Any suggestions on how to get rid of these from Block Paving Driveway?

Coffeekup

Apodemus said:

shiraz99 said:

It's really the wrong time of year to do anything about anyway. Best time to tackle this job is in the Spring.

I'd disagree on this one!  As you come into winter, the paving will no longer be drying out and the moss will spread rapidly.  Controlling it now will knock it back and greatly reduce the amount of over-winter growth.  I'd spray it with iron sulphate.  

Don't spray with iron it'll die the slabs, blocks, bricks orange.

Ebe_Scrooge

Eldi_Dos said:

Strange publication that, starts off describing Oxalis as a weed and best ways to get rid of it then further down the page describes how to plant up a window box with among other things attractive Oxalis.

Why is that strange?  As they always say, "A weed is simply a plant growing in the wrong place".  And it does also say:

"Oxalis is a large and diverse group of plants that includes some attractive ornamental varieties"

And

"Not all oxalis are villains – some are non-invasive ornamental varieties, with colourful flowers that make excellent plants for rockeries, raised beds and pots, as well as our native wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, which bears dainty white flowers in spring and is lovely to naturalise in a woodland garden under trees."

Most plants have many varieties, some of which are viewed as more attractive than others, and which have different characteristics.

Eldi_Dos

@Ebe_Scrooge.  What I find strange is that a publication one of who's aims is to get us to part with our hard earned is advising the use of weed killer and further down the page is wanting us to spend money on window boxes  and plants of same species.

Ebe_Scrooge

Eldi_Dos said:

@Ebe_Scrooge.  What I find strange is that a publication one of who's aims is to get us to part with our hard earned is advising the use of weed killer and further down the page is wanting us to spend money on window boxes  and plants of same species.

Same species, different varieties.  Also, do bear in mind that a plant that's contained in a pot or window-box or whatever is unlikely to run rampant.  Mint is a great example - we all like a bit of mint, and it's dead easy to grow.  Plant it in the soil and it's a bloomin' menace, it'll spread everywhere.  Stick it in a pot (even a pot sunk in the ground) and it'll behave itself and provide you with an ample supply of leaves to throw into your panful of boiled potatoes or peas or whatever floats your boat.

Heuchera is another one, loads of varieties.  When we moved into our house, it was all over the place, it's a plain green variety that doesn't look particularly attractive, and it goes wild.  I can't get rid of the bloody stuff.  But the local garden centre sells it - I often think to myself "who would ever buy that?"  But that's a purple version, admittedly more attractive, perhaps not so rampant, I don't know?  But like I say, any "weed" is just a plant in the wrong place

Eldi_Dos

@Ebe_Scrooge; it's just part of a general gripe I have got with gardening magazines and programmes in general, they do not seem to be geared up to improve people's gardening knowledge but more concerned with getting us spending and filling our gardens with possessions.
Anyway having got that off my chest time to go for a dander and check the state of the tide, see if the boats are still floating in the harbour.