Table salt. Use the cheapest kind of salt you can find in the supermarket—not sea salt, rock salt, Epsom salts (not even close to table salt, trust me on that) or anything fancy. Just cheap iodized or un-iodized generic salt also known as sodium chloride (NaCl).
Dishwashing liquid. You will be using only a few drops, so the brand doesn’t matter. The purpose of the soap is to break the surface tension of the vinegar so it sticks to the weeds, forcing them to absorb it more readily.
There is no one "best" way to kill weeds. If there was there wouldn't be so many different methods. A lot depends on where the weeds are. I like Roundup for the really tough ones, like poison ivy, but Roundup kills everything it touches and I use it sparingly. The home remedy folks like using vinegar and salt in a spray bottle. Boiling water will also kill weeds. For lawns, several companies like Scotts make selective weed killers if you don't mind spreading poison all over your yard. Since I compost grass clippings I put up with the weeds. For the garden, shredded leaf mulch keeps weeds down but you still need to pull the ones that get through.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
See more
Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
See more
What kills grass and weeds permanently? I have grass and weeds that just keep coming back between the pavers and it is a big job to constantly pull them out. There ha...
See more
I kill weeds like crazy with kitchen pantry items that are really cheap and non toxic: white vinegar, ordinary table salt and dishwashing liquid.
White vinegar. Ordinary distilled white vinegar with 5% acidity is cheap and works great. If you can find a higher acidity even up to 20%, it is going to work faster, but the end results will be the same.
Table salt. Use the cheapest kind of salt you can find in the supermarket—not sea salt, rock salt, Epsom salts (not even close to table salt, trust me on that) or anything fancy. Just cheap iodized or un-iodized generic salt also known as sodium chloride (NaCl).
Dishwashing liquid. You will be using only a few drops, so the brand doesn’t matter. The purpose of the soap is to break the surface tension of the vinegar so it sticks to the weeds, forcing them to absorb it more readily.
Buy roundup at walmzrt, ollies, lowes, or home depot. Get the 24 hour kill,works fast, really good and kills sc with one time spraying.
There is no one "best" way to kill weeds. If there was there wouldn't be so many different methods. A lot depends on where the weeds are. I like Roundup for the really tough ones, like poison ivy, but Roundup kills everything it touches and I use it sparingly. The home remedy folks like using vinegar and salt in a spray bottle. Boiling water will also kill weeds. For lawns, several companies like Scotts make selective weed killers if you don't mind spreading poison all over your yard. Since I compost grass clippings I put up with the weeds. For the garden, shredded leaf mulch keeps weeds down but you still need to pull the ones that get through.
Boiling water kills weeds for free and without any toxic chemicals.
😊