Hooked Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Decided to try a home made weed killer, since the ones in the stores weren't doing ANYTHING! And the stuff actually works. Figured I'd pass it along to fine folks on here. Keep in mind that it will kill grass too though. And best to do after the dew is off the weeds in morning and no rain in forecast. Works fairly fast too. Quite amazed. 4 Litres of vinegar 2 cups of epson salt 1/4 cup of Dawn dish soap (the blue original, mind you not sure if brand really makes a difference) Give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I've got a big gravel driveway and use your method to control the weeds and your right, it works very well. Only difference with mine, I use a cup of regular table salt rather than epsom, and heat the vinegar before I apply it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farsider Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Pure boiling water will kill all plant life. No salt or acid required. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I do what Lew does! It will also kill grass! The stuff that they sell is the same thing with fancy names and a picture on the sprayer of a dead weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Forgot to add, I have converted a fabric softener spray bottle and when I spraying my neighbour thinks I'm nuts and asks if it works lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Just thought id throw this here. Pure vinegar will also kill ants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 My mom, bless her. When we lived at home she used vinegar for cleaning and desenfecting, The worst was when she would wash ciramic floors! We could never talk her out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 So does WD 40. works for wasps too and it is biodegradable. haven't tried it on weeds yet but I might do that this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 My mom, bless her. When we lived at home she used vinegar for cleaning and desenfecting, The worst was when she would wash ciramic floors! We could never talk her out of it!lol thats all we use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Female dog piss works great but its a whine to collect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 So does WD 40. works for wasps too and it is biodegradable. haven't tried it on weeds yet but I might do that this weekend. I am not convinced that WD 40 is very biodegradable. I heard people claim that it is made from fish oil; but I pretty sure that is just a myth. Someone did post a list of ingredients in WD 40; fish oil was not on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Persuant to your post I did some reading up on WD-40. Turns out you are correct and I was wrong, I was always under the impression that it was fish oil based which it seems is a myth. I always appreciate learning about things and I do appreciate your comment! I have learned something new again. (but it does kill wasps LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I thought this thread was about homemade killa weed. Legalize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Lots of stuff will kill weeds , the trick is to kill them and have the soil suitable for planting something else in a few weeks, not a barren sterile spot for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildeye rainbow Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I use the vinegar, table salt and dish soap combination in my sprayer - works great. It kills anything green. The only thing about using it, you get a hankering to go and get some fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darsky Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Pure boiling water will kill all plant life. No salt or acid required. Cheers, Mark 100% right. Except...............you have to keep at it all summer as they will grow back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big guy Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Just plain salt will do the trick. Used it on weeds growing up thru the gravel on the driveway last year worked like a charm, still haven't grown back. Plain old table salt, easy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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