"Norminn" wrote in message
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Robert11 wrote:
Hi,

Have a gravel layer over the soil in front yard.
Of course, weeds, crabgrass, dandelions, etc, poke their way up thru it,
here and there.

But, also have some real nice trees, bushes, and plantings in it also.

What can I use very safely to spray the weeds, etc.

There is Roundup of course, and all sorts of other products similar to
it.

Any recommendations on what might be "totally" safe ?
Would like to be able to spray pretty close to the "good stuff" also, if
possible ?

Thanks,
Bob
How large an area? Gravel has been outlawed here, but river rock on top
of landscape cloth is good where stuff won't grow. Doesn't support weeds
as long as it doesn't have soil dumped on it. The few weeds that do
sprout are easy to pull. I would consider changing over to rock and
landscape cloth, or to beds of native plants or non-agressive ground cover
(like hosta). Beds of day lily, hosta, iris, are low maint. and look
good. Trying to kill weeds is a waste - if nothing else, plant attractive
ones )

We have River Rock Beds exactly as you describe at our house. We have
Hostas, Iris, and other stuff in it. Unfortunately, that damn cloth ain't
worth a sh*t. Weeds root right through it, and to make matters worse, grass
seed got in the beds and grass grew right through the cloth. It sure was a
big job scarfing off the rock to clean out the vegetation in the beds. Now
that they have been cleaned out, we will use Roundup (carefully and
sparingly) to control whatever comes back.