UK gardening - Moss on Driveway

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Moss on Driveway

Will

2005-10-22, 7:21 am

Can anyone point me to a cheap moss killer for my block paved driveway, I've
been to Homebase / B&Q etc but most moss killers there are for the lawn.
I've tried ordinary weedkiller but it won't work. Will something like
watered down Domestos or similar do the job?

Thanks

Emrys Davies

2005-10-22, 8:21 am

"Will" <bill@dodsworth66.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Can anyone point me to a cheap moss killer for my block paved
driveway, I've
> been to Homebase / B&Q etc but most moss killers there are for the
lawn.
> I've tried ordinary weedkiller but it won't work. Will something like
> watered down Domestos or similar do the job?
>
> Thanks

I recommend Jeyes Fluid. Follow the directions on the tin.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

Trefor Jones

2005-10-22, 12:21 pm

"Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Will" <bill@dodsworth66.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:djd3ht$qea$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> driveway, I've
> lawn.
>
> I recommend Jeyes Fluid. Follow the directions on the tin.
>
> Regards,
> Emrys Davies.
>
>
Jeys Fluid is excellent but does pong. Try Fungo Moss killer.

Chris Hogg

2005-10-23, 2:21 pm

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:56:15 +0000 (UTC), "Trefor Jones"
<treforpjones@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>"Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>news:3rukftFktpj2U1@individual.net...
>Jeys Fluid is excellent but does pong. Try Fungo Moss killer.
>

I agree, JF pongs for weeks of a chemical toilet (if you know what
that smells like) and it may also stain your blockwork.

Yes, dilute bleach does work, but nothing will keep it away for ever.

--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Mike Lyle

2005-10-23, 4:21 pm

Chris Hogg wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:56:15 +0000 (UTC), "Trefor Jones"
> <treforpjones@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> I agree, JF pongs for weeks of a chemical toilet (if you know what
> that smells like) and it may also stain your blockwork.
>
> Yes, dilute bleach does work, but nothing will keep it away for
ever.

That's the downside of the upside of gardening. You provide the
environment, the life-form will thrive. This includes moss, green
slime, ants, and probably evil spirits. We can manipulate the
environment only so far, and no further. On balance, I like it that
way.

--
Mike.

Blossom

2005-10-23, 11:21 pm

Have you tried ROUNDUP? It's pretty lethal. Kills all the weeds in our
concrete pathways. But of course new weeds/moss will always germinate
again, so you need repeat treatment every few weeks.

Spray-on bleach is also effective.

Also, before applying the chemicals, sweep the surface moss away with a
stiff broom.

This problem is one reason we'd never have block paving. Good quality
concrete slabs and/or selected gravel can give a really professional
look, without weed or moss problems. We have a crazy paving patio in
cotswold slabs and gravel/slabs in the front. No moss.

--
Blossom

garden spider

2005-10-24, 5:21 pm

Blossom Wrote:
> Have you tried ROUNDUP? It's pretty lethal. Kills all the weeds in our
> concrete pathways. But of course new weeds/moss will always germinate
> again, so you need repeat treatment every few weeks.
>
> Spray-on bleach is also effective.
>
> Also, before applying the chemicals, sweep the surface moss away with a
> stiff broom.
>
> This problem is one reason we'd never have block paving. Good quality
> concrete slabs and/or selected gravel can give a really professional
> look, without weed or moss problems. We have a crazy paving patio in
> cotswold slabs and gravel/slabs in the front. No moss.

last winter I discovered that road salt kills moss quicker than
anything I have ever come across. Just sprinkle lightly and brush it in
with a stiff brush.

--
garden spider

Chris Hogg

2005-10-27, 2:21 pm

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:35:00 +0000, garden spider
<garden.spider.1xfa7z@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

>last winter I discovered that road salt kills moss quicker than
>anything I have ever come across. Just sprinkle lightly and brush it in
>with a stiff brush.

But keep it away from concrete. Many years ago I scattered salt onto
part of a concrete path to deter ice, and the surface of that area
steadily disintegrated over the next few years.

Block paving is often concrete.

--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

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