Stop weeds from growing in your Sidewalk cracks 

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A little tid bit about that heavy of acidic vinegar. I work for a food manufacturing facility. We make our own vinegar... it is industrial strength vinegar. A lot of the workers will take some home here and there for weeds but a word of warning: Using it (at least, ours) on concrete will etch and deteriorate it! So if you're spraying a sidewalk, your foundation walls, etc.. it will deteriorate that concrete. Our stuff is very strong... will dissolve galvanized pipe.... so , be careful!

You for got to mention - Do not store vinegar in your sprayer. The rubber seals & o-rings will swell & disintegrate. Rinse out the sprayer after each use.

Perfection. And no stupid music, just good advice on how to get rid of weeds and make sidewalks, driveways neat looking. Thanks.

I use self leveling caulk. It was developed for exactly this type of application. Works better, looks better, less messy, lasts longer and will not grow mildew like a lot of caulks will do.

I have been using this mixture with regular vinegar for the past 10 years. My neighbors all thought I was nuts, as they were and continue to use Round-Up! On a hot and sunny day, it didn’t take long until they were dead down to the root. I’m not saying this is proof I’m not nuts, but (lol) works like a charm, and is safe for the environment! I can’t understand why anyone would ever use R/U again. It is quick to mix, and as far as I can tell, an excellent natural way to go! Thanks!

I don’t have a house and don’t expect to ever do this in my entire lifetime lol but I watched this whole video out of sheer fascination and curiosity.

I find the weeds around them look beautiful. I never weed them away. Live and let live. The obsesion for clean, neat atras outside is excesive in my opinion. Life is everywhere and that's the way l like it.

Wow. Impressive. I had my doubts that this would work better than Round Up. Not only does this homemade mixture work better, it works so much faster too. Results matter. Thanks for the video.

Love this video. It's an actual video without being all fancy. Nice and simple to follow

I was not aware off concentrated vinegar. I have used regular vinegar before and the results were ok. This looks better.

I did this a few years ago and it worked great! Also help from water getting under the concreate and friezing causing damage. I put sand on top of the caulk while it was still wet and then swept it off when dry. Gave it a better color.

Phenomenal job! We also use vinegar mixed with soap for killing off weeds! One little note; if you are doing this, make sure you apply your solution during 2-3 days of good weather/ no rain for optimal results 😌👍

I used to mix cement and sand to form mortar and would then use my hands to rub it in. This is definitely less messy! Thank you.

It comes back within a few days with regular vinegar. Tried it this summer.

Thanks for this video. I made a mixture with 1L of water, 400ml vinegar essence, 1 cup of sea salt and 1 tbsp dr bronner's liquid soap. Worked great 👍

I use this all the time in spring and summer. Works really well.

For the clean finish i saw tilers spraying the silicon with soap water and then puling and pushing an ice cream stick along creating very neat and even finish.

excellent tutorial. my grandad used sump oil from the car, nothin will grow at applied areas for 500 years. Guaranteed!

I used to pour boiling hot water on weeds, worked well, but i like the solution you made, keeps me from accidentally scalding myself

Awesome video!! Great information, demonstration and no distracting music. I have never seen a sealant match that perfectly.😮 BEAUTIFUL! THANK YOU!!

Why have i been buying weedkiller when something as simple as this exists, and then seal it... mind blown. Much appreciated

Thank you so much! My cracked up driveway looks terrible and I live alone, bet I can do this!

I just watched your video. Loved the tip of using vinegar, salt and dishwashing soap. Never thought about using that mixture. Have always used commercial weed killer. I'm going to try this mixture first thing in the morning on my patio. Thanks again for the video.

I recently learned about using this vinegar (purchased from Amazon). After many years of repeatedly spraying weeds and pulling them out over the spring and summer, I decided to try this. It works exactly as shown here. I had hoped it would also kill the ants, but they are still around. Maybe the caulk will help that problem. I wore rubber gloves, a mask and eye protection. Even though I didn’t do this on a windy day, it’s not something you want to inhale or get on your skin.

Thanks for the Vid, I am currently de-weeding my yard but I have a Pergola and there are weeds growing in the gaps of the steps, when I pull them up they pull up more, so I will use your technique of Caulk, I just need to remove these weeds first and hope I can get this...

I use vinegar, salt in two mixes, one for weeds, the other for unblocking drains. With the Drains I add baking soda, tbs,of salt, tbs. Of baking soda, pour vinegar…fizz, pop, cleared! More if using on large drains, this amount is for sinks, shower drains. Vintage and salt for weeds. It sterilises the soil where directed. 👍👍👍

You can take a weed eater and hold it sideways and clean out all the weeds, no chemicals required, would be a good idea to pressure wash the surface and let it dry before applying caulk. The caulk will shrink, so apply it generously.

I have a real problem with weeds in my garden. Def trying this technique.

Thanks for your prompt response. Have a great day.

Did something like this last year for a small stone landing. I used a Quikcrete product with a tip applicator. No more pesky weeds.

Wow. What a freekin awesome video. Thank you so much! I'm pulling my hair out on trying to get rid of the constant weeds growing between the cracks of my cement square "tiles" on my whole patio. I have surrounding gardens and such with lots of bees and hummingbirds. I don't want to use the poison weed killer. But, for 3 years now, the non toxic products don't work. I've spent so much money. I live on social security and buying hundreds of dollars of stuff that doesn't work is frustrating. I can't wait to try this. IVE NEVER SEEN CONCENTRATED VINEGAR ANYWHERE. I hope Lowels, Home Depot, or True Value carry It.

This is great I’ve brought the most expensive weed killer which doesn’t work so your video is like a breath of fresh air thankyou can’t wait to try it out

I did that exact method. It worked until the next few rains and then the weeds grew back. Bacon fat worked. It seals the soil & weeds won’t grow.

I use the traditional sand and a broom. Works fine, just as long as you can get it together to bend down a couple of times during the summer to pick out a few persistent plants, then just touch up your work with a little sand. Pleasant to do and no chemistry or other substances out into nature. 2 cents.

I'd use a string trimmer first to allow the spray to get down into the roots better.

I found that using salt with vinegar in a pump spray only lasts for so long before the salt blocks the sprayer then you have to take the spray nozzle apart to clean out time consuming. I now resort to white vinegar it does the job just as good.

This is excellent! I love the eco friendly and low effort and prevention for weeds! Cheap too! Thank you for this!

I'm doing this for my patio! Thanks for the tips!

i love dipping my caulk in cracks an filling them up! lol great video im going to do mine.

This is GREAT and thanks for sharing this knowledge...

This looks to easy. Questions: 1. Can you get the 45%vinegar in Lowes? 2. After caulking do weeds return? 3. Do you have to apply treatment after caulking in following seasons? Thank you.

This is perfect and thank you for being so detailed….I love this and so helpful 👍👏😁

I use a similar method. Works well, at least for a season. Did you know that when you use a broom you are ‘sweeping’ or maybe even ‘brushing’ the weeds away, not ‘brooming’?

One thing to note is that SALT is VERY BAD FOR SOIL. Once it washes off & drains away into your soil it will be very bad for plants there. Therefore, careful use & awareness of where the salt will eventually end up is required.

Thank you so much Michael for providing us with information that is eco-friendly! I checked into a couple other videos and the first thing they had was round up which turned me off immediately .I do not want to kill the wildlife I just want to kill weeds! So thank you very much I hit like and subscribe

i bought some of that concrete caulk at Home Depot and they must not sell it too much because it was old and hard as a rock so i would check the tubes for an expiration date.

I have been using this trick to kill poison ivy for years. Works great!

Fantastic! I wasn’t even looking for this but I’m going to try it. The dandelions on my patio have been driving me nuts for ages. I was going to try cement but I’ve never mixed cement before. This will be many times easier. Also, I am stunned at the effectiveness of the weed killer and salt & vinegar mix! Subscribed!

I used regular vinegar for years. I upgraded to cleaning strength vinegar when I learned it existed. I hoped that would eventually eliminate the weeds for good. I didn’t know how to fill the gaps. This process brings it to a whole new level. My challenge is my 30-plus year old patio is made of very thin “bricks” more like sheets of concrete. Besides the weeds I have sandy soil pushing up. Will the caulk hold with the soil issue? Before I embark on a project that would be physically challenging for me, what do you think I can reasonably expect? I would only be able to do a few gaps at a time so it would take a while to determine the end results. Thanks.

I've been doing this for years it's my job so forget the above and..... .Rake out all the old weeds,moss etc.Rake out and loose pointing to at least 15mm depth .Sweep out all dust with brush or use a hose then leave to dry, or if you're cleaning and jet washing the slabs do so at this stage prior to pointing. Then when the joint are dry{might take days depending on weather etc..} fill with semi wet{so it just holds together not too wet} 3 or 4 parts sharp sand to 1 part cement making sure you pack it down the joint well using th side of a small pointing trowel then fill the joints right up.When almost dry use a wire brush to take off loose cement so it makes the finish level with the top of the slab - and not below like in the video above.Then stiff brush off any cement smears.The secret is as you pack down the cement mix make sure it sticks to the side of the slabs.A flush finish is better than a recessed as leaves and water won't lay in the joints like they would if the finish was a few mm below the top of the slab.Remember houses are build using sand and cement and if done right will last decades.

1 gallon vinegar full conc 1 cup salt 1 TBSP dish soap Add water Water

JUST POUR BOILING HOT WATER DOWN IN THE CRACKS & IT WILL KILL EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.THE WATER WILL SOAK RITE DOWN TO THE ROOTS FAST.WEEDS TURN BROWN AFTER A DAY OR SO THEN SCRAPE ETC THEM OFF,.. “DONE FOR THE SEASON!!! 👍

You'll find that it's the sodium, or salt, that's the main killer. Probably no need for the other ingredients, but one would have to do a test by pouring salt on the weeds and seeing what happens. My father in law is a retired landscape gardener and he says salt kills most things, just don't expect anything else to grow there for a while!

ACE has a vinyl seal sealer the is less viscous and it gets deeper.

I did this to try and kill my grass and weeds off in the front yard. I failed at killing my grass, but eradicated all the weeds.

I kinda like the look of grass growing in sidewalk cracks. Moss too.

You could dilute the vinegar with 3 gallons of water. It would make a little over a 10% solution of vinegar and it would still be much stronger than standard white vinegar. And that gallon of vinegar would go very far. I’m going to try this on some weedy patches where my dogs go, so I don’t want dangerous chemicals.

Normal vinegar works and you don't need the salt or dish soap. Give the plants you want to kill a drink early in the morning before the plant has had time to start drinking up any water in the soil. You want the plant drinking the vinegar.

Michael that was awesome. I'm ordering those products as soon after I send this comment. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome video. You helped me fix my Chevy Cruize and now my driveway!

I love the environmentally friendly two stroke blower...

my dad had a brick sidewalk that was old and not really level so you could not shovel it down to the ground he just threw salt on sidewalk every storm and people were amazed how he never had any weeds in the cracks between the bricks of course they say it is not really good for concrete with freeze thaw but I wonder if you just put some in cracks would it keep weeds from growing.

One of my dickhead neighbors was spraying my driveway without my permission with round up. I found that idea of the vinegar mixture and it works. I didn't know I could seal the driveway like that!

8:19 Sorry but I couldn't help but laugh when you described how to "sink that caulk deep into that crack"

GREAT VIDEO…..THANK YOU for sharing this!

Well done Sir! Thank you!

Works great with Costco vinegar, I do it for year on my driveway and walk way.

Good job, mate. Thanks a lot.

Question...🤔 You pulled some old caulk out of the crack, which means that a similar process was applied at some point before. How long did it take from the last time you caulked those cracks for weeds to start reappearing?

I've used vinegar on its own with the same results.

It works, but pour half the vinegar into spray bottle, add salt to vinegar jug and shake, then pour into spray bottle. Salt dissolves better.

I use regular vinegar, and tables salt. It sure doesn’t dissolve. Maybe that’s why you recommend the sea salt.

That is awesome!!!! I am going to try that here at my place!!!

An old worn-out linoleum cutter works well to dig out narrow cracks.

Love that Raptor!

Love this info-and the sun protectant product tip, too! Just an fyi…one uses a broom, but the action / verb is to sweep. (English teacher can’t help herself! Sorry!)

Looks great! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely try this soon.

Practical tips, thank you. Also, looks good!

So clean and environment friendly

Of course….the salt is not so good for your concrete….. “The calcium hydroxide present in concrete reacts with the calcium chloride in salt, creating calcium oxychloride (CAOXY) in salt, thus wreaking havoc. When forming inside concrete, CAOXY crystals expand, causing internal cracks and crumbling.”

Quick and clean...great job

Great video!

Table Salt, ONLY. It’s super cheap, it’s readily available. You just pour it along the crack. You’ll rarely have to redo it. One year I used a bucket of salt grit and made a 4 inch barrier around my raised bed that I placed on my lawn. There was no grow back of grass, no edging to trim for a couple years.

Great video! I was thinking about if there was a product available to fill in the cracks, and now I know. Thank you!

Great video. Thanks...I will add that to my Honey Do List. He may not like your video..😮 but I do😊.

Or, just live in Texas where it doesn't rain anymore, that's what parts of my lawn looks like, as well. LOL!

Thanks

If you can warm you vineger (outside), the salt will disolve easier.

Your idea works 100% !!!

Very detailed with lots of tips

be careful in areas with lots of thaw freeze cycles with moisture those expansion joints need to be filled with something very flexible or you will have a costly problem when your concrete slab heaves.

Maturity test starts around 7:10 Try not to laugh when he says, "caulk" and HOW he says it.

I like this DIY and you did a fantastic job ! Looks awesome..

Outstanding video. Great instruction. Thank you !

Great vid thanks for the information. I have so much to do

A very informative video indeed. One question though; how much vinegar solution was added to the sprayer in this video; was the entire gallon of vinegar used, or a part of it. Thanks.

Nice demo, thanks!

All you need is cheap table salt ,thats all i use ,just sprinkle it at the base of the weeds or grass !

I'm sinking my caulk deep into the crack right now!