How to Kill Weeds Between Stones

Weeds growing between stones lead to path erosion.

Weeds growing between stones can cause the stones to shift over time, if you let the weeds become large enough. Weeds commonly grow in the soil between stone pathways or even stones in a natural stone wall. The easiest way to remove weeds growing between stones is to spray them with an herbicide. There are also natural ways to kill the weeds, if you prefer to avoid using chemicals.

Things You'll Need

• Tea kettle
• Water
• Household vinegar
• Spray bottle
• Glyphosate herbicide
• String trimmer

Instructions

1. Fill a tea kettle with clean water and bring it to a boil on the stove.

2. Bring the boiling water in the tea kettle outside to the weedy area and pour the boiling water directly onto the weeds growing between the stones. Wait 24 hours.

3. Fill a spray bottle with household vinegar, which has a 5 percent acidity. Spray any remaining weeds with the vinegar solution until they are soaked. Wait two days and repeat the application on any surviving weeds.

4. Spray the weeds directly with a glyphosate, or non-selective, herbicide. Follow the package directions for using the herbicide. Spray the weeds on a still day so the wind does not blow the chemicals onto your other plants.

5. Hold a string trimmer so the string is vertical, and run the trimmer over the cracks between the stones to cut out the dead weeds. You can also leave them there to decompose on their own.

References

• Care2: Ask Annie
• North Coast Gardening: Organic Weed Control