weed control membrane!?

[easy-lift guy]

Weeds and the seeds produced by same are use to harsh growing conditions. The slightest amount of organic material will suffice to allow seeds to germinate and grow on top of any material.

Even if the OP decides to explain his mistake to his customer I would be surprised if the customer would be very understanding.

easy-lift guy

[phil123]

Thanks so much for the replies guys really I appreciate it. I was lead to believe that the woven fabric was for use under aggregates and the spun type was for bark chips etc? well that's what I interpreted from their website anyway.

 

Ok so really my best bet is to do an intensive course of glyphosate and see how it goes...

And if the problem persists to lift it all up and put the spun fabric down by the sounds of it? what a bugger

Or is it not going to be worth doing the weed killer and just go straight for the fabric? Sounds like it needs regular spraying either way?

 

Cheers.

[phil123]

if that is acanthus in the second picture,nuclear war wont stop it, third picture looks like onion grass,little bulbs that seem to grow through anything, i feel your pain

This has happened to me

 

Yea there certainly was thousands of tiny bulbs which I made sure I was extra careful to remove all of them but it seems not careful enough.

 

What did you do when you had this situation miker?

 

Thanks.

[easy-lift guy]

phil123, yes you will be using lots of herbicide to control everything under the fabric and on top of the fabric.

Just be smart and don't wast your time and money making this amateur mistake again. Future customers will expect better from you.

easy-lift guy

[Richard 1234]

Just out of interest how deep is the gravel?

I always put at least 2 inches down and it seems looking back at various jobs like this I've done that the thicker the gravel the less problems you have with weeds.

That said gravel is not maintenance free like people think it is.

[phil123]

Sorry I haven't been on here in a while Richard, the gravel is 5-7cm thick.

[Richard 1234]

Sorry I haven't been on here in a while Richard, the gravel is 5-7cm thick.

 

 

Have you managed to deal with it without ripping it all up?

[miker]

Yea there certainly was thousands of tiny bulbs which I made sure I was extra careful to remove all of them but it seems not careful enough.

 

What did you do when you had this situation miker?

 

Thanks.

 

Hi Mate, what others have said, glypho every month and topping up gravel level also helped,100mm deep now