Mixture to kill grass in sidewalk cracks?

Susan
by Susan
  13 answers
  • Mogie Mogie on Jun 04, 2020

    This is what I use.

    1 gallon of vinegar, 1 cup of salt, and 1 tablespoon of Dawn.

    Apply on a sunny warm day in the morning.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jun 04, 2020

    Mogie's recipe is perfect, be aware it will kill anything it touchs, including the surrounding plants and grass.

  • Gary Lindley Gary Lindley on Jun 04, 2020

    amonia

  • Deidre Deidre on Jun 04, 2020

    Horticultural vinegar with the added benefit of the area smelling like a salad for a day or two.

  • Dee Dee on Jun 04, 2020

    Heat up 1 cup of white vinegar, mix in about 1/4 cup of Dawn Premium. Not the dollar store kind, because it is too thin. When mixed, pour into a spray bottle and fill with water. Shake

  • Janice Janice on Jun 04, 2020

    A mixture of white vinegar, table salt, and Dawn dishwashing liquid will work well. I use 1 gallon vinegar, 1 cup of table salt, and 2 Tablespoons of Dawn. Mixt well, pour into spray bottle and spray on the weeds in the crcks. Within a day or two the weeds/grass will turn brown and die and will be easy to remove or sweep away.

  • Ken Erickson Ken Erickson on Jun 04, 2020

    I just use straight vinegar in my sprayer. I don't bother with salt, water, or Dawn. Works quickly.

  • Deb K Deb K on Jun 04, 2020

    Hi Susan, hoping this helps you out,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSBeYkNDi0

  • I use straight vinegar in a spray bottle...just spray and it's gone.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Jun 04, 2020

    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.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jun 05, 2020

    Selective herbicides ( wont harm grass) can be purchased at most retail venues —if you do not wish to use commercial chemicals preparations -there are diy homemade alternatives.


    Recipes using natural household products can be a way 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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