A friend sent a post from another site about killing weeds with vinegar. I'm posting the pix and part of the text from
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I have used vinegar and table salt and it works well for me. usually a week before its gone. 1 gal vinegar to 1/2 cup salt mixed in a sprayer. -
One more point on vinegar. It is a contact herbicide in this case. While effective on annual weeds, plants like Canada thistle will regenerate. -
i have vines growing on the side of my house from a neighbors plant so definately will try this non-chemical form of removal! thank you -
After reading a blog, I sprayed full strength household vinegar on a patch of grass that I wanted to get rid of for a veggie garden. It really didn't do much. Looks like Ive got lots of back breaking work ahead of me. -
you will need to add salt to your 1 gallon of vinegar for it to be effective. also about 1 tsp of dish soap to help the mix stick to the plant. It may take a couple of applications before you get the desired results.
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Irene, you might kill the grass easier by putting black plastic over the area you want to kill and weighing it down to hold the plastic. The plants will die and you can lift it more easily. -
I had a friend tell me about this also. I have a vine that has taken over my yard and I tried vingar and to my happy surprise I am getting my yard under control -
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Julie, are you trying plain 5% vinegar or using the horticultural vinegar that is stronger?
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That's amazing! -
Ok. I am going to try the vinegar and salt and dish soap mix to kill some weeds growing through pavers and cracks in sidewalk. I'll let you know what happens at my place.
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I agree with Vivian S because vinegar can kill other plants. It will leave a residue. In an area such as that shown here, the plastic is the best way. Leave it about 10 days and check it. With vinegar you may have to wait to plant. -
I reduced the amount in proportions: 1 cup vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, a squirt of dish soap and sprayed on well.
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I tried the formula. It worked on some weeds but not on others. Of course the salt and vinegar combined with 100 degree temps would probably kill nearly anything...but it didn't kill all the weeds I tried it on.
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Boiling water will kill all -
I put straight white vinegar in my sprayer and it worked. Some of the dandilions and fireweed took 2 applications. It will kill the grass also so be careful how you spray. I have a flame thrower/weed burner that attaches to a 5 gal propane tank. It worked for moss and clover but not on dandilions. You have to have a firewatcher armed with a charged garden hose just in case. -
The vinegar is not a seed killer or pre-emergent so the dandilions did come back, albeit in different spots, in my sidewalk areas. Roundup didn't kill them either that's why I went to vinegar; it's much less expensive even with repeat applications.
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Vinegar is great but does kill whatever it touches. And you need to put out some lime on your lawn to restore balance. I had put out some V on moss and that part of my zoysia looked scraggy! I thought it was because it was in shade and we have had drought. My yard service told me to put out some lime in that area...I did and it is now lush! Be careful with anything you use! I would never use salt.
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i sprayed my driveway multiple times. Not a single thing died... full strength! Love my round-up. Yes, if you want to carry boiling pots of water around your yard, they will work too... -
Dawn K, I agree with you so when I really want to kill weeds I use Roundup. I love the natural stuff but in really bad weedy areas - round up the bad weeds. -
roundup is not the awnser. Yes it is easy but it is very harmful to evryones health.
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I agree that Roundup is NOT the answer. We need to be mindful of the harm we're doing to both the environment and to people, ourselves and our families. -
I am just pleased to see more and more people, talk about natural solutions over chemical ones.
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natural is always better for everything... -
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I tested boiling water vs vinegar on the weeds between our flagstone pavers along the driveway by pouring boiling water on the weeds on one side and vinegar on the other. Vinegar produced a quicker and longer lasting result; however with all our rain, record setting for the month of April, both sides are making a try at a comeback. I will have to wait for a forcast with at least 7 days of no rain for any hope of getting rid of the buggers. That probably means the end of May but I am ...»
