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Rural/Farm Life

Atticus

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5. There are lots of recipes on line for home made weed killer which feature vinegar as a

Reply to in2herbs (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 05:05 PM

Feb 2019

primary ingredient. Most also include salt and a squirt or two of dish detergent to help the solution stick to the weeds. In my experience, they kill all of the plant tissue they contact, but do NOT kill the roots. Best for seedlings without a strong root system yet .

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Has anyone tried a 10% vinegar solution for killing weeds? If so, did it work? nt [View all] in2herbs Feb 2019 OP

I tried the horticultural vinegar... curlyred Feb 2019 #1

I am convinced that bindweed and cockroaches will inherit the earth. eom shanny Feb 2019 #12

I always say curlyred Feb 2019 #14

I've used it straight... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2019 #2

Ordinary grocery store vinegar isn't strong enough, but horticultural vinegar might be too strong. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #3

Interesting. I never thought of vinegar as a weed killer ... I make wine at home and sometimes... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #13

I've used it straight. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #4

There are lots of recipes on line for home made weed killer which feature vinegar as a Atticus Feb 2019 #5

Thanks for the replies. We have a couple of acres and the weeds this year are out of control. in2herbs Feb 2019 #6

sheep or goats Kali Feb 2019 #16

I've used the vinegar/water/salt/Dawn dish detergent mix Siwsan Feb 2019 #7

Haven't Used It For Weeds Me. Feb 2019 #8

I was told that for weeds it needs to be applied before dawn. I think you pull the weed and squirt fierywoman Feb 2019 #9

Under a full moon? Sneederbunk Feb 2019 #10

Seriously: if you want to get into the moon related aspects of it, off the top fierywoman Feb 2019 #11

Never really worked for me Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #15

They came back. But it helped our asphalt driveway cracks. WhiteTara Mar 2019 #17