.

 

[Falcon67]

Unleaded gasoline - cheaper by the gallon

 

[Jeepster04]

Think Ill just use gasoline.... You get results in a matter of minutes and its fairly cheap...

Edit: Ha! I had my window open for several hours before replying... Im with Falcon

 

[GMCGarage]

get a bowl of water and get it boiling in the microwave oven. Let it cool off. Pour that nuked cold water on the plants. Wait a few days and compare the plants you just watered to some you didn't.

I hope this is a joke.

It works. the plants die of Cancer. You can also put a cell phone next to the plant and keep calling it.

 

[6768rogues]

I use generic Roundup. I buy the 2.5 gallon jug at Tractor Supply when it is on sale or when there is a coupon. Then I spray about every 6 to 8 weeks or so through the season.

 

[JazzBlueRT]

You don't want weed killer, it kills ONLY certain types of weeds. It doesn't kill any types of grasses, even wild ones. You want a weed and grass killer. Look for a product called Ground Clear. It kills all vegetation and claims to prevent any new stuff from growing for "up to" a year. I think it depends on just how much rain you get over that year.

^^This^^

 

[C_F]

^^This^^

I've been using Ground Clear for a few years now, it works great! In fact, I just bought my annual gallon jug of GC a few days ago.

 

[timdgsr]

It works. the plants die of Cancer. You can also put a cell phone next to the plant and keep calling it.

 

[EatonEggbeater]

Pramitol is a commercial soil sterilizer, and has limitations on use in some areas. It can't be used near fisheries, where Glyphosate (like Pramitol; a broad-spectrum plant killer) is approved. I researched that for lily pads on a pond.

Differences are Pramitol is persistent, and stays active in soil, where Glypho' doesn't.

AS for the dish soap, I do the same: a couple of squirts from a soap bottle, never thought of adding Diesel fuel.

Want plants to die faster? Hit them with Glyphosate today, and water them tomorrow.

 

[tros]

I use total vegation killer mix it in gallon sprayerit kills every thing good for 7 months.

 

[EatonEggbeater]

I looked it up, "Ground Clear" by Ortho is Glyphosate with a pervasive root-oriented broad spectrum plant killer; Imazapyr.

It would probably be similar to the Glyphosate/Pramitol thing I've been using. Imazapyr also has a long list of where it can't be used.

One article I read said that they recommended spraying Pramitol directly against the buildings they wanted to keep clear, as they got a whole foot from doing that.

So I'd blast the area with the correct concentration of Glyphosate to kill what's there now, and hit the 2/3'rds of the gravel with Pramitol after a rain.

 

[Ray-CA]

I always mix it with a couple of tablespoons of a liquid dish washing soap. Helps the chemical stick to the plant.

Ray

 

[paulm12]

Not sure how large of any area the OP has, but for spot treating the weeds on a driveway or sidewalk, boiling water does work well. I use it all the time, large coffee pot, get boiling, carry outside and dump on the plants. I just don't like throwing chemicals onto the ground.

 

[Bear]

I only use weed killer (round up) on poisen ivy. I tryed the HDX stuff..it *****. I have a well and dont want to be drinking all kinds of poisen so i use a weed burner on my gravel driveway. Usualy 3x a year i burn everything.

I only use glysophate because of the well issue also. I'm hoping that it truly is inert in the soil - if not I'm screwing up. I've looked at some of the longer lasting and am not willing to put them in my soil/well.

 

[mrobins297aaa]

I use this stuff from tractor supply...........mix 2 oz. per gallon of water, goes a long way.
I just bought 2 1/2 gallons for around $35, last me at least two years

 

[NorteCatorce]

Paraquat, 16oz in 1 gal water. smoke them.
love my Sahara too.

 

[keith204]

On our fairly large gravel driveway, we've been using RoundUp QuikPro granules. It also contains diquat dibromide, which eats away at the plant so the glyphosate will be absorbed more easily. (if I understand it right)

A little goes a long way and it works very well.

 

[NUTTSGT]

The last couple of years, I started salting the driveway. A 50lb bag at TSC is $5.50 and it's easy to spread around.