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Gardening

no_hypocrisy

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1. Try this:

Reply to lark (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2025, 11:04 AM

Jan 1

https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/make-your-own-natural-weed-killer

Natural Weed Killer Recipe

1 gallon white vinegar
1 cup salt
1 tablespoon liquid dish soap

Combine ingredients in a spray bottle and treat weeds at the sunniest time of day for best results. When looking for a natural alternative to herbicides, a cocktail of vinegar, salt and liquid dish soap has all of the ingredients needed to quickly kill weeds.

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we can do it evemac love_katz lark Macrophylla

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Hi, does anyone have a recipe for an effective organic weedkiller? [View all] lark Jan 1 OP

Try this: no_hypocrisy Jan 1 #1

Thank you! This is what a was looking for. lark Jan 1 #7

Rock salt works well, but is indiscriminate jmbar2 Jan 1 #2

You can buy a very concentrated vinegar evemac Jan 1 #3

Sounds like that would take care of my path problems. lark Jan 1 #6

Careful with the horticultural vinegar on concrete/cement. zeusdogmom Jan 1 #10

A weed digger and a lot of effort. Wonder Why Jan 1 #4

I got a handheld multi tool that has a small hoe and rake and I'm going to try that. lark Jan 1 #5

I understand. I found out that now that I have time to do what I want (78 this month), I can't because it all hurts. Wonder Why Jan 1 #8

Cardboard mahina Jan 1 #9

most weed killers are organic Kali Jan 1 #11

I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for the suggestion! lark Jan 2 #12

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