What is the best homemade solutions to kill weeds in my garden?
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Try this
3 cups white vinegar
3/4 cup table salt
2 tsp blue Dawn
3 tsp arthritis rub that contains methyl salicylate which is wintergreen oil (this is the secret ingredient)
Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle.
Elbow grease! Get in there and pull them out is the best weed control in a garden. If you put a chemical, even an organic one, in there you risk killing the plants you want to grow.
Yes, but will it kill the good plants being surrounded by the weeds or crabgrass?
I'm a true advocate of using boiling water poured directly on the weeds. Not only is it organic, it's free and you'll see instant results! No toxic results. As with all weed treatments, you'll need to be vigilant for reappearances and act quickly.
vinegar
boiling water . Boil a pot to a rolling boil take it to the garden and pour on them. Kills in 12 hours. No soil damage. Watch hot water, it will burn you too.
1 gallon white vinegar and 1 cup Epsom salt and 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap Combine ingredients in
spray bottle and treat weeds at the hottest time of day for best results.