How to Stop Weeds on the Sidewalk

Weeds can emerge between sections of sidewalks.

Weeds can come up in places all over your property. Normally, you might expect to see weeds in your lawn, throughout your garden or around other landscaping features, but weeds that appear through cracks in the sidewalk might be unforeseen, unsightly and difficult to know how to deal with. However, you might already have the materials you need to stop the weeds on the sidewalk. Once you know how to use those materials, weeds might be a thing of the past.

Things You'll Need

• Gardening gloves
• Garden trowel
• White vinegar
• Masonry sand

Instructions

1. Wear gardening gloves and grip the weeds as close to the base as you can. Pull up on the weeds to remove them.

2. Dig out the remaining roots by scraping the area with a garden trowel.

3. Pour straight white vinegar into the space where you dug out the weeds. This will help kill any remaining roots and prevent future weed growth.

4. Fill the cracks in the sidewalk where you dug up the weeds with masonry sand. This further keeps the weeds from coming back.

References

• Boston Globe; Sand, vinegar can kill sidewalk joint weeds; Peter Hotton; March 22, 2007
• Danny Lipford; How to Kill Weeds in a Gravel Driveway; Julie Day