Hello everyone,
This year, a major internet provider is installing fiber optic cables in our town. After the pilot project a few years ago, the rest of the town is now being connected (if residents choose to opt in).
During the pilot project, it was clear that a very skilled and hardworking construction team from Eastern Europe removed the paving stones from the sidewalk, dug the trenches, laid the cables, connected them to the house, then closed everything up, relaid the pavement, and swept sand into the joints.
Now I’m wondering if, while they are at it, they could use something other than sand in the joints to reduce the amount of weed growth in the sidewalk joints in the future.
I have two questions:
1. What product or method would you recommend?
2. The sidewalk officially belongs to the municipality (?), so is there anything I should keep in mind? After all, I am responsible for clearing it in winter and keeping it free of weeds.
Thanks in advance and best regards
This year, a major internet provider is installing fiber optic cables in our town. After the pilot project a few years ago, the rest of the town is now being connected (if residents choose to opt in).
During the pilot project, it was clear that a very skilled and hardworking construction team from Eastern Europe removed the paving stones from the sidewalk, dug the trenches, laid the cables, connected them to the house, then closed everything up, relaid the pavement, and swept sand into the joints.
Now I’m wondering if, while they are at it, they could use something other than sand in the joints to reduce the amount of weed growth in the sidewalk joints in the future.
I have two questions:
1. What product or method would you recommend?
2. The sidewalk officially belongs to the municipality (?), so is there anything I should keep in mind? After all, I am responsible for clearing it in winter and keeping it free of weeds.
Thanks in advance and best regards
So, I checked again, and it actually says in the regulation for us:
b) to remove grass and weeds, as far as they grow out of cracks and gaps in the road surface.
I let it grow until someone complains. I keep the drainage channel and gutter clear because I don’t want the water to be blocked, but the moss in the joints stays, as does the chamomile between the wall, electrical cabinet, and lamppost. It doesn’t bother anyone and is not really possible to remove mechanically. The ground cover plants that have been sown stay until they grow too large or I need them.
b) to remove grass and weeds, as far as they grow out of cracks and gaps in the road surface.
I let it grow until someone complains. I keep the drainage channel and gutter clear because I don’t want the water to be blocked, but the moss in the joints stays, as does the chamomile between the wall, electrical cabinet, and lamppost. It doesn’t bother anyone and is not really possible to remove mechanically. The ground cover plants that have been sown stay until they grow too large or I need them.
Tolentino schrieb:
(A goat) would be a passive one for you...
With other disadvantages as well.
I would be interested if we had more space. But with the neighbors, you would become unpopular.I think it's fine; we live in a village, so it doesn't bother anyone. The nearest goat lives three properties away. I just need to convince my better half, the kids would be happy.
SumsumBiene18 Jan 2023 21:00A goat eats everything... and prefers the things it shouldn’t eat.
There are special quartz mixtures for this purpose. If applied generously, they should at least last a few years or make weed removal easier.
There are special quartz mixtures for this purpose. If applied generously, they should at least last a few years or make weed removal easier.