Recommendations for a weed killer for gravelled areas please

BooJewels

I wonder if someone could make a recommendation for a good general purpose weed killer for me please.  

It has to be something that I can order online and get delivered, as I can't shop in person.   There are so many available that I'd prefer to use something people have experience of.  I was recommended Wet and Forget here for slippy flags and that has worked a treat, so happy to take people's recommendations.

I have several areas that are gravelled - some has a membrane underneath and some is gravel over bare earth.  One area at the front of the house was where the car was parked, but the car isn't here at the moment, so it doesn't get driven over or parked on, so the weeds have become rampant.  I was going out periodically and manually clearing them, but they're currently growing faster than I can keep on top of it - so have decided weed killer might be more efficient - I'd been avoiding it, as you're still left with dead weeds to remove.  There's a small kerb around the area and only grass alongside, so nothing adjacent I especially need to protect.  I understand about walking on sprayed areas, then over grass etc. I can work without needing to step on grass at all.

I also had some ivy removed from one side of the house and the landscaper recommended that as new leaves grow from the cut stems at the base of the wall, which they're now doing, to apply weed killer to the leaves, so that it goes down into the roots to kill it off properly and that it might take a few applications - so I need it for that too.

I think I quite like the idea of a concentrate liquid or powder that you dilute to use as required.  I think I need to cover a larger area than would be suitable to use a hand squirty bottle like you'd buy off the shelf in the supermarket.  I have one of the large bottles with a sprayer that you pump to pressurise, with a spray wand.  I got this for the Wet and Forget and it works really well.  As I use this, between applications and when clean, to water plants that I can't otherwise reach and for targeted feeding - if I use this for weed killer, will it rinse out sufficiently to re-use for watering, or am I best getting a second bottle?  My only concern being storage space of having 2.

And if anyone has any ideas for a grass seed that inhibits moss - one grassed area looks nice and green at a glance, but as it is in the shadow of the house at the north end, it doesn't get direct sun - so the grass itself gets overshadowed by the moss.  I need to grass an area that's been recently cleared of brambles and holly so have to buy some seed anyway - so wonder if I can improve both areas at the same time.

Many thanks!

orangecrush

Have you thought about a weed burner? It just incinérâtes the weeds, no pulling them up required, they’re dust.

BooJewels

orangecrush said:

Have you thought about a weed burner? It just incinérâtes the weeds, no pulling them up required, they’re dust.

Didn't even know there was such a thing - that sounds much more fun!  I'll have to look at that - sounds like it's probably more expensive though.

BUFF

Pathclear but I am sure that a cheaper generic/own-label will exist that works just as well.

BooJewels

BUFF said:

Pathclear but I am sure that a cheaper generic/own-label will exist that works just as well.

Thank you.  One of the ones I'd looked at that sounded suitable was Weedol - and I think it's the same product - the graphics on the packaging appear to be the same.

ETA:  Looks like Weedol is the company and Pathclear is their product for paths and gravel.  Sounds like it might be ideal for me, as dilutable portions.

The burner sounds fun, but the Pathclear is supposed to prevent re-growth too, so on balance might be better for me, longer term.