Since I have pets and visiting children, here is what I use. Boiling water. Epsom salt followed by boiling water. Spray with vinegar. Dig out when dead. If in flower beds, cover ground with newspaper, cardboard or landscape fabric, then cover with mulch. Method depends on location of weeds.
Naomie was spot on for the driveway weeds. If you can, do it when it is at the warmest and sunniest part of the day, it will work a little faster. Make sure you use enough to sink into the cracks really well to get to the roots, but not enough for it to go off the driveway and kill any grass or plants at the edge or it will kill them.
Hello-Do you wish to establish week control using home remedies or purchased chemical ones?
Weeds are any on going war no matter what elimination method. Its generally not an correction and end situation, but general preventive work with monitoring will need to continue.
There are many natural household type of ways to eliminate your weeds, these very helpful links from Hometalk are a great a great synopsis.
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Homemade weed killer I have a driveway full of weeds
Since I have pets and visiting children, here is what I use. Boiling water. Epsom salt followed by boiling water. Spray with vinegar. Dig out when dead. If in flower beds, cover ground with newspaper, cardboard or landscape fabric, then cover with mulch. Method depends on location of weeds.
Naomie was spot on for the driveway weeds. If you can, do it when it is at the warmest and sunniest part of the day, it will work a little faster. Make sure you use enough to sink into the cracks really well to get to the roots, but not enough for it to go off the driveway and kill any grass or plants at the edge or it will kill them.
Hello-Do you wish to establish week control using home remedies or purchased chemical ones?
Weeds are any on going war no matter what elimination method. Its generally not an correction and end situation, but general preventive work with monitoring will need to continue.
There are many natural household type of ways to eliminate your weeds, these very helpful links from Hometalk are a great a great synopsis.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/diy-weed-killer-38537988?
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/s-9-natural-weed-killers-that-will-save-your-summer-garden-17001086?
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/natural-weed-killer-20665086?
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