Dirty motor oil and #2 diesel mixed at 50/50 and sprayed.Not sure if this is the right forum but I am looking for advise on dust control. I have a long gravel lane shared by 3 homes and it gets very dusty in the summer. Does anyone have any ideas on what to apply to keep dust down? Besides blacktop as thats not an option at this point?
Thanks
How so? Kills the dust, period. State and county still do it and the DEQ approved it, so? Is this going to turn into another "Passion" thread? He simply asked for an effective means of dust control and I offered an option based on personal experience. I saw no mention of environmentally friendly or "green". Unless you are going to offer the OP alternatives that you have found through experience to be effective, let's leave it at that, okay? You can start a thread on environmentally friendly dust control methods and I promise not to villify you by posting in your thread.: Kills the dust - and the environment.
larry
Again, another "off topic" poster...no dust control methods provided...you guys just jump in to make environmental statements and provide no useful information to the OP. It's no wonder such simple, straightforward questions turn into page after page of personal agenda. He asked for dust control methods...I provided one that I know works. What did you provide? Personal opinion. DEQ is an acronym for Department of Environmental Quality, and it is an approved method where I live, nasty habit or not, it is effective.
I didnt villify you - just threw in a little humor regarding an environmental detriment that I assumed you knew. Sure, it works -- but too much the bad way. Post #2 did a good job on the reasonably green angle. Any of the salts [Mg, Ca, K, Na] will sweat, keeping the surface damp until they are gone. The problem is that rain will make them shortlived and they are not exactly a benign environmental contaminant either. We use MgCl in our indoor horse arena with good results. Treat about 1 per yr.