A 55p product from Morrisons could be a miracle solution for anyone struggling with weeds.
Gardening experts have recommended people ditch the bleach and opt for a more natural deterrent that kills weeds growing through gravel "instantly".
One woman, who was struggling with weeds in her driveway, took to the Gardening UK Facebook page to ask for some tips. Angel Choco wrote: “Hi folks, is it worth putting down weed killer on my gravel now or would the rain just dilute any solutions?
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"Also wondering if anyone uses bleach solutions to kill weeds. I have a gravel driveway… Thanks.” Quick to offer up their responses in the comments section, fellow gardeners recommended Angel stay away from using bleach and instead opt for the natural route.
According to the Express, many suggested Angel use a combination of salt and boiling water to “kill” the weeds. Christopher Soper said: “Bleach is a chemical too. Different weed killers work in different ways, just make sure you follow instructions and avoid using chemicals not approved for the use.”
Christine Howell wrote: “Keep away from the bleach and use boiling water and salt.” In response to Christine, Cathrine Pettet said: “Yes, This works really well. We've stubborn brambles coming up the side of our patio and boiling water and salt is the best way we've found so far to effectively kill them.”
Ben Stillman commented: “If you never want anything growing there again, use salt and hot water. It’s perfect for driveways. The salt instantly kills the plants and the hot water will help the weeds absorb the salt quicker and also help kill the weeds. My driveway used to be covered in weeds, I now don’t have any weeds growing up.
“I originally did a one-to-one ratio when the weeds were bad but struggled to get the salt to dissolve in that amount of water so reduced it to one to two salt-to-water ratios. Now I quickly pour salt on the weeds and then pour water on them later when I remember.”
Salt can be purchased from supermarkets such as Aldi and Morrisons for 55p and at Asda and Sainsbury for 65p.
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