Any advice on the best way to get rid of weeds in the garden??
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Juneolsen
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I am not very green fingered, but need to get to grips with the weeds in my garden...we have mostly dandy lions growing all over out lawn, in the flower beds and in the cracks in our slab patio....how do you keep weeds a bay? Any homemade non -toxic solutions? please help!!
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Here's a tutorial that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/home-made-weed-killers/
Hi Juneolsen. you can wet and pull the largest weeds, then do a treatment, Hope this helps, mix 1 cup of salt. 1 tablespoon of dish soap. 1 gallon of vinegar, pour into a spray bottle and spray weeds. Be careful not to spray plants that you love.
Put cardboard or newspaper down to prevent weeds from regrowing.
It is so simple but it can work a treat. Boil some tap water in a kettle and once ready pour it directly on the crown of your weeds. Larger weeds may take three or four applications in order to stop coming back but this is a low cost and hassle free solution worth giving a try. Just be sure to wear adequate protection clothing so that the scolding hot water doesn’t splash back onto your feet, legs and/or hands. Some people have actually seen this method work better than the vinegar method, give it a shot!
Boiling water for the kill to the root. I have never had much luck with vinegar, dish washing liquid, and salt mixtures no matter what the formulas are.