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Weed Killer Recipe
Question:
I am looking for a recipe for weed killer that is made with vinegar, Dawn dishwashing liquid and something else. If you have this recipe, or another recipe, please let me know.
Thanks,
Mary
Answer:A: Mary,
Here are two homemade recipes to try. Both should be used only on plants that you want to get rid of, taking care not to spray any on surrounding plants. These are most effective when used on emerging weeds.
- 1 tablespoon of gin
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of liquid dish soap
- 1 quart of hot water
Alternate version:
- 1 gallon of distilled vinegar
- 1 cup of salt
- 1 tablespoon of liquid dish soap
Spray these directly on weeds in the garden or pour directly into cracks of walks and driveways.
By Ellen Brown
http://www.sustainable-media.com
Here are some other ideas from the ThriftyFun community.
Vinegar and Dish Soap
Here's a recipe for homemade weed killer that works for me.
Use a funnel to place the following ingredients in a medium spray bottle approximately the size of a quart, but it doesn't have to be exact:
- 1 cup of vinegar
- 1/2 cup of regular dish soap (not dishwasher detergent)
Fill the rest of the bottle up with water.
Shake well before each use. Spray mixture directly on the weed itself; if weed is out in the yard, be careful not to spray the grass! The vinegar is what kills the weeds, but the dish soap holds the vinegar in place so it stays on the plant instead of running off. This works great on grass or weeds in sidewalk or driveway cracks, too. Best time to spray is in the middle of the day when the sun is beating down on you.
Just a quick comment on the weed killers: Add dish soap to the vinegar and mix it with water to spot-weed the yard (usually 1 part dish soap, 2 parts vinegar, and 2 parts water). The dish soap makes the vinegar stick to the weed longer, and a couple of days baking in the sun should do the trick!
Jan
Three Techniques
Here's some solutions I've used:
- Combine one ounce gin, one ounce dish soap and one ounce vinegar. Put into a 32 oz. sprayer and fill with water. Spray just the weed.
- You can also put baking soda on just the weed. They turn black and shrivel up.
- To kill weeds in sidewalk cracks, pour boiling water on them.
By Susan
Vinegar Weed Killer
I have used plain old vinegar, it even kills dandelions.
By Patricia
Roundup
I recently read an article about Roundup. It has been linked to the death of amphibians. A few years ago, my neighbors sprayed some on my rockery which spread over into my garden. I'd had visits from little tiny frogs every year but there have been none since.
Susan from ThriftyFun
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RE: Make Your Own Weed Killer Recipe
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Post By Jennfier (Guest Post)
(07/01/2008)
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Any suggestions for killing weeds that are surrounding my flowers. Obviously, I don't want to kill the flowers. From the previous comments it seems these recipes will everything. I need something deadly for weeds yet safe for flowers. Is that asking the impossible?
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Canadian Thistle
Carrie - We have 160 of pasture that had maybe 1 or 2 acres of Canadian thistle that we had to kill. Some products will kill the tops, but not the roots, and they come right back. Cutting and pulling does not do the job. The product that has been the most successful for us has been Curtail, made by Dow. It does not kill grass like Roundup. I started spraying about four years ago, and now I have to really search to find a plant to spray. I suspect they are coming up from old seed or just plants I have not seen before. Good luck!
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Post By Alyssa (Guest Post)
(06/20/2008)
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If you have plants coming up under the bird feeder, they're probably plants that produce seeds that birds like to eat. So I would just leave them be as a free bird feeder. We get lots of sunflowers this way.
Also, plain old boiling water works well and won't damage the soil. Just be careful about nearby plants.
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Post By Mike (Guest Post)
(06/17/2008)
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My bio-dynamic farmer friend showed me how you can kill burdock and Thistle by cutting the flower stalks down just after they reach full flowering. They will not have time to regrow and as most varieties are biannual they will die. This takes a couple of years of consistant cutting and a good scythe for cutting.
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Post By Lynn (Guest Post)
(06/07/2008)
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NEVER use salt in your garden, even in weed killer. It stays in the soil and will salinate your garden and things just won't grow. As a weed killer I use the vinegar and soap recipe and haven't found anything it won't kill.
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Post By Michael Long (Guest Post)
(06/05/2008)
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Will just using the baking soda leach through the soil and kill the ajoining plants? All weeds I'm fighting are comming from the bird feeders? maybe I should just let the birds fend for themselves instead of making more problems for myself. Know what I mean?michael_longatverizondottnet
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canadian thistle
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Post By carrie (Guest Post)
(05/25/2008)
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Please anyone with suggestions on canadian thistle. I have a large area in back that I am trying to control canadian thistle without the city spraying 200 gal of herbicides behind me. A group helped pull it. My neighbor tilled it and I spread at least a million wild flower seeds. I have been pulling the thistle but they are coming back faster than ever amongst my wildflower seeds. We have a lot of young children here and I don't want cancer causing agents sprayed. Any sugg?
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RE: Make Your Own Weed Killer Recipe
What does the gin do in the recepy that has gin in it
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Post By JP (Guest Post)
(05/22/2008)
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Does this recipe kill burdocks? They are so prolific her in Maine.
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RE: Make Your Own Weed Killer Recipe
Will the receipe with vinegar, lemon juice, and dishwasher detergent (No Salt) work to dill Canadian Thistle and it's root? I'm over run with this weed and extremely tired of digging up this pesty weed and it's roots only to have it come back again and again. Help Help Help. Desperate!!!!!""""
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Will the receipe with vinegar, lemon juice, and dishwasher detergent (No Salt) work to dill Canadian Thistle and it's root? I'm over run with this weed and extremely tired of digging up this pesty weed and it's roots only to have it come back again and again. Help Help Help. Desperate!!!!!""""
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Post By Amy Mussay (Guest Post)
(05/11/2008)
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Do any of these solutions work on Houttnynia Cardata (the very invasive variegated ivy with tinged pink heart shaped leaves)?
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Post By otis (Guest Post)
(05/07/2008)
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I heard that bleach will kill weeds. I sprayed several
weeds heavily and after 5 days they were all thriving.(
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Post By Hillary (Guest Post)
(04/15/2008)
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I need to kill a "weed" that has turned into a tree and killed one of my other trees. It is on a neighbors property and they are not interested in spending the $$$ to have it removed. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. I will not use chemicals, it must be natural. The tree is a good 10 -12 feet tall. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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Post By Christie (Guest Post)
(04/04/2008)
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I need to kill 1.5 acres of grass to make way for a hay field. Any suggestions on a larger scale?
Time frame: less than 2 weeks.
TIA!
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Post By Judy (Guest Post)
(04/03/2008)
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Will this formula kill flowers and ornamentals?
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Post By Barbara (Guest Post)
(04/01/2008)
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So much for that commercial product I bought. Weeds in Florida are amune to it. Thanks for all the cost efficient information.
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Post By tylor (Guest Post)
(03/31/2008)
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Where do you get gin?
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Post By steve Cearfoss (Guest Post)
(03/20/2008)
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what about vinegar and baking soda mixed??
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Post By williams (Guest Post)
(02/13/2008)
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Where do you buy hort vinegar?
Editor's Note: It is available at a garden store.
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Post By willie (Guest Post)
(01/08/2008)
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Will this vinegar recipe work on spraying numerous feet of sidewalk and curb weeds, and if so, an easy way to make in bulk, say 100 gallons?
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RE; BAKING SODA
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Post By AMANDA (Guest Post)
(10/15/2007)
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I read that if I sprinkle baking soda on weeds they will wither and die, but will it kill my grass also?
COMPLICATED7511 AT HOTMAIL.COM
Editor's Note: Yes, it will kill grass also.
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RE: Make Your Own Weed Killer Recipe
FACT#1: If you add salt to any of these recipes, you will have to wait a minimum of two years before planting anything in that garden!
FACT#2: As soon as it rains, the salt will leach into the root systems of adjacent valued plants, thus killing them also.
"October - It's bulb-planting time."
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Post By Brian David, Master Gardener (Guest Post)
(10/01/2007)
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FACT: If you add salt to any of these recipes, you will have to wait a minimum of two years before planting anything in that garden!
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Post By cory (Guest Post)
(09/14/2007)
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This stuff works great. Thanks
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Post By Aaron (Guest Post)
(08/28/2007)
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No, I have the best one, try 1/2 cup Flyphosate, 1/4 cup 2,4d Amine and 1 Tablespoon Ammonium Sulfate; Per Gallon of Water. It will kill everything, and be safe to grow new plants.
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Post By Janna (Guest Post)
(08/25/2007)
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I may have missed this information somewhere in all the postings, but what I need to know is; How long must you wait before the treated ground is safe to plant again?
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RE: Make Your Own Weed Killer Recipe
I have tried the recipe with vinegar/gin/soap/water and it did not work for me. I think I will try a stronger mixture of just vinegar & dishwasher soap.
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Post By liina (Guest Post)
(08/04/2007)
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Great this is perfect for my dad when he gardens. TY
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Post By jen (Guest Post)
(07/15/2007)
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thanks!!! i will try these!
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Post By Collenne (Guest Post)
(07/06/2007)
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Does this work on Blackberries as well?
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Post By janie (Guest Post)
(07/01/2007)
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thanks so much, i am tired of using roundup which is costly since I have large areas to cover.
I bless you!
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Post By dianna (Guest Post)
(06/09/2007)
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THANKS I WILL TRY TMW I NEED TO SAVE MONEY AND HOPE IT WORKS TY
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Post By John (Guest Post)
(06/09/2007)
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Be careful when using the mixture that contains salt around concrete - salt can and will damage concrete. I personally wouldn't recommend this one for driveway and sidewalk cracks, just use the vinegar.
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Post By Janet (Guest Post)
(06/06/2007)
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I am going to try it on this sticky week that grows wild and chokes all the plants. I sure hope everything else doesnt die.
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Post By Haily (Guest Post)
(05/21/2007)
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I wanted to save money and and I thought it would be better to use something more natural than a product i would find in a store. I was so glad to find this site and I can't wait to see how it works. I have some pesty weed, ferns and dandilions that won't quit, I can't wait to try it! Thanks for the great advice! I loved it!
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Post By ajbobo (Guest Post)
(05/20/2007)
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I COULD NOT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS SITE.THANK SO MUCH. IWILL TRY IT TOMORROW
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Post By Gloria Pillow (Guest Post)
(05/19/2007)
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This is exactly the information my husband and I were looking for! Thank you.
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