Jeff Layman wrote:
On 10/01/19 13:29, Bill Wright wrote:
Well, it isn't really gravel. It's limestone, mostly one inch lumps. The
limestone is a couple of inches deep, then there's six to nine inches of
rubble underneath. There's 187 sq metres. In places moss has grown. I've
killed the moss but under it the stone has a lot of soil mixed in,
somehow. I'll have to scrape all this off and put new stone down, but
how can I stop this happening again? I was wondering about waiting until
the dry weather and getting some sort of blow torch thing? Ideas?

You may have to forgo the DIY bit and get a pro in to spray the drive
with a specialist weedkiller and germination preventer. See, for
example, "Paradise" and "Chikara" he
https://www.progreen.co.uk/problem/driveway-weeds

It /might/ be possible for you to get some and DIY, but they aren't
cheap and the spraying will have to be repeated after 6 months.

If you're as old as me you may be able to go on a 'Grandfather
Rights' training course and become licensed/legal to spray effective
weedkiller yourself. This is what I did and so I can now continue to
spray herbicide on our fields (to keep the ragwort down) and on our
drive to kill everything. The people who sell bulk herbicide do now
actually check if you are qualified/licensed (though I'm not sure how
thoroughly).

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Chris Green
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