My patio was full of nasty weeds – a 30p hack killed them in no time

A gardening enthusiast has revealed a trick that will help you get rid of weeds on your patio for 30 cents and ensure they never grow back.

With the last days of summer in sight, many of us want to spend as much time outside as possible before the cold weather sets in.

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With this in mind, we want to make sure our patio looks as beautiful as possible.

Weeds on your patio can be a major problem in the summer, as they grow faster in the warm weather.

One woman expressed her frustration at not being able to get rid of weeds on her patio herself by posting the following on the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Gardening Tips: “Weeds keep shooting up on our circular patio!

“I keep taking them out, but within a week they’re back!

“What is the best way to control them? Should I use a strong weed killer?

“If so, are there any recommendations such as [there are] so many different ones? Thank you very much.”

The post was flooded with responses from enthusiastic gardeners, many of whom shared the same suggestion.

Someone said, “I sprinkle salt on the weeds while the kettle is boiling.

“Then I pour the water directly over the weeds.

“I put a lot of salt on it.”

Another said, “If you don’t want to grow anything else in it: salt and boiling water.”

A third person said, “I put salt on my weeds and they don’t come back until the next year.

“This year I’m going to weed the rest of my weeds with cheap salt from Lidl.”

How to repair broken patio tiles

The paving specialists at Simply Paving told Fabulous how to repair broken patio tiles without too much hassle.

The experts advised: “If you have a loose paving slab, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to lift it straight up by hand. Instead, you’ll likely need a hammer and chisel to pry the paving loose from your patio.

To remove loose tiles without damaging your tiles, carefully chisel away the mortar around the tile with the chisel and rubber mallet until the tile is completely loose.

“Then slide the shovel into the gap created by the mortar and pry the tile loose from the patio.

“As you lift the shovel, place a short piece of wood under the shovel. This will act as a lever, making it easier to do the job and protecting the slab underneath.

“When the paving starts to give, place the cylindrical wood underneath and roll the slab out of the patio.”

A fourth person said, “I keep mine under control with salt…regular salt.”

Salt is super cheap and can be bought in the supermarket for as little as 30p.

It is a great natural alternative to toxic weed killers.

It works by increasing ion levels in the soil and increasing osmotic pressure, which prevents weeds from absorbing water and causes them to dry out.

Boiling water kills weeds by damaging their cell structure, shocking the plants and causing them to die.

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