Questions tagged [weeds]

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How can I get rid of the weeds and moss growing between the paver stones in my driveway?

I used the extra strength roundup to kill the weeds. Now I have brown weeds that are still rooted in the soil between the paver stones in my driveway. I've been scraping the weeds and moss out with a screw driver but, darn, that's a tedious job. …
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How to fix concrete cracks with weed growing out?

I have cracks on my concrete stairs that have weeds growing out of. I was wondering what the (caulking-like?) product is to fill the cracks. Should I spray some sort of herbicide to supress growth before applying the caulking? I plan to eventually…
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Kobalt Weed Eater unspools immediately on running

As soon as I start running my Kobalt KST 120X-06 weed eater the line immediately unspools very quickly (like 5 inches a second). It is like the autofeed is always on. I have made sure I am spooling…
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Safest weed killers?

Are there any weed killers that aren't endocrine disruptors or carcinogens? I'm at war with dandelions, but prefer a few dandelions to cancer or reproductive damage, most days.
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What is this weed looking thing in my crawlspace?

I had some plumbers go into my crawl space for some repairs, and were freaked out by some weed like growth which is very white in color. They asked that some water damage restoration team come out to clean it up. Those guys came in and looked at it…
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Tools or Techniques for Removing Grass and Moss from Brick Patio

This is what I'm dealing with - rudimentary efforts have not paid off and I feel like I must be missing something.
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Eliminating Dandelion with concentrated vinegar solution

I have serious infestation of dandelion this spring, and to kill it, I bought the 30% vinegar solution from Green Gobbler. I used undiluted 30% solution and put it in the multipurpose sprayer, setting a nozzle to squirt rather than spraying so that…
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What's the best way to remove dead weeds from cracks in concrete?

I just sprayed 'natural' weed killer and now I'm left with dead weeds. How do I go about removing them? Do I used a gardening knife or something? It's hard to get into the cracks.
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