Grass between deck gaps

[Jowes]

Moved into a house 2 years ago.
Now need to address the fact that thick grass blades are coming up between the planks up to the deck. Not on the flat part of the deck but the steps.
I suspect they couldn't put gravel there, just ground fabric… etc

I'm thinking of unscrewing the boards and laying new ground fabric under the steps.
What type of ground fabric should I buy? Because surely I can't do anything else. Digging out is not an option, I think.

 

[Alfons3301]

I bought ground cloth N2 at Byggmax
https://www.byggmax.se/markduk-n2-p21035

 

[Mellanbarn]

This does the job better, the other is for separating soil masses.
https://www.byggmax.se/ogräsduk-svart-p21038#267=33524

 

[Isakare]

Water with diesel oil, then it won't grow for many years. Must be pure diesel without the addition of useful things

 

[Roga1337]

Water with diesel oil, then it won't grow for many years.
It must be pure diesel without any beneficial additives

…if this was an April Fools' joke, it's a few days late
If it was an honest piece of advice... it was one of the worst I've read in here.

 

[Isakare]

…if this was an April Fool's joke, then it's a few days late
If it was an honest piece of advice... it was one of the worst I've read here.

The post does not convey any falsehood, I learned in a course, 3 drops of diesel in a coffee cup with soil, and nothing will grow in it for at least 100 years.
Then it's up to each individual to decide if it's beneficial to water with diesel.

 

[Roga1337]

The post doesn't speak any falsehood, I learned in a course, 3 drops of diesel in a coffee cup with soil, and nothing will grow in it for at least 100 years.
Then everyone can decide for themselves if it's beneficial to water with diesel.

Ok, then you have some knowledge
Still a strange advice.
We don't know all the conditions/circumstances about the place... suppose your neighbor received the same advice on a forum and doesn't care that your vegetable patch is 2 meters away.

 

[Jowes]

The post does not carry any falsehoods, I learned in a course that 3 drops of diesel in a coffee cup with soil, and nothing will grow in it for at least 100 years.
Then everyone can decide for themselves if it's beneficial to water with diesel.

Wonder if it kills goutweed with it

 

[Jowes]

Have started lifting the decking. There's not even an old ground cloth underneath. Not that I can see because of all the grass roots and crap…
So the previous owners cheated a bit when they built the deck.

 

[Mellanbarn]

It is not a given to use landscape fabric under a patio, in many cases it becomes too dark anyway for anything to grow. For you, it seems to be the exception around the stairs. So I wouldn't call it cheating.

 

[Jowes]

Well, cheating and cheating.
At least it didn't turn out the way you want it.
Fixed with landscape fabric and gravel now

 

[Kurtivan]

Wonder if they kill ground elder with

in that case, a great tip

 

[Thomas_Blekinge]

This with Diesel: there are some individuals here on the forum who think they can do whatever they please on their own property, like spilling diesel, burning waste, polluting, and ignoring general rules.

 

[Jowes]

in that case, a great tip

I think I'll "cut cut" like crazy again this year... diesel doesn't sound so nice.

 

[Kurtivan]

I guess I'll have to "clip clip" like crazy again this year... diesel doesn't sound so nice.

does it really help, I've done that for years...