You'll Never Buy Roundup Again!
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I’ve been wanting to try this for a very long time. I finally did and I am happy to say this natural, nontoxic weed killer recipe really works! I bought industrial strength vinegar, added some salt and dish soap according to the directions on the bottle, and then put it in a battery operated sprayer. It worked like a charm, even on really resistant ‘weeds’ like achievable and trumpet vine.
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Use a trimmer BEFORE spraying them
with the mixture. This will open the weed and the mix will kill it to the root.
Rinse out the sprayer afterwards, as the mix is very strong and might damage some of the sprayer components.
Most effective when done on a hot sunny day. Absolutely no wind is essential!
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I’m in Zone 8A and have used this method for weed killing for many years. I purchase white vinegar at Sam’s then mix Epsom salts and Dawn then put it in a 2 gallon pressurized pump sprayer. Make sure to spray on a hot, sunny day since this ensures the weeds wilt quickly.Also,dissolve the Epsom salts in hot water before mixing with vinegar and Dawn so the mixture doesn’t clog the sprayer.
I was wondering if regular white vinegar would also work. Thanks! Going to try this.
What measurements for dawn & epson salt please!!!
Can u tell me measurements for Dawn & epson salt???? Thanks!
@@judymiddleswart9350 1 gallon white vinegar
2 cups epsom salt or table salt fully dissolved in water
¼ cup dawn dishwashing soap
@@tumbleweed57 It does. Here's the recipe I use. 1 gallon white vinegar
2 cups epsom salt or table salt fully dissolved in water
¼ cup dawn dishwashing soap
I went all natural and organic five years ago and got my bees and butterflies back ( DO NOT USE ROUND-UP) . In a spray bottle I use household vinegar, 1/2 cup Epson salt , 2 tablespoons Down dish soap, it works but it does not kill the roots on some of the weeds and must keep on applying when they come back later. GO ORGANIC !!
Did you use a gallon of vinegar here?
Can this work for pasture fence posts and fence line? Desperate not to use Roundup.
Thanks
Roundup did not kill your bees and butterflies.
Guaranteed one gallon her missing measurement!
The visible weed is not the goal. A string trimmer ends the plant the fastest and easiest! Your goal is killing the root. This method will not kill deep tap roots. Some grassy weeds yes. Nuisance weeds no!
Weeds didn’t get where they are overnight! Smart critters over many, many years! In reality, you may be watering the tough weeds??🫣
I used a 30% strength vinegar and added 1 cup of lemon juice. It worked great! Weeds began dying out within one hour. Just one word of warning…as I was mixing the solution, I accidentally spilled a little onto my leather garden gloves. Later that day I noticed my fingers were stained with the colors from the gloves. Two days later I had skin peeling on all fingers affected by the vinegar. Next time I do this I will be sure to wear rubber gloves!
I use a combination of 1 cup white vinegar, 2 Tbls. blue Dawn detergent, 1 Tbls. baking soda and t tsp. salt in a gallon jug, fill with water. Works as good as roundup and I apply it several times over the summer months. I have brick patios and walkway. I save old Windex spray bottles and use those.
Natural is always better for the environment. Roundup is destroying people's health. It kills everything it comes in contact with. It was developed as an antibiotic, but they found out that it would kill weeds, plants, etc. If you eat food sprayed with roundup, (wheat, corn, soy) it will have a severe negative impact on your gut microbiome. Kills the earthworms in the soil and all the natural bugs that live in the soil. The molecule in roundup is similar to glycine, an amino acid that your liver has a lot of. The liver doesn't realize that this molecule is not glycine and uptakes it and it affects your liver and mitochondria negatively. Roundup also has a negative effect on your hormones as well. Other than this, it's safe to use. I was being sarcastic in my last sentence.
I use a paint brush to paint ordinary cheap brown vinegar on a particular hard to kill flat weed in my lawn. Dead within the hour on hot day. Not only dead but disappears. Neighbours think I’m a bit strange painting my lawn but it works! This method means I just isolate that weed.
I have tried both the high strength and regular vinegar. The high strength vinegar works, but I recently tried 1/2 c salt, 2 tsp dish soap and 1 gallon regular household vinegar (MUCH cheaper) and it was as effective.
I have the Trifecta of poison plants in my gardens--ivy, oak and sumac and the salt/dishsoap/vinegar solution killed it all. I sprayed the leaves, and when I safely could, pulled the vines, cut them, then doused with the solution. Very happy about that!
Same zone as Linda!!
Thank you for sharing your combination with measurements; did you dissolve the salt in heated vinegar? Thanks!
@@juliecarns You're welcome!
I don't heat the vinegar, I just shake the vinegar/salt mixture up really well before adding the dishsoap. The salt dissolves pretty quickly.
Thank you I'm going to try this!
@@Miss_Elle85 I dissolve the Epsom salt separately in hot water then add to the Dawn and vinegar. Tried just shaking it up in the mixture, but once everything settled there were still large enough chunks in the pressurized sprayed to clog the tubing. Maybe I'm not as good as shaking up as you LOL.
@@carolfrancois5633 I just use cheap table salt, shake really well and put it in a spray bottle. You are correct, it clogs the pressure sprayer but I think that it doesn't clog a regular cheap spray bottle because I can keep shaking as I go. It seems to work.
Thank you for finding this weed killer. Europe banned Round up years ago! Why the US is still selling it, baffles me! I can’t wait to try this!😊
The reason the US is still selling it is Greed. Monsanto very greedy.
$$$$$
Lobbyists and they use it on every field before they replant.
Because they can make money off the treatment of the pancreatic cancer and deaths that occur... Oh, and takes out farmers and their properties to be bought by larger corps.
Linda, this vinegar works! I have been using it at half strength for years on our extensive gravel pathways. Spray it on a sunny day at 50% strength-no salt or surfactant needed-and it works like a charm. I just put it in a 2-gallon sprayer. The only risk is that your paths smell like a cheap salad dressing for a couple of days (but no carcinogen risk)!
Lol!
There is no carcinogen risk with roundup either.
would 30% work as well?
@@DukeGMOLOL I completely disagree. I used Roundup rather extensively on my large perennial garden for decades. I came down with aggressive Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. So there’s something about that.
@@suesuepix. Roundup did not cause it. Not a single agency or pesticide regulator in the world rates it a carcinogen at the tiny real world levels we are exposed to.
Since the use of Roundup skyrocketed in the mid-90's the incidence rate of NHL has remained flat. And that is even in the face of a rapidly aging population.
None of that has ever stopped the sewer dwelling Rat Lawyers Rat Lawyers from attacking safe products in civil court where they can scare unqualified jurors picked at random.
Google "seer non hodgkin lymphoma" and note the light green line.
Also google "seer cancer of all sites" and note the light green line shows that the overall cancer incidence rate has markedly declined since the mid-90's.
This could be a game changer! We don’t use any chemicals in our garden so we are constantly pulling weeds. My husband is completely against poison weed killers! So excited to try this. Thank you.
I just use vinegar . Vinegar and baking soda opens up sinks too.
Be sure to read the safety data sheet before buying industrial strength vinegar.
Acetic acid is more poison than roundup and it doesn't even kill the roots.
My friend's husband also pull the weeds in their 6000 square feet house...huge lawn around their house. I really hope there is a way(s) to neutralize the roundup or other chemical weed killers. Too much toxic has been put into our environmemt.
For weeds in the cracks in the driveway, I pour table salt in the cracks and that works well. I would mix the vinegar in a gallon plastic milk container instead of figuring the liter vs gallon math problem. I am sure the remaining unused solution would keep for a few months if you didn't use all of it on that day. Sometimes, it isn't the odor that is a BIG problem, it is the fumes that get in the lungs, especially folks with respiratory problems that can be serious. Love watching your videos.
Wear gloves
Agree completely. Why would you try to “ figure” it all out when it’s so easy to make in a gallon milk jug?
I have used regular household cleaning vinegar mixed with blue Dawn dish soap and Epsom salts. I used this mixture on the weeds that grow in the cracks of the driveway and it worked like a charm on a hot, sunny day. Within 15 - 30 minutes, every weed was dead.
Have not tried the mixture anywhere near the grass or flower beds.
What is the amounts please
My husband & I have used just plain 1gallon white vinegar that you get in the grocery store for many years ! We mainly use it on brick crevices , it’s easy and effective , we use it full strength .
I have used this and it worked well in the sun, but not so well in the shade. I also decided not to add salt. I believe the build up of salt in the soil can inhibit it over time from growing anything, so not too plant friendly. I know not many homeowners are going to invest in a backpack sprayer, but as a professional with large(or small) areas to spray, a backpack sprayer with a long wand which saves your back by preventing you from having to bend over and just a few easy pumps with your left hand is the easiest, most efficient way to spray. In any event, the weeds gotta go!😊
I used the white vinegar purchased in the grocery store.
Pour directly from the bottle, kills weeds within 24 hours..🤔 Used the same vinegar for towels when rinsing, great fabric softener.
Yes - we used it in the rinse of baby cloth diapers back in the day ...softening and restores the ph balance... sometimes the old ways are the best...
I use I gallon of white vinegar, 2 cups of regular table salt and 8 drops of dawn dish soap. Mix this in my sprayer and it kills weeds quickly. I think it’s better than round up and it’s non toxic and a safe way to get rid of weeds. Found this on Pinterest
I use this method and it does well on most common weeds in sunny areas. To apply to weeds that are amongst plants, I cut a slit in a large piece of heavy cardboard and then pull the weed thru the split to spray it, being careful overspray doesn’t hit my good plants. I keep cleaning vinegar purchased in gallon+ jugs around for many uses so that is what I use. I do full strength for weeds. It does not work on nutsedge or trumpet vine for me. Bermuda is questionable. It may be because my trumpet vine doesn’t get much sun. I need to get one of those battery powered sprayers!
To pull the weed through the cardboard is a great idea!
Southeast Missouri region... I have had success with household grade vinegar table salt...heated to boiling... up to three applications & applied in hottest parts of day... killed an unwanted invasive wisteria and poison ivy...
Yay!!!! I tried this homemade weed killer this morning and am absolutely overjoyed that it worked so well! I used regular strength vinegar, a few drops of dawn and epsom salt. The spurge was dead within an hour.
I use regular vinegar, salt, dawn and red alcohol used for muscle rub. Bottle of vinegar, 1 cup salt, 2 Tablespoons soap, bottle of alcohol. Only spray what you need sprayed. Overspray will kill other stuff.
We have a xeriscape area that is covered in river rock. The weeds are so hard to pull from the root because of the rocks. I am so excited to try this method, and will be able to get to the root of the weed with minimal effort. We have lavender and cabbage roses peppered amongst the rocked area, and I love the idea of protecting them with a piece of cardboard! Easy peasy lemon squeezey!
This does not kill the roots, roundup does and is safe.
Linda just received your book today! As a life long gardener, I purchased it as gift, but sincerely I will get one for myself. Love, love, Love it! Beautiful illustrations, etc. Congratulations an enchanting book!
Thank you!
I have used regular vinegar(mixed with Epsom salts ,Dawn dish detergent and water)before in a 1 gallon pump sprayer ... it does work temporarily... I will try the 45% vinegar next time !
I would recommend flushing the sprayer with water several times after using these because vinegar and probably salt can ruin the mechanisms in the sprayer.
I have never seen industrial strength vinegar. I make my own weed killer that works, just a bit slower than commercial products. I just fill my sprayer up to the fill line with vinegar. Then I add about a good 1/2 -3/4 cup of salt, and about 4 tbsp. of Dawn dish detergent; so much cheaper than ie. Roundup.
I use the same recipe but I add 25 to 30 drops of both Clove and Mint essential oils. Works great.
Thank you for this...I just tried weeding my brick front walk yesterday, and some stuff just doesn't pull up well. I'm going to try this. And, I have a suggestion...that Stewart wear a mic. Sometimes I can't hear him, and I like his questions, comments and banter with you.
I’m going to try this on the out of control chameleon plant in my garden. It is very invasive and takes over so quickly.
I’ve used horticultural vinegar with dish soap for a couple of years. It does slow the weeds, but I’m super careful with it. I do a lot of hand weeding, but I use this to supplement in small areas. I don’t use salt since I don’t want that in the soil. I don’t think it permanently kills the roots, so it’s not one and done.
I used regular white vinegar, and mix it 2 to 1 with water. It works great!! Great video, I learned a lot! love, hugs,prayers.
Regular Hydrogen peroxide 3% in the brown bottle not diluted works great too. Found this out by mistake! Just spray it on. So easy, no mixing. It does not take alot either.
Just a reminder that this is still a powerful acid that could still cause harm to skin and eyes. Best practice is to wear long sleeves, gloves, and eye protection when using ANY herbicide, even those which don’t contain dangerous chemicals. If it’s powerful enough to burn leaves it can hurt your skin, eyes, nose, and mouth too. Also make sure you’re wearing gloves when mixing and that there’s plenty of air circulation in the mixing area because those fumes really can harm your throat and lungs when they’re undiluted. I think this seems like a pretty good alternative to glyphosate products for those stubborn weeds like you mentioned just be sure that you’re still taking all the proper precautions. :)
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I use just house hold vinegar which I buy in Aldi for 60 cents.i buy a supply and just spray it directly on the weeks, you can see the results in 2 days. Fantastic
I have used just household cheap vinegar from Walmart for years and it works. I use it
full strength and I like it.
Great!
I love your use of creative vocabulary which is entertaining and often really amusing.
Hi Linda. Yes I use vinegar. Have been for years. Used to use the household vinegar but since I found the 45% use it all the time!
Where do you find the 45 vinegar ?
@@marshabowlin1757 Home Depot/lowes
@@elaineyakatan2310 thank-you
It’s dichondra - a most beautiful ground over that most have no luck growing! People use it for lawns instead of grass - no mowing & lush :) lucky you:)
Thanks for weed tip!
I love that natural weed killer. It works. I add salt and a little dawn to mine. I turned my sister on to this last year. Vinegar works!
“I’m a garden Jedi” 🤣 I’m going to try this tip around my patio! Thanks, love your channel!
The round leaf plant that came from the neighbors yard at about 11:50 looks like dichondra, sometimes used in southern California as a ground cover. The other weed at about 15:20 looks like spurge.
Everything looks gorgeous! Enjoy watching!❤
In my driveway, I have used boiling vinegar on weeds and Bermuda grass in warmer weather. It does work for months, but I have had to redo it at a certain point. I have also used a flame thrower connected to a propane tank and again works for months, but eventually comes back.
I bought the vinegar you recommend and spray bottle and will try this product.
The fact that it comes back is not really such a bad thing. Although it's a pain, it means that the method you're using is not destroying the soil itself..... No permanent harm done.
I use rock salt & lemon mixed in hot water until the salt completely dissolved & works well for me
I clean only with, vinegar, vater, soft soap and bicarbonate. In different concoctions depending on what to clean. Old, old Swedish recepies. And for the drains too. There I use a bit of salt and boiling water etc. I can translate the recepie if you want but I am sure there are similar things in US that people sent you. 12% vinegar. Never used in the garden, need stronger vinegar then I think! Brilliant Linda ❤️🙏
I have used vinegar with great success in my zone 8b garden. But, with the rain we get here in the Pacific Northwest, it does get rinsed off so it has to be done during dry spells. If I know it is going to rain then I do my other method-a torch hooked up to my bar-b-q tank. That works great too.
I’ve tried household vinegar, dawn dish soap & salt. Just be sure where you apply that, you don’t want anything growing in that area because nothing will grow in those areas again. Certain weeds take multiple applications & it will kill grass, too. I’ve been interested in the horticulture vinegar. We have dogs so I prefer the more organic gardening and lawn care. Love learning from you, Linda. 💖🌳
I want to get rid of the grass for a new garden. Sprayed this combo and a week later grass was coming back after it looked burned up. What can i use to kill the grass besides landscape fabric.
I have also used paper bags and cardboard boxes.
I use white vinegar from Costco mixed with regular salt and Dawn dish detergent. Works well.
I always use regular vinegar with a handful of table salt and a squirt of Dawn dish soap in a spray bottle. I apply this to the weeds on my driveway edge on a hot sunny day and by that evening the weeds have wilted and died. May have to do this 3-4 times a summer.
I use 20% horticultural vinegar. I have a power sprayer and it works beautiful!
Yes, Linda .... Ive been using regular old, cheap vinegar for years! Full strength, straight from the jug. For added strength to kill off things like dandylions, squirt in some dish soap and throw in a handful of salt! Waa laaa! Zone 6
Ive been doing this the last few years and its amazing how in a few days it dried those weeds right up . Vinegar , dish soap and salt in a spray bottle . especially those weeds in the cracks of walk ways. hard to get out just spray that good and great results. Thanks for sharing ~
Used both65%, as well as dollar store cleaning vinegar. The combination of that with soap and water and orange oil works well.
I have used household vinegar for killing weeds and grass growing up in between my sidewalk pavers. It took a good number of tries but worked.
Doug Merritt
I use 75% vinegar. I mix 1 quart vinegar- 1 1/2 gals. of water- 2 oz. orange oil- and liquid dish soap. Spray in about 2 seconds of dish soap. I mix it in a 2 gal hand sprayer.
Zone 7..... I have used pure white vinegar on grass beside pavers.....no luck. I love your videos.
Like others, I’m not sure this kills down to the root. Therefore likely (possible) that the weeds will reappear. Since the leaves are killed it weakens the plant by eliminating the plant’s ability to manufacture food. Repeat applications may be necessary. But since this is relatively safe, easy, and cheap, it’s a great alternative to harsher methods. I’m going to try starting with the weaker solutions. Have a huge problem with thistle that I am anxious to try this out on. Thanks much for sharing. Love your methods.
I have had great success getting rid of the horrible thistle by cutting about an inch or 2 from the ground and immediately spraying Roundup just on the cut stem. You don't have to use much.
I live in Coeurd'alene, Idaho zone5/6 , thank you for the idea of using the cardboard to protect the plants, very brilliant, I always wanted to use weed killer, but afraid to harm the plants. The tulips started blooming 2 weeks ago and they are still in bloom. Delphinium does grow very well in Idaho, this spring I dug them up and decided them. We have Japanese maple trees in our garden, and pine trees , the pine trees grow winter, summer, fall, spring. I heard that you should transplant tulips after 5 years to a new location or they will get diseased.Thank you. Cindy Scarth
Z7b, OKC, OK- Linda Vater, G.J. (Garden Jedi 😂), but you are! I believe the weed is prostrate spurge or something- my gravel garden is prone to it, 😢 but it is easier to rip out by they roots than dandelions 💢. Thank you for showing such mindful (and cool!) usage of an effective non-roundup weedkiller that ACTUALLY works! Cheers to the Battle of the Weeds 22' victory 🥂🙌
Also, Linda, I am LOVING the comfort slipon vibes with linen and denim! 😎 Your videos have me adding on to my Amazon wishlist 😜🌿
I use urine instead of vinegar, some salt and a squirt of washing up liquid, works very well and is free.
I am sure the earth is giving you loving energy for introducing many of us to a not horrible and effective weed killer.
I use household vinegar straight,no deluting. On a hot sunny day! Works excellent !
Vinegar is a staple in my household. It stops itching as well. Just Dab
with a cotton cloth.
I ordered a container of the vinegar from Amazon half way through the video. Thank you! I used to use the normal distill vinegar and it didn't kill anything. Going to try this 45% Vinegar and will hope for the best.
Following up on my previous comment. I have tried the 45% vinegar and it worked like a charm. I'm now hooked, and now ordered 3 more bottles from amazon. Thank you so much!
yep, used this method with undiluted household use vinegar with Epsom salt and Dawn for my brick patio and crevices on the driveway and sidewalks
Good advice, re not using ordinary table salts. Once that area of ground or soil is salted, it may be years before anything grows there again. This is fine for sidewalk & driveway cracks but never flower or garden beds.
Household vinegar dish soap salt, it really works. Cracks and in my garden . It works for me
Hi Linda, you are a joy to watch. Thank you for taking the time to make all the videos you post. I learn something new in every video.
I have used boiling water and you are right carrying big pots of boiling water out to the garden how long are driveway was rather cumbersome. And it did take several applications of it to kill the stubborn weeds. More recently I used first kitchen vinegar and finally the garden strength vinegar. It works pretty well on most common weeds. Nothing worked on mugwort, my arch enemy!
Yes, I have tried the regular vinegar, dish soap, and epsom salt combo and it does work, but you do have to reapply after a while. I want to try the industrial strength vinegar. I am in 7B Alabama
I embrace my weeds. I won't put anything on them. I have a large colony of Anole lizards; butterflies (they actually used my porch one year for a hatchery because of the passion flower vine I let grow on it. (Host plant for larvae). There were butterflies hatching and taking flight for weeks that year. Amazing. I just sat on the porch and watched the show. The Anoles also gather on the porch. I also get a tone of honey bees because they absolutely love Mexican Heather. It is literally a honey bee magnet. I grow a lot of it because it grows really well here and they get really big -- almost 3 feet in diameter. The Honey Bees also love Sumac (the none poisonous type). The Sumac grows into 10 foot tall, multi trunk trees and the flower clusters are an average 8 -10 inches in diameter and conical in shape standing at least 6 inches in height. The flower clusters get so full of bees that you can hardly see the flowers. I let the Sumac spring up anywhere it wants, and pull it out if I do not want it there. I will not put anything in the garden that could possibly harm the wildlife. What I do is plant things that suppress the weeds. I find that it is hard for weeds to grow through thick growing ground covers, so I have a lot of different types. Weeds also do not like growing through thick plantings of Canna. So every year I just add more and more plants. I do not have to pull near the weeds I used to, because the gardens are very full now. I get very little weeds under the thick ferns that I have growing and especially the ornamental grass -- mainly Miscanthus and Pampas. These grass clusters get so dense nothing grows under them. I give the gardens a good going over during the early Spring as the plants start to come back. Sometimes I will give it another once over just before winter, before it gets too cold outside. Any thing that manages to grown within the dense plantings, I leave. If it managed to pop up through all that shade, then so be it -- those are the ones I embrace. I have a lot of trees (over 30 on an acre of land). Raking the leaves in the fall, crushing them and dispersing them as mulch seems to really give the plants a boost. Sycamore leaves make great mulch because they are so big; easy to rake and crush. I go this route because my garden is not just for me to look at. I have it, so that I can work it. It is therapeutic for me to be out in it, tending it. I am 61 and been gardening this way since my early 20's. Plan on keeping it up until I physically can not do it anymore. At that point I will probably go the chemical route, and if I do, it will be something natural like in this video. Thanks for the information. And the yard in this video is stunning!
I’ve used this on weeds on a rock driveway, and it does work
I've used the vinegar, salt , detergent mix many times. It's great for killing the tops of weeds, but if it is a weed with a strong root system, they will just grow back.
Exactly. Vinegar will work on small seedling type weeds, but it is not a systemic that will kill a mature plant. Just because the leaves die off does not mean the plant is dead. If it was this simple, glyphosate would have no market.
I am in zone 5b SE WI and have used a similar recipe with household vinegar, epsom salts, and dish salt on my paver patio. If bugs are rampant I add some rosemary or peppermint essential oil.
Thank you for this information Linda! Finally, know what I can use to kill weeds and not hurt my plants! I refuse to use toxic chemicals in my garden. Enjoy all your videos!
White vinegar, epsom salt and dawn dish soap, in a pump up sprayer for larger areas ... works quickly, wait 24 hrs, then rake up the dead weeds and prepare the soil for planting.
I have used just straight house hold vinegar for years and it works great.
Loss of taste and smell is a classic symptom of radiation poisoning. I lost mine way before covid was a thing. Still hardly have any taste and smell. Everyone reacts differently. Unfortunately most people are not aware that radiation poisoning has the same symptoms of what "they" are calling covid. I'm going to try this vinegar remedy for my weeds. Good video.
Where did you possibly get radiation poisoning?
@@lurk1953 all the cell towers and electromagnetic devices all around us daily. Do some research.
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Hi Linda
That weed looks like hairy bittercress. Always appears for me too. Love your channel😀🐝🌸🐞
I use regular white vinegar and clean out my coffee pot by putting water and vinegar in as though making coffee....then run it, and use the hot vinegar water to kill the weeds in the cracks in the driveway.
Smart you!
I’ve used just regular vinegar and I heat it with salt and add about a tbsp of Dawn. Works great!
Just be careful with the salt!
Loved the tutorial beginning to end... Especially sharing clothing and accessory info!
Beautiful woman in her beautiful garden! Thank you
That leafy little weed that's taking over looks like the wild violets that are planted by the birds and then you will live with it. The stuff spreads through little tubers under the surface, which are impossible to get rid of. I live in KCMO, zone 6. They are EVERYWHERE. VERY excited to try the vinegar.
I used to use industrial strength vinegar but it is SO expensive. Now I use just plain vinegar and it works well. And I no longer use the salt and soap as they don't seem to be needed.
1 gallon 30% vinegar, 1 cup regular salt and 1 tbsp dawn. Amazing weed killer.
I’ve used plain white vinegar , and it works great
Bought this today after watching your video! I can't wait to try it on my pavers and in the garden!!
I used regular white vinegar and it worked great had to be careful to only spray the very center of the weed or it would work it's way out
and kill too much. you can also use a small funnel and spray into it but very little the weeds leaves will die anyway
I use regular white vinegar with 1/2 cup salt and 1 tbs dish detergent. It works well but needs reapplication every couple of weeks
Yes! Grocery store jug of white vinegar with a little dish soap works. I’ve found most effective if applied on a very sunny day
I use regular store bought vinegar. Full strength. Takes two or three days to see results but it does help to have the sprayer verses the hand pump sprayer. It really gets down to the root that way.
I use household vinegar on my sidewalk. Applying in full sun greatly increases the effectiveness.
We call the little flat weeds "spurge". Have used household vinegar, as well as cleaning vinegar plus Dawn for several seasons and feel better about using that vs. Roundup, etc.
I agree
I've used 30 percent vinegar by itself, works great
That plant you have growing between your bricks looks like Dichondra and is very invasive, there is a silver variety of it that looks great in a pot cascading down
I use 20% vinegar and it works GREAT!!
So much useful info here! For those weeding larger areas, and not driveways or paved areas, though possibly in pea gravel mulch, I like a scuffle type hoe. Some have a head shaped like a stirrup. The one I have used for decades has a thin, sharp diamond-shaped head. It slides just under the soil surface and cuts on the push or the pull. Very easy to work it around plants. Light years better than the old chopper type hoes that create more weed problems than they solve. Mine was sold by Seymour, and am not sure they still sell it, or if they exist, but others stock it. Recently I noticed Sneeboer tools has a stainless model, very nice but pricey.
Appreciate this recommendation. I hesitate to use industrial strength vinegar/salt/ soap because of spiders and insects in the weeds. I want them to live and help wild birds. We've seen a drop in both bug and bird populations here in CT. I don't want to be part of the problem. Using a hand-held tool, they at least have a chance to run. Thanks, Richard Gilbert!
@@betsarama I have not used vinegar yet and won't in my beds. There, I hand pull and use my great hoe. I have been using a flame weeder in my driveway, and that's where I'll probably use vinegar some. My place is otherwise pretty bushy and weedy. And I have planted lots of natives in the beds around the house for birds and insects. But I get on weeds, and many of them are not natives, such as hairy bittercress and probably crabgrass. There's a balance, for me, and a little vinegar may have a place. We and our places are all different.
So appreciate any and all of your video lessons. My daughter has recently become a garden enthusiast. I will definitely be sharing this technique with her, as well as incorporating it into my garden maintenance. I’ll probably gift both of us with Centurion sprayers🤗 Can’t wait til you visit us in Alabama! Zone 7
What a nice Garden and thanks for your advice.
Thanks for your presentation on weeding with vinegar. Ean from Adventure organic Farm and nature reserve in Tobago in the Caribbean
Hi Linda! Zone 9b here. I’ve been using only white vinegar with salt and soap for years. 1 gallon, 1tbs salt, 1 tsp soap. It works great. No harm to any plants. But I’m concerned it might discolor the artificial materials in your turf!
No prob!
I use ordinary finger white is best but I have used brown vinegar but not on its own mix with salt and a bit of washing liquid and it works fine but not were your flower are 👍
I've tried this several years ago but I used reg. white vinegar because I already had over a gallon and I didn't know about the stronger one at the time anyways, I added dawn dish soap & epsom salt. I sprayed it on early morning, I did see some death pretty quick but I had to reapply again on the larger/ thicker weeds, some were sprayed 3 times. I wasn't worried about the salt because I only needed it for the side walks & walkway, The stronger vinegar she's using is almost $20.00 but depending on how much is needed it may be worth spending the 20.