Natural Homemade Weed Killer Recipe Tested by Lawn Care Pro

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A common homemade weed killer recipe consists of vinegar, salt, and dish soap. I test of the mixture on both grassy and broadleaf weeds to see how well it works. I would not recommend using this on weeds in the lawn. It is more applicable in areas where you no longer wish to grow plants. Check out the results in the video. Here is the 2 gallon sprayer used in the video. amzn.to/3sCymKE (affiliate link)
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@lawncarelife Год назад

Many have suggested using a higher concentrated vinegar. Here is a video trying that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9-qj8Qy3Nqs.html

@kevintayse8606 Год назад

Hey Jesse, what do you think would be the best thing to do for overgrown fox tails because they are taking over my lawn and I really want to get rid of them.

@sandramays8719 Год назад

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@GrenPara 11 месяцев назад

Hello, I use this method but use cleaning vinegar and more dish soap with salt. But for it to work best apply it to the weeds while weeds are in sun. So as sun first hits the weeds spray them covering every leaf and bloom. Sprayed some the other day and all are dead. in one treatment.

@sovietonion72 10 месяцев назад

I find bleach works well, I've even mixed it with vinegar for best results.

@bikedawg 2 месяца назад

salt is the worst thing to spray with in soil

@dznutz217 Год назад

Just did it and it worked perfectly. The only difference I did was added 1 cup of hot water to dissolve the 1 cup of salt. Then proceeded to follow the rest of the directions. Unwanted growth was brown within 2 hours here in Orlando, Fl. Definitely soak it well! 💯

@superdragon9293 2 месяца назад

Same here thats some mean chit man...worked great.

@vetbro_actual4886 3 года назад

Never been this early. I have used your videos to start a lawn care company and have been averaging $300 a day! Growing slow but steady

@lawncarelife 3 года назад

Great job

@e.salinas6553 3 года назад

@@lawncarelife do u just leave it after u see weed dying? Or am I supposed to take it out?

@brandonlee8312 2 года назад

Hell yea man, hope you are still going strong 💪

@DFisk75 2 года назад

Hit them with a trimmer BEFORE hitting them with the mixture. Doing that will open the weed and the mix will kill it to the root.

@she_sings_delightful_things 2 года назад

Really great tip, thanks!

@vincestephens5402 2 года назад

Thank you for that. It was first thing i thought of too. Stop the photosynthesis and chlorophyll processes and it will kill it

@rayneedaebluz Год назад

Exactly, kill at the root! Also apply early in day so has heat of sun. Kills weeds 4 to 8 hours.

@kennethsmith796 Год назад

Absolutely!

@hotcher2 Год назад

Great tip. Just make sure there is no poison ivy. Don't want to weed wack that all over the place.

@WendellJones907 2 года назад

It's good to see a professional demonstrate a non-toxic natural weed killer.

@bhough410 2 года назад

Tried this & it didn't do anything but brown the grass until a couple rains came through, then back to square one.

@jude8223 Год назад

@@bhough410 try Harris 20% vinegar weed and grass killer. I have used they’re all purpose horticulture vinegar and diluted it. This works as well. You will see results the next day. All brown.

@robertbourinski8286 Год назад

@@bhough410 , Same here.

@sahhull Год назад

Just plain boiling water poured onto weeds is very effective.

@jenniferpollard4466 Год назад

Amen to that ♥️🙏

@BrendaRWyatt 2 года назад

I use this every year around my end-of-the-road mailbox area for poison ivy and along the fence row. Same recipe except I dissolve salt in 1 cup of hot water before adding to vinegar. Overall coverage with mist spray is essential. Works for my purposes. Well made, informative video 👍🏼

@jimcurlis5709 Год назад

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@depastin0 Год назад

I was thinking as I watched that dissolving the salt first might be a better technique

@runningdrills Год назад

Exactly what I was wondering. Any chance the vinegar would dissolve the salt?

@runningdrills Год назад

@@otchsigua8223 does mix need to sit for a set time for salt ti dissolve or does it happen pretty quickly

@m42037 8 месяцев назад

@@otchsigua8223 Better than breathing Roundup

@curiouscat3384 Год назад

This works really well on my gravel driveway. Best to apply it on a sunny day but not so hot that it dries rapidly. I like to do it in the morning when temps are 80F or less and no rain forecast for 24 hrs.

@Condor1970 Год назад

I think repeated applications over a few days would really do the trick. The key, is to ensure you have a good week ahead of dry sunny weather, to prevent rain from washing it off.

@m42037 8 месяцев назад

has to get to the roots I think

@timcastle165 Год назад

I use this weedkiller mix all the time and I found that if I use a grass trimer prior to spraying the area I end up with a much better result. Great video!

@johnjames535 10 месяцев назад

Does it killer poison ivy?

@timcastle165 10 месяцев назад

@@johnjames535 To be honest, I’ve never tried it on poison ivy. I know I haven’t had any luck using it on English Ivy.

@diggindawn6833 2 года назад

I would cut the weeds down first, rake the area out, and then thoroughly saturate the whole area with the sprayer. This will insure that that the mixture gets down to the roots. I have used this recipe several times and it works good. The only difference is that I always add boiling water to mine and it works great! Thank you for a very informative video btw.

@derekwilliams3093 2 года назад

Why boiling water?

@feebee562 2 года назад

@@derekwilliams3093 To dissolve rhe salt first.

@sandmansimms5704 2 года назад

does it kill the grass though?

@feebee562 2 года назад

@@sandmansimms5704 It kills everything in its path. Except Crepe Myrtle, I guess!

@sandmansimms5704 2 года назад

@@feebee562 oh I'm looking for something that will leave the grass and kill the weeds and small trees trying to grow in 🤣

@PatriotPaulUSA 2 года назад

I used the same mixture but epsom salts, instead of table salt for years for the middle of my gravel drive that grows weeds. It worked fine.

@rfreyder Год назад

better to use just salt... epsom salts is mostly magnesium and is in many fertilizers. Salt is cheaper too.

@metalicmario8106 11 месяцев назад

Not enough salt. Salt is the key! Instead of 1 cup per gallon you need to use the whole container per gallon. The vinegar needs to be super saturated with salt. The vinegar being a mild acid, acts to break down the waxy (protective) coating found on plants. The salt then draws out the water from the plant. Soap really does help the salt stick to the plant. This is also best applied on a really hot day. With this ratio of salt I guarantee you would have killed ALL of those weeds. If enough is applied and it gets into the root systems nothing will grow back for a very long time. On a hot day you can spray in the morning or noon and by night the plant will already be wilted and dead.

@thegiantrubberduckyssqueek3163 2 месяца назад

Thank you thank you thank you ❤❤❤

@Herbie11 Месяц назад

Yep. I think the salt kills better than the vinegar.

@jeriadams6249 2 года назад

I've been using this exact application for the last 4 or 5 years. Works great for me. The trick is to really saturate the weeds. It does take a couple of days before you really see the big results. Kills my dandelions deader than a door nail!!

@Suzy-Pie Год назад

"Deader than a door nail!" 🤣🤣🤣 That really tickled me. I haven't heard that in a while.

@lynbrown3439 Год назад

@m42037 8 месяцев назад

What about just pouring salt on weeds, I know rock salt kills grass!!

@irony11 2 месяца назад

Dandelions have some good health benefits. Medicinal. People have been told to call them weeds for so long ao they didn't know the benefits.

@noeladcock 8 месяцев назад

THANKS SO MUCH FOR OFFERING A SAFER option to killing weeds. I quit allowing chemicals in my yard 3 decades ago because I did not want my dogs walking on poisoned grass/sidewalks and wallowing around in the grass as well. My dogs have been VERY long-lived (while the rate of cancer in dogs continues to go up and I know it has to partially due to all the yard chemicals they are exposed to) and my grass is just as green as all my chemically treated neighbors’ yards. Who needs a perfect weedless yard at the price of harming animals/wildlife/children? I am one of a very few in my n’hood who does not use chemicals in my yard for ANYTHING!

@MaryS-mg9ij 2 года назад

I used it and it worked. Lined the curb on street level/ the results were Awsome. There were little prices of grass starting to grow back/ it took care of that

@tlbx57 2 года назад

Important note: wash out the sprayer immediately after use, the vinegar will destroy the pump rubbers if left for a time.

@joellharris3975 2 года назад

Oh no wonder.... Thank you😊

@ritagamez3732 Год назад

😩😩😩😩😩😩. Mine has been left out after each vinegar use.

@ljsites Год назад

Right learned this the hard way, also will rust part’s quickly.

@gerry.shafer6101 Год назад

GREAT. TIP. THANKS.

@gerry.shafer6101 Год назад

WISH. SOMEONE. WOULD. COME. UP. WITH. A. SEAL. WHERE. U. PULL. THE. PUMP. AS. THAT. AREA. WEARS. OUT. WHEN. U. PUMP. SO. AIR. ESCAPES. LATER. !!!

@tprettylady42 8 месяцев назад

I tried it just now and its already working. The area is small and not a lot of weeds, but they're growing. The solution is already work in just an hour. Thank you.

@BipolarBear777 2 года назад

I’ve done this several times in the past and it works great 👍🏻

@ensyy_ Год назад

Is this permanent

@joeyates1428 Год назад

@@ensyy_ no

@stomper2582 Год назад

Thanks, I’ve been looking for this recipe. It will work well on stone walkways. 👍

@_baert 3 года назад

Perfect timing. Was gonna use an herbicide today but it said not to use if it was gonna rain in the next 24 hours, which it is so was looking for something not horribly toxic if it went into the sewer system.

@thesxtguy Год назад

Thank you for making this video. I am a first time homeowner and this video gave me some great things to use

@boogiebass69 2 года назад

I used this mixture (w/epsom salt) around my sidewalk cracks and driveway, and within 2 hours, it was browned out & dying. 5 days later, it appears that those areas were dead. Thanks for the info...PERFECT!

@waynew3827 Год назад

I have used this for maintenance the last three years and it is effective

@stevevogrig2762 Год назад

I live down here in Australia Melbourne and I use bleach rock salt and fish washing liquid and after a few days every thing is yellow I boil the water for the rock salt to dissolve it and let it cool down works great 👍

@MaryS-mg9ij 2 года назад

I tried it on the grass by the curb on the street THANK YOU

@vickikent2192 Год назад

I use it all the time. I use epsom salt with eucalyptus and mint (usually the one on sale because it is stinky). Works GREAT.

@rootloggins3951 Год назад

Hmmmm I've been told snakes spiders fleas and other critters hate peppermint. So if you've added a mint to your mixture you might be killing like 7 birds with 2 rocks haha

@robertmarlowe8990 2 месяца назад

I live in Az and have had good results with this for the last 5yrs-I use Salt pellets vrs table salt & just throw a handful in. Also I use about double the dish soap -even works on cactus!!

@banfi6661 6 месяцев назад

I can't wait to try this, I just went through a whole gallon of Ortho concentrate and it did not do the job I thought it would, I'll be doing this in the next couple days and post my results thank you

@user-kr5nh6pw4x 8 месяцев назад

I will thank you for this insight because I heard of all these ingredients be put together but I've never seen a video on it thank you for the input

@jeffreylucas3421 3 года назад

I live in WNY they use huge quantities of salt on the ice and snow-covered roads. In the spring and summer, everything grows just fine. I have not noticed any ill effects on the foliage.

@RobSmith-mv6rz 2 года назад

I used this on our driveway and it worked really well.....I did drench the weeds

@olgapaulus7299 2 года назад

I would trim first then spray, I think this would work! Thanks for sharing ☺️

@justindrake4600 2 года назад

No sir - this kind of poison needs a hi leaf area to do the damage - it''s not a root poison.

@mattschmitt9924 Год назад

I have seen less desirable results after trimming in comparison to spraying the full leaf.

@hebaefat61 2 года назад

I try it today at my front yard.. Will keep you posted....thx

@MichaelHerr378 10 месяцев назад

I've used this recipe many time with success. When I do this, I get the weeds cut as low as possible by whacking them down with the weed whacker first. Then I spray heavily. More times than not, they never come back, and I treat as needed for the ones that do as soon as I see them starting to sprout.

@faridehassadi9755 Год назад

Thanks for your all work and time .

@carolvalentine2407 Год назад

You have a beautiful view! Thanks for the info. I’m gonna try it in the weeds that grow in the cracks in my driveway.

@Fortsand1 Год назад

I was formerly employed in the lawn care industry. I have tried the mixture you used and it is a pretty good herbicide to use, but it is not systemic and will only kill what it hits. I recommend a herbicide called Triclopyr for total weed control.

@veronicajimenezcastro7735 Год назад

Thank you so much! I’m gonna use it on my flower bed 🤍

@faebalina7786 Год назад

Is it a natural one?

@Fortsand1 Год назад

@@faebalina7786 No it is not natural

@gregmac2392 Месяц назад

Thanks for the video. My husband and I thought we were supposed to use a higher concentration of vinegar-like 45%. We’ve got super fast growing tumble weeds out here in the southwest and we need something to get those gone! Going to try the recipe today.

@arnie111999 11 месяцев назад

Love this recipe, use 10% acidity vinegar and ensure good coverage, it will work fine to keeps weeds at bay on a driveway. It will not keep new weeds from forming, seeds blow in all the time - without destroying the soil nothing will stop new weeds so regular, maybe every 2 weeks will work. On really big established weeds, get right in at the base too - watch out with metal sprayers or other metal like fences - vinegar and salt is a great environment for rust - thanks for the video

@seasonedsofisticate1901 10 месяцев назад

Getting it sprayed on the leaf parts is key from my experience and catch them when they are young.

@FiveElements00 2 года назад

I tried this recipe a few years ago and it did work to "mute" the weeds, but they came back to life around 3 weeks later. So you have to do this and apply it every three weeks. It is better to dig or pull up weeds and put down black yard fabric or concrete. Those are the only things that stops earth from growing.

@josefschiltz2192 2 года назад

Cut the weed with a trimmer or shears then douse with the vinegar, salt and dish soap, then the circulation of the plant is opened up and it should take the dose down into the root. I tried this with some ivy. Looks dead so far. Once I'd destroyed the plant above ground, We've had a lot of rain and I've not seen it return. I did put a fair amount of salt in. I can't tell if it was the amount of salt or the vinegar! I also made a cup around a slit in the bark of some more using duct tape and filled that with salt. That one didn't like that either.

@larryscott5580 3 года назад

Use 20% to 30% Acidity Vinegar works so much better. Regular 5% Acidity Vinegar works but not as affective as 30%. Lowes in my area sells the 30% variety.

@lawncarelife 3 года назад

Thank you. I may give that a try next time

@redstingraycorvette 2 года назад

I used the same formula last year on my dirt driveway at my cabin and The weeds came right back again.

@buttliq0ur869 2 года назад

They asked,”where’s the pepper”???

@Mutlap Год назад

I have used this formula, soap and vinegar only, works well. Plants brown the next day!

@catch-2259 2 года назад

You need to trim first so the solution can get close to the root. It works for me. Try a higher concentrate vinegar (instead of 5%).

@rarelyred4300 Год назад

yeah, I used 30% vinegar, salt, and dawn soap last year, waited for a good warm day, and sprayed heavily near the center of the weed to try to get the solution to the roots...it worked quite well....I did have to reapply later in the season....we have dogs and can't use anything like round up or weed and feed in our yard, so I do have some stubborn weeds that I have been working on...FYI I was able to find 30% vinegar at Home Depot. 😁

@brendaf3132 Год назад

Correct. Regular strength vinegar does not work.

@mattschmitt9924 Год назад

@@brendaf3132 incorrect. It does work, just not as well as the stronger stuff.

@ccsocal768 Год назад

But make SURE you buy and use only organic vinegar. The industrial vinegar has all sorts of deadly things in it since they spray it with anything while grown. It is used basically as a super strong deadly solvent. I would not use it in my yard! Beware of misleading labels, Natural vinegar is not organic vinegar. Buyers beware and be safe.

@coolruehle 2 года назад

This salt recipe would be great in my pool equipment area; all 1" river gravel, no plants (other than the weeds that are now impossible to control)

@scottterry4590 2 года назад

Great video, I think if i was clearing an over grown bed or around a common area like a play set for kids it would be effective to stopping new .🤔growth.

@marclapointe368 2 года назад

I tried that on a few species of plants. The vinegar was 10%. The effect was rapid but it did not kill most of the plants , they cama back in a few weeks

@marshallhosel1247 2 года назад

Thank you, worked great!

@bernardklosterman3807 8 месяцев назад

Very nice video I will try this on my driveway thanks.

@bigrenegade7121 Год назад

If you use a higher acid level vinegar it is more effective. As I know you used Dollar G table salt, they also carry a 5% acidity vinegar which works great for this. I've used it my myself and it killed the plants in 2-3 days. There is also another recipe that is similar. 1 gal vinegar, 2 cups Epsom Salts, 1/4 dish soap. Mix Epsom Salts and vinegar in sprayer and let sit for 1 hour (for Salts to dissolve). Add soap, mix and you are ready to go.

@gregoryhamid792 11 месяцев назад

12:13

@Egalitarian-bt7kz 11 дней назад

This recipe really works and I’ve been using it for a year…

@OscarGoldman77 Год назад

In my experience it works much better if you pour the salt directly on the weeds. A LOT of salt. Then using a watering can moisten the area with vinegar. I tried your method and I had reapply often, several days in a row because the fine mist that comes out of the sprayer. The watering can allows the liquid to penetrate better. My way works with One application.

@BobaBear888 Год назад

I'll have to give your tip a try. Thank you!

@hotcher2 Год назад

How does the salt stay attached to the weed? Doesn't it just fall off onto the ground?

@OscarGoldman77 Год назад

@@hotcher2 yes. Salt the ground well.

@OscarGoldman77 Год назад

I’m not concerned with getting the salt on the plant, if the ground is well salted and then moistened with vinegar you will get the best results. Best of luck!

@OscarGoldman77 Год назад

@@hotcher2 mind you, nothing will ever grow there again. I used this method on my gravel driveway.

@a1930ford 2 года назад

Use a 30% vinegar solution and it will work much better than the household vinegar. It costs more per gallon and is usually found in the pickles section of a grocery store. It will sure make a huge difference between weed killing with just regular vinegar and using it, instead.

@kevindunlap5525 Год назад

So, a 4 hour kill instead of 5 hours.

@koolkitties8552 Год назад

where do you get a vinegar solution all I see in the stores is white vinegar or apple cider vinegar

@kevindunlap5525 Год назад

@@koolkitties8552 Don't fall for that. Use any CHEAP vinegar from the grocery, find 1 gallon bottles. You can't make a bad recipe, and it's fun to see what works. Use any generic recipe and then hone it for yourself. Use this for applications like cracks in the driveway where you are only killing the chosen weed. It works great, it's completely safe for the environment. What's the fancy stuff gonna do, work 2 hours faster? : )

@shawn3550 Год назад

@@koolkitties8552 The "fancy stuff" isn't really fancy at all; it's a higher concentration of vinegar, and it does work better. I would just ignore Kevin.

@shawn3550 Год назад

@@koolkitties8552Another video about using vinegar for weed control: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CZ2FArMJesA.html

@pamelahelms6863 3 года назад

Ok if I pulled weeds today and cleaned my area all out can I spray this solution to keep weeds away? Thanks Pam Indiana

@fromdheart1 2 года назад

Gorgeous view! Thanks for the info! new subscriber!

@tomnelson6978 Месяц назад

When you see plants or weeds flowering you're growing a new crop of weed seeds to sprout even next year. Especially dandelions. It's simple to take a small hand garden shovel press blade down about 9", loosen around the whole plant root, pop pry the whole root out. They will grow back if you don't remove the whole carrot like root. I do this a few times a year on larger sporadic weeds.. I don't have many anymore.

@jeffgriffith7003 Год назад

I do this every summer, multiple times. It works for frequent reapplication is needed.

@daveg5687 Год назад

Thanks for making video. This will be perfect for my situation with grass in gravel. I just don't wanna use chemicals because of dog...

@dotherightthingp5110 2 года назад

Thanks for your time

@jjrusy7438 Год назад

my ecologist friend (phd plant physiology, works for nature conservancy) told me that local spraying with defoliant is safer for the environment because the glycol etc breaks down, whereas the salt stays there and screws up the microfauna. also, this only usually kills the leaves not the roots, so stuff like poison ivy just comes back the next year.

@robertbourinski8286 Год назад

All my weeds dried out and looked dead. After a rain all the weeds came back.

@allywilkeforsenate Год назад

If you like cancer use Round Up then.

@gracie3174 6 месяцев назад

It’s toxic

@scottwho6271 Год назад

I use Epsom Salt and it works good. Those plants and grass are longer than I have used it on. I apply more heavily the first time until the plants are completely wet. Sprayed in yard where I had a patch of weeds and the Bermuda grass did grow back after a few good rains. Don't use in vegetable garden though.

@sallypaulos4172 Год назад

Would it work better if you use cider vinegar? Anyone tried it?

@susanray8811 Год назад

I've used this for years with great results. Altho, I use the 30% Pickling Vinegar found in the pickling/home canning aisle of the grocery store. For those taller weeds just stick your wand down among the weeds almost touching the ground and spray the entire stems and leaves of the weeds close to the ground before making a pass over the top of the weeds. You do need to thoroughly wet the weeds with the mixture. This does last for a long time but is not a permanent solution to your weed problem. It's also much cheaper than toxic weed killers. It will also kill your tough vining plants as well, i.e. poison ivy, etc. I've even used it on invasive Trumpet vine.

@ensyy_ Год назад

What's the permanent solution then

@willamestrada1121 9 месяцев назад

I tried it today and it worked so well. I was kinda doubtful at the beginning. 😂

@ItsJustCarl1983 3 года назад

I will give it a shot thanks

@artschulte1897 2 года назад

Thanks for the recipe for a natural herbicide

@pamransom4179 Год назад

I have that sprayer got one at TSC works great

@nunyabusiness863 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this! I've used this method with success it just takes patience. You're killing the leaves and ultimately have to wear the plant out. Also one of your other commenters said, a simple black plastic can work as well. Especially if you want to plant there afterwards.

@paulanderson4985 3 года назад

Yep, good way to do it in spring is to put out a good dose of water on your planting bed then black plastic or tarp it. Weed seeds germinate but die without sun. Heats up to pasteurize I guess you could say.

@nunyabusiness863 3 года назад

@@paulanderson4985 just like in our compost bin. Just flat. Can't believe i never actually made that connection til you just said it. Brilliant!

@inquisitvem6723 2 года назад

It did t work for me

@jeremycarroll2161 2 года назад

I've used clear 2 mill plastic and completely cover and it burns all to death in summer sun

@nunyabusiness863 2 года назад

@@inquisitvem6723 id make sure to use the expensive vinegar. Like i said it's a very slow process. If your ivy is well established and woody, then you might be better off gowning up and cutting or just poisoning. But remember the urishiol will essentially stay in the plant until the US lowers the national debt.

@billyblackie9417 11 месяцев назад

I use cup of domestos and fill the rest of my 5 litre sprayer on my pebble dashed front walls and it removes the green moss that starts growing up from the bottom of the walls and keeps them clean. Washing up liquid added clings the domestos mix to the stones. I apply this about 4 times a year so I apply it each season

@kjkjkj360 Год назад

I just got the 2-gallon sprayer from home depot, it was $16.97. thirty bucks is steep for what is essentially a bucket. we're really paying for the spray thing. I'm trying this for my mum's yard, because she bought some toxic stuff and now she can take it back.

@jaimevijimenez6812 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video! More Power and God bless

@cannabis1490 Год назад

I love that lake view!

@ericstinnett9182 2 года назад

Great video, maybe Teejet nozzle will get a better coverage to spray on the weeds. Thanks

@lorrainehayes4688 Год назад

I have had success with hot water and salt. I used it because salt truly kills tough weeds, and hot water shocks them into death. Great information, and I appreciate this video.

@meismaria3741 11 месяцев назад

What is your salt to water mixture?

@elisabethjones4917 9 месяцев назад

Yes please

@KenD868 2 года назад

I use this method and it works great for me. I mix shake and let it sit 5-10 mins. I make sure the weeds are covered just like I do with Roundup or any other weed killers. Works great for me

@Lagassejames 2 года назад

I use this formula all the time, it works best if the area get several hours of direct sunlight. It kills the leaves almost 100% but it doesn’t kill the root so most will come back. I use 1/2 gallon of vinegar to 1 1/2 gallon of water same amount of salt and dish soap and usually only need one treatment only occasionally treat a second time.

@saltylandscaper7193 3 года назад

I found this stuff called green gobbler. It has a super strong vinegar in it. It works pretty well. It is basically like that formula you had shown but x10. It works well when it is the only thing you can spray without needing an applicators license in my state.

@lawncarelife 3 года назад

Interesting. I may look into that

@jimandskittum Год назад

An applicator's license? Please tell me what state you are talking about so I can put it on my do not try list. Land of the fee, home of the slave.

@bikerhighmiler8998 Год назад

@@jimandskittum please consider that you may not want any crazy guy spraying dangerous chemicals around your premises, family or animals.many agricultural sprays are deadly,and require specific training. Look up how dangerous paraquat is...

@jimandskittum Год назад

@@bikerhighmiler8998 There is a big difference between vinegar and paraquat. I moved away from the rat race so I wouldn't have to worry about what my neighbors do in their yard.

@jimandskittum Год назад

@@bikerhighmiler8998 I looked paraquat up. It is only available to commercially licensed contractors. Having regulations against spraying weed killers that are sold in hardware stores is over the top.

@sahhull Год назад

Boiling water or boiling water and table salt poured on the weeds works very effectively.

@byrd080202 2 года назад

It do work thank you for letting me know

@lindaross5145 2 года назад

Good way to AVOID chemicals.

@cornstar1253 2 года назад

Acetic acid is a chemical

@brendawahlberg7341 Год назад

Great video! Thanks!

@fransinclair3356 10 месяцев назад

Great video and such a beautiful place u live

@stevecarlson3779 2 года назад

Do glad to find your channel

@504PrettyThings 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. Can this remedy be used just along the regular fence line?

@billyblackie9417 11 месяцев назад

I use vinegar and salt to remove rust from tools just steeping them in it for over 24 hours and sometimes I use baking soda instead of salt. I wash them with a brush in the mix and then rinse them with my house and spray oil on them. I also put them a cloth spray and fold the cloth around them and spray the cloth with more oil and it protects greatly

@billyblackie9417 11 месяцев назад

Washing up liquid helps the liquid to cling to the leaves and roots good man

@melissazidan1824 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing.

@kellycollins1827 24 дня назад

I've used that mixture and the weeds do come back

@lesterduncan2914 Год назад

It needs to get down to the base of the weed so that it can get to the roots. Suggest cutting it first then applying it. It worked for me.

@ylawan Год назад

I would have loved to see you divide the spray area into two and apply the homemade weed killer in one half and a store bought chemical type in the other half. That would have given you (us) a better result as to how effective they are. Thanks for this.

@MicoDiSanza Год назад

I use a similar mixture but do not use "table salt (NaCl - Sodium Chloride)." My solution is White Vinegar, Dawn Dish Soap (blue), and Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate).

@tomgodzik9886 Год назад

I'm going to weed wack the weeds first then apply the the weed killer. Thanks for the help.

@user-os7zo2ne5e 2 месяца назад

Thank you. I have a weed problem.

@davidmatias6239 3 года назад

You should test it on Poa annual with a stronger Concentrate

@kevindunlap5525 Год назад

THIS ACTUALLY WORKS. Part of my career has been as a professional landscaper and there are always some ridiculous tricks that people talk about. This actually works. Use it for driveway cracks, stepping stones, etc. and do not use ON lawns for example, unless you want to allow the juice to spread to immediate areas. You may have to reapply still, but this stuff is safe for the environment obviously. Anything but poisons.

@Morgan2XL Год назад

So what happens to the SAR (Salt Absorbtion) ratio in the soil, adding the salt over time is basically sterilizing the soil so that only a few salt tolerant weeds will be able to grow long term. Goes into the water table and pollutes wells if used in large amounts. See Highways operations. deicing salt piles and community water supply fails. This was a biblical ethnic cleansing technique used to destroy an enemy's cropland. Pick your poison.

@rachelg7371 Год назад

Can I plant anything at some point after applying this to an area next to my pool? Does it hurt the soil?

@kevindunlap5525 Год назад

@@rachelg7371 I can explain it this way; This year, there are weeds growing healthily in the cracks in my driveway. So absolutely yes. That's the good thing about it. You aren't going out there and scorching the earth. When I was in landscaping, I used to offer the poison spray for a couple of bucks here and there. I won't use that stuff for any reason today, and would absolutely have a sprayer full of soap, vinegar, and water on my truck. We should control these things not devastate the land! So here's the solid answer, like using a chlorine product on clothes: Spray a test patch. You'll be happy, and best of luck!

@jimanders6666 2 года назад

great upload, ty

@nursedjones 2 месяца назад

Spray when you have strong sunlight. That helps with the chemical mixture become more active.

@lindacarlson8886 Год назад

30% vinegar works on everything in the Pacific Northwest including dandelions and thistles but NOT including blackberry. 1 gallon 30% vinegar, 1/2 cup salt, hearty squeeze of dishwashing detergent. I use ONLY in graveled areas. 30% vinegar is in stores in my area only in Feb.-March, so I stock up.

@jameskennedy673 2 года назад

We had a Crape Myrtle growing in the corner of our house & porch, cut it down, it started sprouting up the next year, then I dug it up but left some roots, started sprouting up the next year. I dug a big hole all the way around & cut the roots, threw them in the burn pile then mixed a box of Rock Salt & gallon of water stirred until the salt dissolved then pored the mixture in the hole & covered up with dirt, it’s been four years, no more sprouting

@lawncarelife 2 года назад

That's good to know. I've never known of how to get rid of crepe myrtle sprouts after cutting down the tree. They can be really annoying

@jameskennedy673 2 года назад

@@lawncarelife I forgot to add; if Crape Myrtle roots aren’t killed, they’ll travel under ground & pop up in other parts of your yard, same as poison ivy & poison oak

@Threedog1963 Год назад

I have a pound or so of rock salt that I'm going to dissolve in hot vinegar. I think its from an ice cream maker we had years ago. It's not food grade, so it just sits on the shelf. Good way to get rid of it. A few years ago, I had a patch of weeds on the side of the garage that were very stubborn to get rid of. So, I mixed a batch of Round Up, and instead of water, I used vinegar. The weeds turned black in a day and didn't come back for months. Lol, I called it The Valley of Death. I haven't done that since, because it's probably not a good idea to do a off label mix.

@m42037 8 месяцев назад

Roundup is banned in Europe and will be banned here within a year or two