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@@johnlong7276 I really like the Andersons LCO-1000 I know it isn't cheap but for homeowners its pretty much a lifetime purchase. Cheap spreaders can cause a lot of issues with inaccuracy, amzn.to/30dFwYi
I gave this a try on my gravel path and it worked like a charm! I used it because I have a bird feeder and seeds fall all over the path. Some start to sprout and so I need to kill the weeds but did not want to poison the birds or squirrels. This was amazing. And EASY!
I’ve used 5 percent many times and get the same result as if I use 30 percent. What I do know and I’ve been doing for 2 years, I use 10% acidity conifer a bottle of lemon juice, salt and dawn dish soap. Works great and I’ve been using it at my customers houses every month and they have 0 weeds
I thought about the 5% vinegar & what would raise the acid level like lemon juice???? I decided to use citric acid. 1 TBS/ quart is the same Ph as vinegar ( with my PH strips.) it seems to work just as well as the vinegar solution & doesn’t stink. Lol😅
Did this mixture in my gravel driveway this summer. Completely obliterated any weeds. Like you said, you have to spot any that still might pop up but this is safe and all natural and no chemicals. I'm happy.
I used this concoction, with 45% vinegar, a couple of weeks ago. It totally destroyed everything in less than a 24 hr period. I was blown away by how well this worked and the best part is that it’s completely natural
Dude, I use the vinegar from the store with dish soap and salt and it works just fine. You just have to make sure you go out on a hot day and spray them little suckers down and it works
The wife and I own a “make your own” wine store. Occasionally I will spoil a half batch and spray it over my gravel driveway. Nothing survives. Wine, when spoilt has a very high acidity content and for me it costs about $20.00 a year for a massive driveway. Also, all the oak chips and berries/fruit I use come home and go in my compost. Beautiful soil for covering the brown spots from wildlife. Just some added benefits we hadn’t thought of when we started our business. Inquire, most brewmasters throw this stuff away or pour it down the drain. Cheers.
Just a little bit of information to help you understand what's going on. When you brew a beverage with an alcohol content, it's yeast that converts sugars and starches to alcohol in an oxygen starved environment. When you introduce oxygen to the process, the yeast converts those same sugars and starches to acetic acid, the same stuff that gives vinegar its distinctive smell. Without distillation, the vinegar doesn't get much above 5% before the yeast drowns in its own by products. Also, no matter the concentration of vinegar, it's a weak acid, and will not act stronger as an acid as concentration rises above a certain point, unlike strong acids like nitric or sulphuric acids. The same principles about the waste products of yeast fermentation mentioned above, govern how sweet or sour bread will be when it's done. The more you knead bread dough, the more oxygen you introduce to the process, and consequently the more sour the bread will be. Don't knead it as much, it will be sweeter.
Thank you!! We tried using household vinegar, and now I know why it didn’t work. I hate using Roundup, especially near other plants, and it’s not particularly safe for humans either. Can’t wait to try this!
I’m an avid watcher and I like your advice. But I differ with you on this. We use regular vinegar but with a stronger formula. For every gallon of vinegar we add 2 cups of salt and 1/4 cup of dishwashing liquid. Works like a charm. Interested in your response. Thx.
No worries about different ways of doing things. Your formula can definitely work but you need to be careful, thats a lot of salt. If you dont want anything to grow in the spot for a while that would be ok, but this mix I that I did dissipates fairly quickly which can be good for lawns. But if you are using it on gravel or paths and your mix is working keep doing what works.
@@SilverCymbal Thanks for your response. I absolutely agree with you. I should have indicated where I’m doing this. It is a lot of salt. And I can tell you that poison ivy doesn’t like it. Unfortunately, we have a lot of it in Georgia. Not use to it coming from New England.
I have always used regular household vinegar & gotten the same results as your $11.00/gallon vinegar except I only spend like $3.00 for 2 gallons at Sam’s. 👍🏼 I also use Lemon essential oil which is like a (not so) secret weapon in killing the weeds. Super effective. Also, I warm the vinegar to help the salt dissolve, I use more salt too. Maybe that’s why yours didn’t work..? Not the ‘right recipe’ using standard vinegar. ✌🏼 EDIT: I no longer bother to warm the vinegar, no need. I just make sure to mix (in the gallon jugs, pouring off a bit first, the salt & soap, in ADVANCE, at least overnight if not longer to allow all the salt to completely dissolve. This way your sprayer won’t clog, ever. I’ve even left out the Lemon ess. oil & had it work beautifully! Just sprayed the yard the other day & everything hit is toast. 🔥
@xavier102772 I agree on your salt comment. 2 years ago a family member was purging some crawfish (submerging them in salt water) when prepping them for a boil and afterwards dumped the cooler of salt water out on the side of my driveway. 24hrs later, EVERYTHING growing there that was green was now dead. This happened in early spring and took almost the entire summer to fix. So I learned that day that high enough salt content in water will absolutely devastate a yard.
Absolutely enjoyed your straight-to- the point, informative tutorials. Thank you for sparing us all the excessive chitty chat and banter during the demonstrations as well. You're the man 👍🏼
I just used this formulation yesterday. We have a pack of dogs that we run in our back yard so we cannot have anything applied that they cannot put their noses in. I was a a bit worried as my 30% vinegar was oldish, but in the event it worked. It really impressed my wife and she is a confirmed skeptic! The other thing is that I used it on concrete pavers. The residue was visible after drying but I hosed it off later and it looks good.
I loved this video as I have chickens and also don't wish to use poison that gets into the water supply near by. I've had used the 5% vinegar before and found I had to repeat 2 weeks later. This video just answered my needs THANK YOU!
@@honest1966 Make sure you use patio/paver sand in between the pavers! I suggest a rubber mallet after you throw down your first layer. The vibrations from the mallet will settle the sand and you'll be able to put a little more down before you mist it.
I’ve been manually removing weeds from my backyard that slopes down. I don’t mind pulling weeds but the fact that I have to constantly watch my footing as I move downhill is my biggest problem. Weeds just grow out of control in my backyard and leave me feeling uncomfortable especially during the driest season when a single spark could ignite a fire. And I don’t want that to happen ever so I keep up with the weeds by pulling them from the roots. It’s very satisfying but very tiring. I’ve always been against the use of any solution that could cause harm and I have wild animals that frequent my backyard. Don’t want to harm them. So am glad to come across your video. Thank you for the ate by step process and just straight to the point, along with the actual result. One question: how often should I spray with this concoction in order to prevent the reemergence of weeds?
Great videos thank you. I watch a lot of yours and I really appreciate that you are near by, I'm in Connecticut. Most of the other Lawn Care channels I watch are in extremely different geographical regions so their situations and applications aren't very applicable to me. Keep up the good work, New England appreciates it!!
I have the same situation in my driveway. It's long and about 70% covered in weeds. We just moved in a couple of months ago and I don't think anything's been done to control them in years. Going to try this for sure. I'll let you know how it turns out. Going to take before and after pictures as well. Thanks this video. Saved.👍😊
I use the household stuff at full strength and a cup of salt, squirt of soap. Works just as well. When I can find the 45% vinegar, I use it 1part to 4part water in the same recipe.
I ran across this video last week. I JUST sprayed an area that I want to kill the grass and weeds so I can place a mulch bed down. I will update this when I have the results. Hopefully in 3 days. :)
Great info. I think spot spraying the lawn won't hurt it. Sure it may kill the area underneath some but I think it will bounce back in a few weeks with grass vs the weed.
Yup, the stronger, the better. I buy 45% and water it down, and it will fry the weeds within an hour or 2 whereas with roundup it takes a day or 2 and in fact works as good as industrial Roundup and the good news is you can spray plants really close to flowers and shrubs!
Great option. I can use industrial strength vinegar for rusting and de-rusting steel. Should work wonders on my antique pitchforks. I also want to see how it works on grease.
@@shepherdsknoll8 Interestingly I was. My main trick for kitchen drains though is just plain hot water. I run the hot for a while to warm them up and then hit them with a shot of boiling from cooking whenever available. I try to keep them from ever running slow. Always worked for me when I cooked. With other cooks sometimes you need more. I'll also try the industrial strength vinegar on the driveway and under the hood. Have to watch how it reacts with aluminum though. Some cleaners turn aluminum dark gray.
Tom Jones , thanks for tips on the drain ! As far as an engine degreaser , I will suggest something I have recently invested in. It’s a way to get around having to degrease the engine at all. At 66 I bought my first electric vehicle, and I really recommend it. There is only a motor and the drive line has only 18 moving parts. In two years and 37k miles we have had NO maintenance. A 325 mile charge costs $8-10. I highly recommend it as a next vehicle.
Great vid, I've been using normal vinegar with salt only although it tries but wasn't good enough. Had to buy the dangerous chemicals. Now that i know there is 30%, "I'LL BE BACK WEEDI".
Will it kill strawberry vines that took over all of my lawn? Also, it really took over my lawn so I think I just take the risk of causing damage to it. Does it have to be a hot day? It’s fall in NY
Put rock salt down after you spray. This will help prevent future growth. The rock salt break down and leech into the soil, killing any seedlings that may be present. Again as you stated being mindful NOT to place the rock salt too close to the grass.
I see lots of comments on salt sterilizing the soil. That happens with a much higher concentration of salt. I’ve used this amount on my chip seal driveway and the weeds are happy to grow back. I will try a higher acidity of vinegar. Will start with a dilution first and experiment.
@@SilverCymbal Your video title is misleading to say the least! You need to change the title to 'Best Homemade Grass and Weed Killer'! Your mix will kill any and all grass that this mixture comes in contact with!
I'm wondering if I can spray this on weeds around my hydrangeas. Does the solution soak into the ground and kill other plants or does in just kill from spraying directly onto the plant?
My first two reasons for trying homemade even though they don't work well, is because our bees and other pollinators can't take the chemicals and our earth can't either.
Is the salt necessary? I'm concerned about sterilizing the soil such that nothing grows afterwards. And if salt is necessary, could you substitute with Epsom salts?
I agree with you, excellent option! Hope a ton of people see this so they stop using that Round Up junk, which is bad for your health, could cause cancer....
Glyphosphate should be federally banned. It is not just in Roundup, but in Ortho Groundclear, Eraser, Rodeo Aquatic, and other herbicides. WHO and other international agencies want it banned also.
I have used pickling vinegar which is a little stronger, and cleaning vinegar which is a little stronger yet at 10%, along with the salt and soap. I do feel I have good results, and certainly it works for getting grass out of areas where I don’t want it. But I wonder if someone can tell me if this mixture is corrosive to the sprayer?
u have to wash it out real good to perserve the tank... otherwise whether it kills the weeds or not it definitely kills (renders) the tank useless in a short span of time... but this formula he gave does work
The 30% acetic acid (vinegar) will corrode parts but very slowly. Think days or weeks, not minutes or hours. And it’s highly water soluble so several warm water rinses with effectively remove the acid. The salt is also corrosive but again, with low concentration, not in terms of a few hours. The dish soap will rinse away easily in the presence of the vinegar but using warm or even hot water will be more effective. This formula appears to be safe to use. I’m a research chemist, but it’s still just my opinion, have not tested any of this. I would not hesitate to use it though...
Works best with cleaning vinegar which has 10% acetic acid. Plus 1 kg salt and 1/4 cup soap for every 5 litres of vinegar. Regular food grade vinegar is only 5%, not so good. Make sure there is no rain in the forecast for at least 3 days, Repeat twice,
The first killed "weed" shown is Purslane (Portulaca oleracea). 😖 It's a vitamin powerhouse and tastes wonderful in salads and on sandwiches. Move it to a hanging basket--it has beautiful flowers, too.
does this combination of the mixture (especially 30% acidity vinegar shown in this video) hurt or damage pavement stones? and also, does it work on poison ivy?
It depends on this one. It may lasts a month+ or if the root isn;t killed you could see in sooner but this stuff is pretty potent for a natural control. I usually get 1-2 months for the majority of the areas I treat.
No, its just a few tablespoons and it dissolved very easily. Table salt is best since it's so small to start. Rock salt and water softener salt are really large and might clog if they are used.
Yes, I have used it on wet plants and it works fine. Try for as dry as possible but it will cling to the plants due to the soap and you should get good results. Thanks for being a part of my channel all the way from England too!
Or you could just use boiling water...that's how I clear my driveway. The real trick is to find something that kills weeds but not grass, since most of my weeds are in the grass.
The best way to get weeds out of your lawn is prevention. A healthy lawn will naturally choke out most weeds. Try overseeding 3 seasons in a row, and don't use any weed killers.
A little off subject.... would 30% acidity vinegar help bring down ph and alkalinity in an above ground swimming pool? I’m a bit skeptical of using this dry acid
There is currently no organic product that can deal with that. There is a very safe alternative that I show you here: th-cam.com/video/3RYe2HeOcQI/w-d-xo.html
Weeds have a right to Live to don'tcha know. Who are we to say they can't grow where they want to. You Tube Has to be P. C., atleast when they want to that is.....
Lindsey Bruns: I guess we could discuss “carcinogens” all day long, what is and what isn’t. But the “natural” herbicide referred to in this video consists of four chemical substances, one of which (dish detergent) is complex and contains many barely studied substances because they are not intended for human consumption. Roundup is also not intended for human consumption but is widely studied the world over. In any case, both end up in the drinking water supply. The other three are sodium chloride (table salt), acetic acid (vinegar) and good old H2O - water. Acetic acid in high concentration is more likely to be produced by chemical reaction rather than “natural” fermentation since the latter method results in low concentration of the desired chemical. Table salt is a highly refined chemical prior to reaching the dining table and is a well known human toxin in large concentrations. So which do you choose? Well, since neither the homemade version nor the commercial version works worth a shit, you might as well just pull your weeds out by hand or clip them off with a weed trimmer because they’re going to grow back in a week or two anyway. You’ll save a bunch of money and effort and will dispense with the never ending argument as to which toxin is going to kill you quicker.
Herald Balthazar: Soap and detergent are two entirely different chemical substances with two entirely different manufacturing processes and I can assure you that you will be very hard pressed indeed to find dish “soap” commercially available anywhere in the last 40 or 50 years. This is why the stuff you buy is not labelled dish “soap”...because it is not soap and therefore cannot be sold as such. It is a complex mixture of chemicals that is considerably more efficient at cleaning dishes, it’s basic intended purpose. Sorry to disappoint.
Ray Ray wow you are a cubicle dweller arent you. So washing my dishes with dish "detergent" in your analogy will give me cancer from contact with it while washing the dishes as well as after when I eat from the dishes I "washed" with the detergent. 😵😵😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Looks like a great and simple weed killer that wont harm my pets or children. The price is fabulous, going to try this and will come back to you on my results
No you don't need to pull them out, they go from brown to white and then just wither away. A week later they are completely gone. Makes it a lot easier, less work.
This "recipe" can also render your soil infertile for a lengthy period of time. Salt and acid will do that. If that doesn't matter to you go for it! Do not use between concrete pavers or bricks as over time they will erode. I personally used plain old white vinegar to kill off my old lawn in my back yard. Took 2 applications and used a sod cutter to rid the area of pesky weeds. Reseeded with a fescue and white clover. Beautiful, soft fluffy lawn that is drought tolerant. I am in zone 9 in Southern California.
@@janeforever For your brick patio, use boiling water. I do at least 2 kettles a day. Use your coffee carafe (or pick one up at a second hand shop) so you have pouring control. A one time use with this mixture won't hurt if the weeds are really bad, but don't use it regularly.
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Silver Cymbal what do you recommend for a grass spreader or broadcast spreader?
@@johnlong7276 I really like the Andersons LCO-1000 I know it isn't cheap but for homeowners its pretty much a lifetime purchase. Cheap spreaders can cause a lot of issues with inaccuracy, amzn.to/30dFwYi
Silver Cymbal or just use the 8.99 pump sprayer
I live in the uk can i use white vinegar the other two i can get from my shop
@@robertkat Roundup is effective (I used it for years), but has been linked to cancer and is now too risky for humans.
I gave this a try on my gravel path and it worked like a charm! I used it because I have a bird feeder and seeds fall all over the path. Some start to sprout and so I need to kill the weeds but did not want to poison the birds or squirrels. This was amazing. And EASY!
I’ve used 5 percent many times and get the same result as if I use 30 percent. What I do know and I’ve been doing for 2 years, I use 10% acidity conifer a bottle of lemon juice, salt and dawn dish soap. Works great and I’ve been using it at my customers houses every month and they have 0 weeds
I thought about the 5% vinegar & what would raise the acid level like lemon juice???? I decided to use citric acid. 1 TBS/ quart is the same Ph as vinegar ( with my PH strips.) it seems to work just as well as the vinegar solution & doesn’t stink. Lol😅
@@nanowomanskdo you only use citric acid or do you mix it with vinegar? And I’m assuming your 1TBS/qt is 30%?
I use 5 percent too but more salt and dish soup and it works great
Did this mixture in my gravel driveway this summer. Completely obliterated any weeds. Like you said, you have to spot any that still might pop up but this is safe and all natural and no chemicals. I'm happy.
That's great to hear. I used to have gravel and wish I had known about weed control then I could have used it!
It’s safe, but it kills!
Is acetic acid not a chemical?
@@johnstarkie9948 stomach acid is more acidic than citrus only battery acid is higher on the scale
I used this concoction, with 45% vinegar, a couple of weeks ago. It totally destroyed everything in less than a 24 hr period. I was blown away by how well this worked and the best part is that it’s completely natural
Glad to hear that, I was just as surprised. Based on other videos I didn't expect these amazing results myself.
Where did you get 45%?
Michael Ripperger they have it on Amazon. They have even stronger vinegar too
I cant wait to see my yard. Im using a bottle with 75% vinegar
@@danielguzman8346 you're about to have a desert lol. I'm kidding, how did it go?
It works! Sprayed 2 hours ago and they look dead already. I'm gonna share with folks now that I've seen it work myself. Thanks!
You make the most consistent videos without all the fluff! Much appreciated! They are concise and to the point. Thank you!
That’s very nice of you to say. Thank you.
Agree! I had to unsubscribe from a few channels because every video was ~20 minutes to explain a simple process that could be done in 5 minutes.
Dude, I use the vinegar from the store with dish soap and salt and it works just fine. You just have to make sure you go out on a hot day and spray them little suckers down and it works
Thanks for that I going to try this
I just use straight vinegar with no additives and works like a charm. I just spray in at the root. Next day no more weeds.
The wife and I own a “make your own” wine store. Occasionally I will spoil a half batch and spray it over my gravel driveway. Nothing survives. Wine, when spoilt has a very high acidity content and for me it costs about $20.00 a year for a massive driveway.
Also, all the oak chips and berries/fruit I use come home and go in my compost. Beautiful soil for covering the brown spots from wildlife. Just some added benefits we hadn’t thought of when we started our business. Inquire, most brewmasters throw this stuff away or pour it down the drain. Cheers.
Just a little bit of information to help you understand what's going on. When you brew a beverage with an alcohol content, it's yeast that converts sugars and starches to alcohol in an oxygen starved environment. When you introduce oxygen to the process, the yeast converts those same sugars and starches to acetic acid, the same stuff that gives vinegar its distinctive smell. Without distillation, the vinegar doesn't get much above 5% before the yeast drowns in its own by products. Also, no matter the concentration of vinegar, it's a weak acid, and will not act stronger as an acid as concentration rises above a certain point, unlike strong acids like nitric or sulphuric acids. The same principles about the waste products of yeast fermentation mentioned above, govern how sweet or sour bread will be when it's done. The more you knead bread dough, the more oxygen you introduce to the process, and consequently the more sour the bread will be. Don't knead it as much, it will be sweeter.
@@brettelmerelmer3061 Thank you. I tried making my own vinegar from fallen fruit, cores, skins... it never got very strong.
It works. I’m Australian and I used no name cheap vinegar, 4 cups, 1 cup salt and a good squirt of dishwashing liquor
I drank all the liquor. Not good.
Does it work on bindis?
I live in the UK and due to the amount of wet weather the weeds are uncontrollable so I shall definitely be trying this solution. Cheers
Male medicine out of them and sell.them
did it work?
Regular white vinegar works just fine I've been using it for years with great results
That good because my weeds r monstrous it never worked
Thank you!! We tried using household vinegar, and now I know why it didn’t work. I hate using Roundup, especially near other plants, and it’s not particularly safe for humans either. Can’t wait to try this!
I’m an avid watcher and I like your advice. But I differ with you on this. We use regular vinegar but with a stronger formula. For every gallon of vinegar we add 2 cups of salt and 1/4 cup of dishwashing liquid. Works like a charm. Interested in your response. Thx.
No worries about different ways of doing things. Your formula can definitely work but you need to be careful, thats a lot of salt. If you dont want anything to grow in the spot for a while that would be ok, but this mix I that I did dissipates fairly quickly which can be good for lawns. But if you are using it on gravel or paths and your mix is working keep doing what works.
@@SilverCymbal Thanks for your response. I absolutely agree with you. I should have indicated where I’m doing this. It is a lot of salt. And I can tell you that poison ivy doesn’t like it. Unfortunately, we have a lot of it in Georgia. Not use to it coming from New England.
5% worked great for me! It helps if the Sun hits the weeds directly.
I have always used regular household vinegar & gotten the same results as your $11.00/gallon vinegar except I only spend like $3.00 for 2 gallons at Sam’s. 👍🏼 I also use Lemon essential oil which is like a (not so) secret weapon in killing the weeds. Super effective. Also, I warm the vinegar to help the salt dissolve, I use more salt too. Maybe that’s why yours didn’t work..? Not the ‘right recipe’ using standard vinegar. ✌🏼
EDIT: I no longer bother to warm the vinegar, no need. I just make sure to mix (in the gallon jugs, pouring off a bit first, the salt & soap, in ADVANCE, at least overnight if not longer to allow all the salt to completely dissolve. This way your sprayer won’t clog, ever. I’ve even left out the Lemon ess. oil & had it work beautifully! Just sprayed the yard the other day & everything hit is toast. 🔥
Video?
Soap works wonders.
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Are you using white vinegar or apple cider vinegar?
You can dissolve a bag of water softener salt overnight and it works all by itself. Winner winner chicken dinner
Regular vinegar (5%) works fine. I add more soap and salt per gallon. Literally see weeds dying within an hour on a hot day.
@xavier102772 I agree on your salt comment. 2 years ago a family member was purging some crawfish (submerging them in salt water) when prepping them for a boil and afterwards dumped the cooler of salt water out on the side of my driveway. 24hrs later, EVERYTHING growing there that was green was now dead. This happened in early spring and took almost the entire summer to fix. So I learned that day that high enough salt content in water will absolutely devastate a yard.
Would your grass die too if u just use the regular vinegar?..
@@dogfamily3115 yes
Your recipe worked on my roadside weeds with amazing results. I was shocked! Thank you so much for posting this video.
You're welcome! I really appreciate the feedback
Absolutely enjoyed your straight-to- the point, informative tutorials. Thank you for sparing us all the excessive chitty chat and banter during the demonstrations as well. You're the man 👍🏼
I JUST tried this concoction... It is AMAZING! Now to the backyard for the BIG weeds...we'll see how it stacks up there!
I just used this formulation yesterday. We have a pack of dogs that we run in our back yard so we cannot have anything applied that they cannot put their noses in. I was a a bit worried as my 30% vinegar was oldish, but in the event it worked. It really impressed my wife and she is a confirmed skeptic! The other thing is that I used it on concrete pavers. The residue was visible after drying but I hosed it off later and it looks good.
I loved this video as I have chickens and also don't wish to use poison that gets into the water supply near by. I've had used the 5% vinegar before and found I had to repeat 2 weeks later. This video just answered my needs THANK YOU!
Thank you for the nice comment and glad it can help your chickens! Thanks for being a part of the channel
Pumped I saw this video. I used it on some pavers in my backyard and was blown away. Love your videos! Keep'em coming!
I am about to put a patio together from scratch and this information is vital. Thank you.
@@honest1966 Make sure you use patio/paver sand in between the pavers! I suggest a rubber mallet after you throw down your first layer. The vibrations from the mallet will settle the sand and you'll be able to put a little more down before you mist it.
i boil up a jug of hot water for those annoying weeds growing in concrete cracks. Works a treat and is quick, safe and does the trick.
I’ve been manually removing weeds from my backyard that slopes down. I don’t mind pulling weeds but the fact that I have to constantly watch my footing as I move downhill is my biggest problem. Weeds just grow out of control in my backyard and leave me feeling uncomfortable especially during the driest season when a single spark could ignite a fire. And I don’t want that to happen ever so I keep up with the weeds by pulling them from the roots. It’s very satisfying but very tiring. I’ve always been against the use of any solution that could cause harm and I have wild animals that frequent my backyard. Don’t want to harm them. So am glad to come across your video. Thank you for the ate by step process and just straight to the point, along with the actual result. One question: how often should I spray with this concoction in order to prevent the reemergence of weeds?
@Nacho Pop's no I haven’t as I am in the process of getting the equipments he recommended to use.
Great videos thank you. I watch a lot of yours and I really appreciate that you are near by, I'm in Connecticut. Most of the other Lawn Care channels I watch are in extremely different geographical regions so their situations and applications aren't very applicable to me. Keep up the good work, New England appreciates it!!
What a wonderful comment, I really appreciate that. Thank you for the kind words. Great to have you on the channel.
I have the same situation in my driveway. It's long and about 70% covered in weeds. We just moved in a couple of months ago and I don't think anything's been done to control them in years. Going to try this for sure. I'll let you know how it turns out. Going to take before and after pictures as well. Thanks this video. Saved.👍😊
I use the household stuff at full strength and a cup of salt, squirt of soap. Works just as well. When I can find the 45% vinegar, I use it 1part to 4part water in the same recipe.
Thank you for explaining this. No one besides you have mentioned the 5% compared to 30%. I enjoy your channel.
Thank you very much, I found the same thing too and those mixes never work to kill weeds much at all. Thanks again
@@SilverCymbal I see there's also a 45% super concentrated vinegar. Could that also be used
I ran across this video last week. I JUST sprayed an area that I want to kill the grass and weeds so I can place a mulch bed down. I will update this when I have the results. Hopefully in 3 days. :)
I've used this for years, it works; get the 30% acidic vinegar at Lowes and Home Depot; grab some goggles & platex gloves too the solution is caustic.
Great info. I think spot spraying the lawn won't hurt it. Sure it may kill the area underneath some but I think it will bounce back in a few weeks with grass vs the weed.
It works, I've been using this mixture, used it this morning
Great to hear, thank you for letting me know. Its surprisingly very good!
My wife and I wanted to have a garden and although we had a good crop it looked like we were growing a bed of weeds. I would like to give this a go.
This will save me $45 from what im currently using😊 thank you for sharing.
Yup, the stronger, the better. I buy 45% and water it down, and it will fry the weeds within an hour or 2 whereas with roundup it takes a day or 2 and in fact works as good as industrial Roundup and the good news is you can spray plants really close to flowers and shrubs!
The cheapo 5% vinegar works just fine by me. I have noticed that the weeds exposed to sunlight die a lot faster,
Same here only added 1.5 cups of salt to 1 gallon.
Same here
I use 5% and it works great! 1gallon vinegar, 2 cups Epsom salt, 1/4 cup dish soap.
How much water is needed for this mixture.
@@ladikapoor9296 No water
Great option. I can use industrial strength vinegar for rusting and de-rusting steel. Should work wonders on my antique pitchforks. I also want to see how it works on grease.
Add citric acid powder to amp it up some
@@anonymousfarm4703 Good idea. Guess lemon juice will work too.
Tom Jones , are you thinking of using it on drains ?
@@shepherdsknoll8 Interestingly I was. My main trick for kitchen drains though is just plain hot water. I run the hot for a while to warm them up and then hit them with a shot of boiling from cooking whenever available. I try to keep them from ever running slow. Always worked for me when I cooked. With other cooks sometimes you need more. I'll also try the industrial strength vinegar on the driveway and under the hood. Have to watch how it reacts with aluminum though. Some cleaners turn aluminum dark gray.
Tom Jones , thanks for tips on the drain ! As far as an engine degreaser , I will suggest something I have recently invested in. It’s a way to get around having to degrease the engine at all. At 66 I bought my first electric vehicle, and I really recommend it. There is only a motor and the drive line has only 18 moving parts. In two years and 37k miles we have had NO maintenance. A 325 mile charge costs $8-10. I highly recommend it as a next vehicle.
How long after spraying will things grow again? If spraying for weeds, how soon can one plant new grass seed? Immediately? Two weeks? A month?
Great vid, I've been using normal vinegar with salt only although it tries but wasn't good enough. Had to buy the dangerous chemicals. Now that i know there is 30%, "I'LL BE BACK WEEDI".
Please don't poison your land
Will it kill strawberry vines that took over all of my lawn? Also, it really took over my lawn so I think I just take the risk of causing damage to it. Does it have to be a hot day? It’s fall in NY
Put rock salt down after you spray. This will help prevent future growth. The rock salt break down and leech into the soil, killing any seedlings that may be present. Again as you stated being mindful NOT to place the rock salt too close to the grass.
I see lots of comments on salt sterilizing the soil. That happens with a much higher concentration of salt. I’ve used this amount on my chip seal driveway and the weeds are happy to grow back. I will try a higher acidity of vinegar. Will start with a dilution first and experiment.
i did this and it really works. just be care full it will kill the grass.
Thank you, yes it will kill all plants its applied to but can be very useful
@@SilverCymbal Your video title is misleading to say the least! You need to change the title to 'Best Homemade Grass and Weed Killer'! Your mix will kill any and all grass that this mixture comes in contact with!
I'm wondering if I can spray this on weeds around my hydrangeas. Does the solution soak into the ground and kill other plants or does in just kill from spraying directly onto the plant?
Vinager/salt and dish soap worked for me and worked fast. I live in Tennessee and weeds are horrible. Works best in direct sunlight also.
Heck the Kudzu is CRAZY there!
It really works!
Ricky Pisano what is the ratio of these three?
@@ragdollb9667 3 Tbsp of Vinegar, 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil and 2 Tbsp of honey.
Mix with 1/2 cup warm water
Excellent video, perfectly informative. Those kids should pay attention, because their Dad is smashing it, with just his, possibly, hobby.
Will it ruin the soul for growing grass after??
And, will it work on poison ivy, oak, sumac?
Awesome video! Will need to try this in my driveway. Is there a natural solution that c. Be applied to weeds growing on grass but not kill the grass?
Now I know why vinegar never worked!!!Thanks!Never knew there was a 30% acidity vinegar 😊😊😊
Wear goggles and gloves. At 30% acidity splash of it on my arm left a chemical burn! Strong stuff
Great video, great formula. The only thing I would add is blue marking dye so you can see where you sprayed.
The dollar store vinegar works fine for me. However, to be cheaper, I always use the propane torch to kill all my weeds.
Great that it works. In Germany it's illegal to use vinegar and salt for weeds, unfortunately.
My first two reasons for trying homemade even though they don't work well, is because our bees and other pollinators can't take the chemicals and our earth can't either.
Very true. Us humans can't take the poison either but most my neighbors are poisoning themselves and maybe me.
Is the salt necessary? I'm concerned about sterilizing the soil such that nothing grows afterwards. And if salt is necessary, could you substitute with Epsom salts?
Be sure to clean everything when done! The salt will rust your sprayer parts if left in the container!
Can you spray it on the weeds around the base of big trees or will it hurt the tree?
A good substitute for RoundUp.
I agree with you, excellent option! Hope a ton of people see this so they stop using that Round Up junk, which is bad for your health, could cause cancer....
People eat it everyday and can't figure out why they're dying from cancers 😂
Glyphosphate should be federally banned. It is not just in Roundup, but in Ortho Groundclear, Eraser, Rodeo Aquatic, and other herbicides. WHO and other international agencies want it banned also.
I have used pickling vinegar which is a little stronger, and cleaning vinegar which is a little stronger yet at 10%, along with the salt and soap. I do feel I have good results, and certainly it works for getting grass out of areas where I don’t want it. But I wonder if someone can tell me if this mixture is corrosive to the sprayer?
Thank you great video I'm going to definitely try that , it maybe isn't for everywhere but sure can take care of 80% of my weeds
This video was most informative of all the TH-cam videos ayoutube videos about non chemical weed killer.
What is the impact of that strength acid on the metal parts (valve, springs, etc.) of the sprayer?
u have to wash it out real good to perserve the tank... otherwise whether it kills the weeds or not it definitely kills (renders) the tank useless in a short span of time... but this formula he gave does work
The 30% acetic acid (vinegar) will corrode parts but very slowly. Think days or weeks, not minutes or hours. And it’s highly water soluble so several warm water rinses with effectively remove the acid. The salt is also corrosive but again, with low concentration, not in terms of a few hours. The dish soap will rinse away easily in the presence of the vinegar but using warm or even hot water will be more effective. This formula appears to be safe to use. I’m a research chemist, but it’s still just my opinion, have not tested any of this. I would not hesitate to use it though...
Mother nature always wins...maybe we need o respect that.
Works best with cleaning vinegar which has 10% acetic acid. Plus 1 kg salt and 1/4 cup soap for every 5 litres of vinegar.
Regular food grade vinegar is only 5%, not so good.
Make sure there is no rain in the forecast for at least 3 days,
Repeat twice,
Make medicine out of them
The first killed "weed" shown is Purslane (Portulaca oleracea). 😖 It's a vitamin powerhouse and tastes wonderful in salads and on sandwiches. Move it to a hanging basket--it has beautiful flowers, too.
does this combination of the mixture (especially 30% acidity vinegar shown in this video) hurt or damage pavement stones? and also, does it work on poison ivy?
Will the salt ruin the soil for years on end...the salt never washes out of the area??
Had a question on that area that you kill the weeds how long will that last before you have to put another application down
It depends on this one. It may lasts a month+ or if the root isn;t killed you could see in sooner but this stuff is pretty potent for a natural control. I usually get 1-2 months for the majority of the areas I treat.
Depends on the seed and season.
Salt water work amazingly
Did the grains of salt clog your sprayer? I’ve had that issue.
No, its just a few tablespoons and it dissolved very easily. Table salt is best since it's so small to start. Rock salt and water softener salt are really large and might clog if they are used.
Silver Cymbal thank you!
I have 10% vinegar and used it with dish soap and Epsom salts. It worked fine when used with a pump sprayer.
I live in Manchester,England where it rains alot, will this work in wet conditions please.
Yes, I have used it on wet plants and it works fine. Try for as dry as possible but it will cling to the plants due to the soap and you should get good results. Thanks for being a part of my channel all the way from England too!
did it work?
I just subscribed to your blog, thanks for sharing the weed killer naturally 😀
Or you could just use boiling water...that's how I clear my driveway. The real trick is to find something that kills weeds but not grass, since most of my weeds are in the grass.
The best way to get weeds out of your lawn is prevention. A healthy lawn will naturally choke out most weeds. Try overseeding 3 seasons in a row, and don't use any weed killers.
A little off subject.... would 30% acidity vinegar help bring down ph and alkalinity in an above ground swimming pool? I’m a bit skeptical of using this dry acid
What do you do if most of your lawn is weeds with some grass in between?
There is currently no organic product that can deal with that. There is a very safe alternative that I show you here: th-cam.com/video/3RYe2HeOcQI/w-d-xo.html
@@SilverCymbal thanks for the quick response!
Kill the grass and let the weeds grow in
Kill it all and start over
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I use the 5% vinegar and 1/2 cup of salt per gallon and it works great
Great video and thank you for the advice.... so tell me...why the hell did TH-cam put a parental disclaimer on it???
TH-cam makes mistakes sometimes but fortunately they are correcting this/ That warning was incorrectly applied.
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@@veebee3969 I appreciate that, I have no idea why. All family friendly content on my channel.
Weeds have a right to Live to don'tcha know. Who are we to say they can't grow where they want to. You Tube Has to be P. C., atleast when they want to that is.....
Do you have to use all the solution at once? Or can you let it sit in your sprayer...thanks.
4:34 “it’s completely natural...” What does that mean? The dish detergent didn’t come from a complex chemical manufacturing process?
Ray Ray
Not a “round-up” type carcinogen.
Dish soap is mostly water with tree oils (degreaser), lye, and gliserine (animal fat). Soap is not complex to make at all.
Lindsey Bruns: I guess we could discuss “carcinogens” all day long, what is and what isn’t. But the “natural” herbicide referred to in this video consists of four chemical substances, one of which (dish detergent) is complex and contains many barely studied substances because they are not intended for human consumption. Roundup is also not intended for human consumption but is widely studied the world over. In any case, both end up in the drinking water supply. The other three are sodium chloride (table salt), acetic acid (vinegar) and good old H2O - water. Acetic acid in high concentration is more likely to be produced by chemical reaction rather than “natural” fermentation since the latter method results in low concentration of the desired chemical. Table salt is a highly refined chemical prior to reaching the dining table and is a well known human toxin in large concentrations.
So which do you choose? Well, since neither the homemade version nor the commercial version works worth a shit, you might as well just pull your weeds out by hand or clip them off with a weed trimmer because they’re going to grow back in a week or two anyway. You’ll save a bunch of money and effort and will dispense with the never ending argument as to which toxin is going to kill you quicker.
Herald Balthazar: Soap and detergent are two entirely different chemical substances with two entirely different manufacturing processes and I can assure you that you will be very hard pressed indeed to find dish “soap” commercially available anywhere in the last 40 or 50 years. This is why the stuff you buy is not labelled dish “soap”...because it is not soap and therefore cannot be sold as such. It is a complex mixture of chemicals that is considerably more efficient at cleaning dishes, it’s basic intended purpose. Sorry to disappoint.
Ray Ray wow you are a cubicle dweller arent you. So washing my dishes with dish "detergent" in your analogy will give me cancer from contact with it while washing the dishes as well as after when I eat from the dishes I "washed" with the detergent. 😵😵😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thanks for clearing up the vinegar as household stuff doesn’t work. Good video!!!!
Thank you I just shared a ready made version too that is very easy to use: th-cam.com/video/ZmB26bC2B7E/w-d-xo.html
Im here because of my recommendation
Is this something that can be used to kill weeds before resodding or will the salt kill the new grass?
"0:54" -- Go for a vinegar of, say, 30% acidity, not mild cooking vinegar type acidity.
Good video. Any solution for driveway moss that grows between the blocks. Thanks.👍
I just use salt and Dawn its effective.
i put a whole bunch of rock salt on mine yesterday....didn't do anything... I just threw rock salt on it..am i supposed to liquify it?
QUESTION: Can you plant vegetables in the sprayed soil?
I’m sure you can. Everything you used was safe. I would dig up dirt 3 inches deep across and put down fresh garden dirt.
Thanks for the video and the links.
Looks like a great and simple weed killer that wont harm my pets or children. The price is fabulous, going to try this and will come back to you on my results
Best stir stick ever!
Is it safe to use around tree roots to get rid of the weeds and moss growing on and around them? Will it harm the trees?
Great info always and great channel.
Thank you very much
i definitely use this..i tried one video that table salt can kill the weeds but still my stubborn weeds are still standing
Nice vid man but one question do you pull the weeds out or leave them there?
No you don't need to pull them out, they go from brown to white and then just wither away. A week later they are completely gone. Makes it a lot easier, less work.
Just Sprinkle "Table Salt" on weeds on a dry day also works
Omg I need a whole swimming pool worth’s to kill all the weed in my yard. Imma try this tho
Does this vinegar kill weeds but also kill grass as well?
Where do u purchase 30 0/0 vinager
Sure you can get it right here: amzn.to/30UJwNw
This "recipe" can also render your soil infertile for a lengthy period of time. Salt and acid will do that. If that doesn't matter to you go for it! Do not use between concrete pavers or bricks as over time they will erode. I personally used plain old white vinegar to kill off my old lawn in my back yard. Took 2 applications and used a sod cutter to rid the area of pesky weeds. Reseeded with a fescue and white clover. Beautiful, soft fluffy lawn that is drought tolerant. I am in zone 9 in Southern California.
Glad u mentioned abt the bricks. I was going to try this on my brick patio but now am rethinking that idea.
@@janeforever For your brick patio, use boiling water. I do at least 2 kettles a day. Use your coffee carafe (or pick one up at a second hand shop) so you have pouring control. A one time use with this mixture won't hurt if the weeds are really bad, but don't use it regularly.
Great idea I like it. Gracias for you video 👍🏼
You can make medicine out of weeds
Care full..this is very corrosive.
Gabriel Ruvalcaba. Thank you for your advice