Vinegar Weed Killer
Diseases & Pests, Lawn and Garden, Organic Gardening, Video by Danny Lipford
Weeds popping up through paving stones or cracks in sidewalks can be a huge annoyance. Here’s a solution to stop them without back breaking work or toxic pesticides. Fill a spray bottle with household vinegar and spray it liberally on the offending weeds. The acidity of the vinegar with a little help from the sun will quickly burn the weeds up. Stubborn weeds may require a second application and English ivy may resist the treatment all together, but most weeds will be gone in a few hours.
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September 28th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Tried it earlier this summer–didn’t faze my weeds. I’m afraid I’m back to 2,4-D and Glyphosate.
April 22nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Vinegar products, if sold as a herbicide, are illegal unless registered with the EPA.
August 10th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Vinegar seems to kill some small weeds popping up in paving and gravel but it is certainly not of any assistance in a lawn or border.
In a border, hoeing and digging is the only way of controlling weeds. Mulch of bark or compost always rots down and is also of no use.
In a lawn however, normal table salt is an excellent weedkiller. Spread liberally, it collects on broadleaf weed’s leaves and burns them. It falls of the small upright leaves of grasses and falls to the soil, topping up internal sodium and chloride-2-propanal levels in the soil giving healthier plants.
November 28th, 2009 at 9:13 am
We have fireants that you can not see because the grass is so thick. What is the best insectide for fire ants. It seems what ever we use they just move from one place in the yard to another? Or is it best just to hire a professional lawn service which can be costly?
Ben Erickson Says:November 30th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Hi Ronnie,
I had the same problem in my yard. Last spring I used a fertilizer spreader to broadcast a product called Over ‘n Out, that’s guaranteed to keep fire ants away for a year, on my entire yard. I haven’t had any fire ants at all in the six months since then. Check out our video on Fire Ant Removal for more information and a link to their website.