Getting rid of weeds doesn’t always require expensive and environmentally harmful industrial products. With products you already have at home, you can prepare a simple and effective solution.
This natural herbicide works great on walkways, patios, and garden edges.
Tools
2 cups white vinegar (preferably 5% strength or higher)
1/2 cup fine (or coarse) salt
1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid (the kind you use for washing dishes)
Procedure
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Pour two cups of white vinegar into a spray bottle or large container.
Add half a cup of salt. Stir or shake vigorously to dissolve it as much as possible in the vinegar.
Add a tablespoon of liquid detergent. This ingredient will help the mixture adhere better to the leaves of unwanted plants.
Pour the mixture into a spray bottle or handheld sprayer. Close tightly and shake before each use.
Apply the product directly to the weeds, preferably in sunny, windless weather. Carefully spray only the plants you want to eliminate, avoiding those you want to preserve.
