Weed killer?
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Here is a natural way to kill weeds. https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/make-your-own-natural-weed-killer
1 gallon white vinegar
1tsp blue dawn dish soap
1 cup table salt
Spray onto weeds, best to do this on a hot sunny windless day. This weed killer kills everything it touches, it can't tell the difference between weeds, lawn, and plants you want to keep.
Here's what I use:
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/all-natural-weed-killer-43299149
All-Natural Weed Killer
Here's a post that might help you - https://chascrazycreations.com/save-your-garden-sprays-2/
Hi there, here's a few recipes you can try - https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/homemade-weed-killer
I keep vinegar in a one gallon pump sprayer. That works quite well!
I've tried this recipe before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHcj1dChT0M
Easiest weedkiller ever is:
1 gallon white vinegar
1/2-1 cup table salt
1 teaspoon Dawn dishwashing soap
Mix, then place in a spray bottle or garden sprayer and spray onto the weeeds. DO NOT SPRAY ONTO PLANTS YOU WANT TO KEEP!!
Just know that it's the salt that's the killer here, and will make your soil barren for quite a while. Epsom salt can sometimes act as a fertilizer, not a killer. Personally, I've never had any luck with homemade weed killers; pulling them is what I do.
Qt of white vinager 1/4 cup of salt 2 squirts of dish soap and add to a spray bottle
Here is a list of all natural ones. I've had success with the recipe with borax. https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/homemade-weed-killer
Here's a useful article about common weeds and how to deal with them https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/common-weeds-and-how-to-eliminate-them-43359878
Common Weeds and How to Eliminate Them