There are ways to get rid of weeds growing in your driveway if you have time and patience to spare. It gets complicated if you do not kill the entire plant. Most grasses can grow back from a tiny piece of remaining root. 

Try these methods at home:

• Mix a cup of salt with a gallon of white vinegar and spray it on the weeds several times. Add lemon juice to make it more caustic or start with horticultural vinegar.
• Use a long-handled weed torch to burn the weeds to the ground. Be sure to torch the surface long enough to kill the roots.
• As a last resort, use a chemical weed killer containing glyphosate since it lingers in the environment for a shorter time than others.

Power Washing and Seal Coating for Total Weed Control

Perennial weeds with strong roots will return. Even if the entire root system is destroyed, seeds carried in the wind settle easily in the crevices. The only way to be certain the problem is stopped is to create an impenetrable barrier. Having your driveway professionally power washed is the first step. The water pressure cleans out the dirt, leaving no base where the seeds can germinate. Seal coating and crack filling prevents water from seeping into the deeper layers of your driveway that weeds need to survive.

Hire the Professional Driveway Maintenance Experts

At Maintain It All, our services add to the life expectancy of your concrete or asphalt driveway. Talk to us today about controlling the weeds in your driveway before the damage leads to costly repairs.