Natural Weed Killer

RE: Natural Weed Killer Post By Mare (Guest Post) (06/03/2008) I have heard that listerine kills weeds. So if you are able to snag some thru rebates or whatever, then try it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Natural Weed Killer Post By (Guest Post) (05/23/2008) Will this concoction hurt large trees that weeds are surrounding?? I want to get rid of the little wild tree sprouts that are popping up in my yard. I'm not worried about some hitting the ground, I just don't want to kill any of my trees. They're huge. Report Spam or Abuse Re:Vinegar Post By CindyW (Guest Post) (05/19/2008) Will vinegar also kill any flowers that you may accidentially get an overspray on? Editor's Note: Yes, it could so make sure to rinse them off if you get some on them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Natural Weed Killer Post By Ezeldamie (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) Corey, You do NOT want to kill all the plants in the soil by water, especially running water. The root system of the grass is the only thing keeping the dirt from flowing away (or eroding) and protecting you from flooding. Try the solution on just the weeds but please leave the grass alone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Natural Weed Killer Post By corey (Guest Post) (04/06/2008) SO this natural weed killer won't harm animals? Because I have a massive creek and would like to kill the grass off of it so I don't have to weedeat it. But there's a farm neighboring us and the cows drink from the same creek and it flows toward that way, so I don't want to harm them. So will this work? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Natural Weed Killer Post By Maz (Guest Post) (02/21/2008) "What ever happened to good old fashioned pulling them out". Would love to do that but extensive arthritis prevents that. Thanks to all the natural weedkiller remedies :D Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bamboo banishing Post By Rob H. (Guest Post) (01/26/2008) To the folks who have the bamboo dilemma, you've definitely got a tenacious plant you're dealing with. Bamboo, as you've come to know it a super tough resilient plant that is tougher than Timex watch because of its incredibly expansive root system. When you chop bamboo down to the ground and dig it up to a depth of 1 ft. and even twice as wide as the plant was on the surface- you've only slowed it down. What you did is scratch the surface. The plant has so much more stored energy in its root system which will allow it to pop up again in a matter of weeks. When it does pop back up and reaches sunlight, it's storing even more energy and growing it's root system. The only effective way to kill bamboo is to exhaust the hell out of it by digging and digging and digging until the root system has had enough. No sunlight, no energy, but it will take repeated TIMELY attempts to finally win the battle. I've done it myself- so trust me, if your more stubborn than the bamboo, you'll win. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Natural Weed Killer Post by piki viki (26) | (10/28/2007) Profile | Contact We use borax to kill weeds and grass on our brick patio. Works great even on nutgrass and doesn't seem to spread it's effect to the grass off the patio and lasts for months. You can water it in and it won't bother your animals, we have cats and dogs who haven't got sick by us using borax yet. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Natural Weed Killer Post by jess_admin (658) | (10/23/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact My neighbor has weeds that are so high that they are starting to cover my fence. I have two big dogs and don't want them sick. Can you give me a reicpe for a good, safe weed killer? cpics9c Answers: RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe Ingredients: 2 Squirts Liquid Dish Detergent 1 Gallon Vinegar 1 lb. Salt Directions: Stir salt in just enough water to dissolve. Add rest of ingredients after the salt dissolves or the salt will clog your sprayer. Also, do not spray this mixture anywhere that you might want to grow anything in the future. By T.H. (03/29/2005) RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe You need to boil that down to concentrate it. Regular store bought vinegar is diluted way too much and you might as well fertilize your driveway. That recipe seems to activate dormant weed seeds. It sure did on my driveway. Simmer that mixture on an outside barbecue, otherwise the vinegar smell can get strong enough to bother you. To make that mixture effective, you need to simmer it down to half the volume. Have FUN! DearWebby http://webby.com/humor (03/29/2005) By DearWebby RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe I need SOMETHING , ANYTHING that will kill MOSS on my patio, any suggestions? (03/30/2005) By angela hresan RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe To kill moss, take dolomite lime or baking soda and spread over the moss. Lime you can get at the gardening store. You can get large bags or boxes of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) at Costco or Sam's Club. Take small shovelfuls or a garden spreader and sprinkle it over the moss. It will kill it. Then wait a day and sweep it off. Baking soda will also kill grass and weeds because it is highly alkaline as will lime if you use too much. Susan from ThriftyFun (03/30/2005) RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe The following recipe is at base 2 forms of acid so if you really soak the ground well nothing will grow for months. Be carefull you only spray what you want to kill. Put 4 oz lemon juice in 1 quart spray bottle. Fill to top with white vinegar (10%-20% acididity is best). Shake well. (04/02/2005) By Sartasia RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe Nifty tips....thanks! (04/15/2005) By morelia RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe thanks for the tips. i am anxious to try some of the ideas. Weed killer at the store is so expensive and are dangerous for you and animals (05/13/2005) By Julie RE: Natural Weed Killer Recipe How about clover?? Anyone have a mix to kill clover but not hurt my grass? I have nasty patches of clover in my lawn and can't seem to get rid of it. I am almost to the point of brush killer and new grass seed. (06/07/2005) By FreddiePhuzz RE: Natural Weed Killer i would really like something i can use to kill sage brush and weeds, but still be able to landscape later. (06/13/2005) By aztrixie RE: Natural Weed Killer what mixture will kill bamboo??we've cut it down, dug up lots of roots, keep mowing over new growth used roundup...and it keeps sprouting up (07/29/2005) By mer serkel RE: Natural Weed Killer How much do I need to cover 17,000 square feet. Are you really looking at using 1 gallon of vinegar? How long should I wait until I try to put down grass seed to grow grass? By husky21 salt....? Hi I have to do a biology assignment on this question..."Why does salt make a good weed killer?" Do you think you could give me any tips on where to fnd this information? By Paige RE: Natural Weed Killer I need a natural weed killer that will kill sand burrs, some people call them goat heads, They are those horrible weeds that when dry have the most awful pointed stickers on them, These are tough enough to poke you through a sandle. I have them all over my yard and I can't get rid of them. This is a ground running weed that spreads like all get out.!!! (05/06/2006) By Tricia G RE: Natural Weed Killer I have experimented on some of the ways suggested in other gardening sites and vinegar can cause fungi growth in colder regions, though being the most damaging out of the solutions i tested. Salt is the best, though a 20% baking soda solution was VERY effective and burned through my Arenaria norvegica plant. I also tried boiling water-not effective at all, and salt water-dehydration was in the first 48 hours but the plant still had a reasonably firm rooting. (05/07/2006) By Guest RE: Natural Weed Killer this is a product that doesn't have any chemicals. very good. all 100% natural. good on your animals and the environment this is the link http://www.twedistributor.com/ (08/07/2006) By isaac .twe distributors RE: Natural Weed Killer What ever happened to good old fashioned pulling them out. I know I'd rather spray half my back yard with Agent Orange, but like eveyone says, 'that stuff is bad for the kids,' 'this stuff is so good but rots a hole in the ground so big you can fall in!' I borrow my neighbours shovel and have at all the weeds around the place. Works fine and gives you something to do ouddoors. (12/13/2006) By Texas T RE: Natural Weed Killer To the man who mentioned wanting to get rid of clover... why not keep it. Many eco-friendly yards encourage clover growth, some people plant it instead of grass. It's great for putting nitrogen into the soil and doesn't need to be watered. All around better for our planet than grass. (05/16/2007) By Michelle RE: Natural Weed Killer How do I get rid of poison ivy? My neightbor doesn't care what his porch looks like but I do. Plus I have to walk on the grass to get past all the Ivy. Please help if you can.... (07/25/2007) By JJ RE: Natural Weed Killer I just mixed a spray bottle of 1 cup salt, 1 tablespoon dish soap and the rest vinegar. I then sprayed the weeds with this mixture. AFter that, I poured straight salt on the weeds. That night the weeds were dying. This is a great safe way to kill weeds. I used round up 2 years ago and my cat got sick. My dogs chew on weeds so I don't think roundup is safe even after 24 hours. Plus roundup is more expensive than vinegar,salt and dish soap. Just make sure you only do not spray or salt anywhere you don't want to kill plants or grass. They say the salt lasts longer than roundup and results are as quick or quicker than roundup. (08/26/2007) By skyerose RE: Natural Weed Killer Hi, would love to hear responses on killing bamboo. My grandmothers home built somewhere around 1908 is the fifth oldest home in Spencer, NC with the first doctors office (5X5 foot) built in back. It held the first wagon drawn fire truck and kept a mule in the barn. The mule also worked at Spencer Stations, a popular old Southern Railroad workshop. The place is being overtaken by bamboo. I hope you can see how important it is to know what to do if you please would e-mail me. Like the gentleman above, we have sprayed dug and it has replenished itself. It also had the first meeting by four different religious associations meet there and start the city park with each church having a garden at all four corners, pretty cool. Thank you, (09/12/2007) By Kathleen RE: Natural Weed Killer control clover in lawn by fertilising with nitrogen. Lawn grows stronger clover tends to weaken in nitrogen rich soils. (10/12/2007) By red Report Spam or Abuse