Gardening help!! Patio overgrown...

n111ck · 23 May 2010 at 15:06

Following years of neglect our patio is completely overgrown and I cant see how I'm going to clear it.

Its basically made of criss-crossed bricks so there is now heavy moss, thick grass etc growing between them.

I have used the lawn mower to trim it down but dont know how to get rid of the rest - dont fancy digging it all out with a trowel.

We dont have any access to a water tap round the back so jet washing it wont be possible.

I think I tried weed killer before but it made no difference.

Any suggestions?

Orcish-Horde · 23 May 2010 at 15:12

Use a shovel and scrap it all off, have fun.

Azza · 23 May 2010 at 15:14

I would just use a trowel or small spade personally to scrap all the crap out and then put the weed killer down there.

Hitman_Leon · 23 May 2010 at 15:15

n111ck said:
We dont have any access to a water tap round the back so jet washing it wont be possible.

Get a longer hose, I picked up 50m kingfisher, good hose for £15, then just use ends off you're old hose or buy a couple.

dannyjo22 · 23 May 2010 at 15:27

Buy some pathclear, it will kill it off no problem.

Schizo · 23 May 2010 at 15:35

some pictures might be helpful.

n111ck · 23 May 2010 at 16:47

schizo220168 said:
some pictures might be helpful.

It looks similar to this but the patio is made of house brick size bricks...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w4OD1sK88...AOU/JRBvQdiDK0w/s512/Exterior+Before+(15).JPG

Hunders · 23 May 2010 at 16:49

A couple of horses should make short work of that.

"andy" · 23 May 2010 at 16:57

use more weed killer. it will go yellow then die and fall out

Dark_Angel · 23 May 2010 at 17:05

In before fire.

TheBrooder · 23 May 2010 at 17:10

Glysophate, use twice as much as it says, but make sure it doesn't rain 24-48 hours after you spray it. Come back in a week and scrape the dead weeds away.

lazer46 · 23 May 2010 at 17:14

TheBrooder said:
Glysophate, use twice as much as it says, but make sure it doesn't rain 24-48 hours after you spray it. Come back in a week and scrape the dead weeds away.

+1. Deadly stuff.

JBuk · 23 May 2010 at 17:16

TheBrooder said:
make sure it doesn't rain 24-48 hours after you spray it.

By dancing & praying to the weather gods?

Von Smallhausen · 23 May 2010 at 17:19

JBuk said:
By dancing & praying to the weather gods?

You do that in Cumbria ?

JBuk · 23 May 2010 at 17:20

Von Smallhausen said:
You do that in Cumbria ?

You don't know the half of it

Von Smallhausen · 23 May 2010 at 17:24

JBuk said:
You don't know the half of it

I hail from Cubrian stock. Although I'm from Tyneside, my dad was born in Garrigill and his side of the family are all Cumbrians.

Can't recall him dancing for some sun though, just badly at weddings.

yermum · 23 May 2010 at 18:01

The use of glyphosate is correct, but only use the correct dosage. It will not work well in this weather, though as the little holes in the leaves close up in hot, dry weather. Plus the plant being sprayed need to be growing in order to have good leaf coverage. It would be best to wait until ther is a spell of cooler damper weather and then spray or just administer with a watering can. The plants may take a couple of weeks to die, though so you will have to be patient.

You can hire or buy weed burners that sort of look like a walking stick a gas cannister attached to it. These are really good fun to use and are very effective whilst not adding chemicals to the soil.

n111ck · 23 May 2010 at 18:41

yermum said:
You can hire or buy weed burners that sort of look like a walking stick a gas cannister attached to it. These are really good fun to use and are very effective whilst not adding chemicals to the soil.

Hmmmm liking that sound of that - whe do you get them from?

RoachycaL · 23 May 2010 at 18:43

Only echoing other people - you should be fine with some heavier duty pathclear stuff. I work at a garden centre and theres loads of choice. Then if it REALLY doesn't budge, they sell special path scrapers/clearer's.

yermum · 23 May 2010 at 20:24

n111ck said:
Hmmmm liking that sound of that - whe do you get them from?

I got mine from Wilkos but I've seen them in some of the DIY depots and garden centres