How can I kill weeds and poison ivy?
Need to know how to kill weeds effective To apply around my fence I’m tired to keep buying round up $$$ is e cheaper way to control killing the weeds I got poison ivy too please help ?
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Keep them mowed
Vinegar with a little salt. Add a bit of Dawn soap to make it stick to the leaves
I use plain old white vinegar. Round Up is toxic and I will not use as I have visiting children and many pets, not to mention wildlife. Vinegar is cheap, I pay $3.49 For 2 gallons.
Hello there, Dig out the soil and backfill with concrete or gravel, then at least the weeds would be less and easy to remove.
2 cups white vinegar
¼ cup salt
Squirt of dawn
Mix in a spray bottle. If you have a larger area, you can mix in a garden sprayer with larger quantities. Use when it will not be raining for a few hours so that it isn’t washed away.
Round-Up.......cut if off,wearing mask & gloves and long sleeved pants shirts remove tops put in garbage bags( thoroughly wash clothing shoes tools anything that you have used to remove the tops;get 2 gallon pump sprayer(not a back pack don't risk leaking solution on your back) buy concentrate Round-Up add food coloring to it(so you can see where you are spraying it) as soon as you see new leaves growing on stems spray them heavily with the Round-Up. It is absorbed into leaves them stems then kills root systems. Round-Up works best when plant is in vigorous growth after being cut off & new leaves are emerging.Keep checking for new growth and spray thru out growing season.Depending how big the area is it may take a few weeks to get it all. Put spray nozzle down onto leaves when spraying & do not spray in wind or breezy conditions;use gloves;do not walk or get in wet solution. Follow the safety instructions on container they are & have always been on the container for a reason.If you use it correctly it will kill the ivy and you won't have to use it over & over.Vinegar will not kill roots in ground only tops of plants, & it will continue to grow
Hi Ulysses - The struggle is real, isn't it?!? This is the most effective all-natural weed killer DIY that we use. It's even been featured on Hometalk! Hope this helps! Hugs, Holly
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3 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup table salt
1 tablespoon liquid detergent or soap (I use Dawn) for stick-to-itiveness.
Directions
Repeat as necessary.