How Do You Keep Weeds From Brick Patio Joints?
Keeping weeds from brick patio joints can be challenging unless you use the right method to kill the weeds and keep them from coming back. The weeds grow in cracks because the soil underneath the bricks gives the weeds the nutrients to grow. Before you keep the weeds out of the cracks, you must kill the existing weeds. Then you will be ready to keep the weeds away permanently. Pour vinegar into the cracks where weeds are growing. The vinegar will sterilize the soil, causing the weeds to die. The weeds should be dead in about two days. Use the trowel to remove dead weeds and any dirt between the cracks. If a trowel will not fit into the cracks, use something small and thin enough to get in there and remove the debris. It is important to have room to add the polymeric sand. Open a bag of polymeric sand and shake some sand onto the bricks. Use the broom to sweep the sand around the bricks and get it into the cracks. The sand should fill the entire crack, leveling off at the height of the
