Natural Weed Killer That Works Better Than Round Up || DIY That Saves Money And Works In 24 Hours
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- A variation of commonly shown weed killers often seen but this recipe is upgraded to kill even the toughest weeds. Total ground clear and is safe and non-toxic to pets and people. The key ingredient is well known but in this demonstration a few key elements have been changed.
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Just want to point out, the screen on the top in your filling spout. That is meant for you to pour through to protect your sprayer. That way nothing bigger than that screen size gets to your sprayer inlet. By removing the screen when filling, you’re allowing larger deposits that form in all shelf stored liquids directly into your sprayers mechanism, defeating the safety feature of that screen.
Thanks for the tip…
@@ZenGardenOasis. If you make it use a pressure cooker safety valve and having the holes in the side of the nozzle will ensure it doesn't get blocked with soil.
Won’t matter. The vinegar is so acidic it will eat most of the metal parts in no time. So he’ll be replacing the lot soon.
Chemistry 101: Always Add Acid. You should have filled your sprayer with the epsom salt solution, detergent, dye, topping to 3 gallons of water, and then added the vinegar. Adding water to a strong acid can cause an exothermic reaction, causing the mixture to boil, not good to get splashed on you. Also, if the acid was added after you wouldn’t have to worry about the detergent foaming. Vinegar that strong can dissolve your skin; your directions are unsafe. Safety goggles and gloves, with long pants and long sleeved shirt, would be a lot safer.
wow...thanks for the info.....will take note of it...have a great day!!!
Brilliant- amazed at how many people remembered their middle school chemistry basics! 😊
Maybe should also rethink doing mixing and/or applying in dead calm. Wait till there is a steady breeze - and always stay on the upwind side.
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I came here for the natural weed killing. No RoundUp for me.
I like to try as natural as possible. Agreed. Have a great day!!!
WOW. I can not believe the hostile, negative, useless, nasty and/or argumentative comments here. Unbelievable entitlement and so many rude a**holes. Good info. Thanks for the totally free video. Yes, it's FREE people. So-- If you have issues, MOVE on...
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So if it’s free it’s ok to produce something that’s questionable at best. And highly unsafe at worst? If you just used the vinegar by itself it would work the same. But the mixture is dangerous and could cause blindness or burn to the skin. Not to mention it reacting with the metal parts of your sprayer and causing it to malfunction after a while. The video has the potential of causing harm to many due to the carelessness of the creator. But that’s k it’s free so don’t worry.
Because a video is free, doesn’t mean it should be vacuous, nonsensical, misleading, or toxic. If one cannot, deliver on promises or statements, or will not, one shouldn’t use the video as a means of attention seeking. I haven’t the time or inclination to go beating round the bushes to have my time wasted, and when it is, I will say so outright. I will not mumble into my beard or backstab. Neither do I snigger at idiots behind their backs. This fool has wasted my time, and I am free to tell him so. Those who don’t like it should not waste their time commenting on it, because, Jackass, those around you know what you are, and the wider world doesn’t care to.
?? Just because table salt and epsom salt both have salt in their names doesn't mean they are interchangeable in applications. Table salt is in the original recipe because it's toxic to plants. Epsom salt, by contrast, can actually be beneficial to plants.
True. It in higher levels it becomes toxic especially to leaf surface. Water is toxic to many plants in extreme levels. Thanks for your input.
I use salt made for water softening systems.
Thanks for the solution mix ratios, which was what I was looking for. I recently jumped from 30% to 45% vinegar and wasn’t quite sure of the ratios to try. Contrary to some of the other comments, add the water first, then the Epsom salt solution, coloring and vinegar… The detergent should be diluted with some of the water & added at the end to prevent foaming. Also, if you add hot water to the Epsom salts and let them sit ahead of time…they will dissolve and liquefy without the need for a blender. Just a couple of Process tips to share.
Always wear safety glasses, gloves and some type of respiratory mask to be safe…
Thanks for the video!
Great tips happy gardening
Thanks for the safety gear tip. Any products you recommend for Mask?
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw you tipping 45% active vinegar into your sprayer sitting at eye level. I have worked in the chemical industry for 30 years and have seen firsthand what a chemical at either end of the PH spectrum can do to your eyes. Please stress safety when making these video's.
Great tip!
Safety third like Mike Rowe says
Yeah.. my dentist and I had some words after a careless drip of 'mild' acid
Suggestion, add the dish soap last AFTER adding your water. That way it doesn't foam up.
I would put all the ingredients except the Dawn in the sprayer first. That way, the mixture won't foam. Than add the Dawn and shake the sprayer. Also, I use Turf Mark, a commercial blue die made specifically for spraying lawns and possibly other things, too.
I've heard of this basic formula - I like your updates. HOWEVER, let's remember that all of those components are chemicals - yes even the water (which of course is in the formulated Roundup available at a store) - I bring this up because so many people hear the word chemical and think it's bad - some are and some are not ! WE ARE MADE of CHEMICALS.
Instead of using the blender and the epsom not emulsifying completely, heat the water and stir in the epsom salt.
Yep. If the water and epson salts solution is not totally clear after mixing - then not all of it is dissolved. That indicates either inadequate mixing or too much of the salt.
I used to mix all that. Then I bought a gallon of 30% vinegar and diluted it with 2 gallons of water. Burns everything to the root. No messing with salt clogging up the backpack sprayer (I used to make salt water first and let the slush settle then pour off the liquid - but it still managed to clog my sprayer with fine particles). Vinegar will repel ground termites, cockroaches, slugs and frogs to boot. I’ve sprayed on cloudy days that rained and it still worked better than Captain Jacks Dead Weed Brew. Caution of caustic fumes. Wear respirator or stay upwind.
I've been in the lawn care industry for just about 30 years now I'll tell you one of the things we do in small or large tanks that we mix fertilizer or herbicides and even insecticides - we add a can of Sprite.
Use about 1/3 of a can for a backpack sprayer. Sprite the effervescence in it I guess actually probably the seltzer create the situation that breaks the surface tension of the water molecule meaning it acts like the dawn detergent ( which is not really acting as a surfactant it's more of a wetting agent.(Sticky), where as the Sprite is a true surfactant (breaking down the water molecule to a smaller molecule so that the solution can penetrate through the waxy hairy surface of the plant or weed.)
So effectively the sprite adds a little bit of sugar - causes the plant to suck it up - and shrinks the water molecule so that it bypasses the hairy surface of the plant and gets in there much easier.
Don't forgo the Dawn dish detergent but I add about a third of a can of Sprite to 1 to 4 gallons and you'll see some really good results - much improved uptake.
This will help further kill those weeds like mentioned in the comments that came back after 3 days.
I dissolve pool salt in a Home Depot bucket. Put in some hot water to start, and then the salt. Stir every so often until it looks like the water can't hold more. Cap the bucket and only use a few cups as needed, and store the bucket. Time can help dissolve remaining salt.
I would replace the 45% vinegar with regular store vinegar. But use 3 times as much. For his 4 gal sprayer, I'd use 3 gal vinegar, and no additional water.
in my experience the vinegar trashes the surface / visible parts of the weeds. But weeks later they can come back. The salt kills(desiccates) the subsurface parts as well. Using just salt, don't count on anything growing there or in the area immediately surrounding it for years to come. Is why I'd not use too high a percentage in the mix.
Yes to Dawn, and the option of food dye.
Unused parts of this mixture can be poured into another Home Depot bucket and stored for further use. And YES clean and rinse the sprayer..
Regular salt can build up in the soil, while the Epsom salt is used by plants for the magnesium it contains.
I agree that regular vinegar is a much better idea, and far less likely to harm the existing soil food web.
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Haha…..I’ve been watching the news about your situation….times are rough aren’t they. Have a great week.
And Scottish first ministers or UK prim ministers! 😂
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Would you have one for a biily goat gates weed and a biden harris weed 😊
My great grandpa and grandpa and my father were all avid gardeners and only used natural things on ours and their foodstuff, hence their number one go to for weed killing was at first soap then later wash up liquid vinegar and water. My late wife was an avid gardener and allotmenteer she grew all our veggies and fruits and used the same method for weeds, she used to the "complimentary gardening my old man taught her, the only one difference was she used to buy the vinegar as concentrate then dilute it to her needs, strong for say paths and gravel areas and weaker for in between her complementary plants. Nothing else needed or added.
she sounded like a special lady.....my condolences. Thanks for your comment...have a great day!!!
My husband and I have always practised spray free gardening, unfortunately with working we could only grow so much. Now with so many chemicals in our food system, the increase is astounding, we are attempting to grow everything we can and our pantry is now 50% home grown products and climbing. Your family was very lucky to have your sensibilities.
I will be making some of this. Thank you. From UK.
I’m looking for a homemade weed killer for sedge grass that is choking out my once pristine St. Augustine grass. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.😊🙏
I used to do spraying commercially. it is important not to walk in your spray, we always worked backwards, because if your feet touch wet spray, then you step on grass you don't want to go away, there will be footprints in a couple days of dead grass.
Not to mention how much you breath also.
I fogged for bugs and killed a couple of my thirty year old apple trees.
Now I found out the weeds are edible or medicinal in the natural world.
And I don’t eat grass. Hate mowing it two to three times a week. And no more cows or any farm animals to interrupt with fishing. Lol
Good luck with the Chapin sprayer! I had mine one season and it started leaking at the start of the second season. Despite religiously rinsing it out and running water through it after each use. Chapin told me that it wasn’t designed for vinegar and that I was out of luck.
2 years ago I bought a Ryobi 4 gallon and haven’t looked back! No comparison.
If you let the solution of water and Epsom salt stand overnight, all the salt will be dissolved. But I can't see that this works better since we use Epsom salt to enhance the green of plants. I use just one thing to combat weeds, and that is my gas torch, go over once a fortnight and all my gravel paths are clean of weeds, and my chickens help too 😊.
I’m a commercial landscaper and spray lots of glyphosate (Roundup, Ranger Pro, etc.) and 2-4D These products are systemic which means the plant absorbs the chemical and translocates to the roots for a better kill. I might try test this mixture on some properties to see how it works. What I use kills vines and woody stems. I doubt it will be effective on these. Probably a good alternative for homeowners who want to avoid chemicals.
Check out the TH-cam short it shows results in 24 hours….but your right I think that outside of common weeds effectiveness is limited. Have a great day.
That 45 vinegar will kill anything!
Roundup interferes with amino acid transport that supposedly doesn’t affect humans(haha)why all the lymphoma
Glyphosate is deadly
No testing of it has ever occurred and shared with CDC
It’s contact. Not systemic. So doesn’t kill roots. Doesn’t take long for them to grow back.
per-gallon of spray: 1/2C epsom salt dissolved in water, 1qt 45% vinegar, 1/4C Dawn dishwashing soap, food-coloring (dye)
If you put most of your water in the sprayer first, you wouldn't expose the pump to 45% acetic acid and concentrated epsom salts.. Additionally, you'd avoid sudsing.
Thanks for that!!
old studies showed that 10% vinegar was as effective as round-up
Good proof i like that, Round Up is a curse to our farms,and our bodies
When pouring any liquid from a can, tilt to the side, or spout uppermost, to avoid glugging. This gives a smooth flow as the air is able to enter the can smoothly.
Dollar store sells commercial strength vinegar in laundry soap section
You should not use the Dawn 50% less scrubing. It has caustic soda, and mized with the vinegar it will make salt, but reduces the amount of vinegar available. Npo problem with the old fasioned formula
You talk about the toxicity of the vinegar and as such it seems you should be wearing a mask and long pants when you spray. I also would have loved for you to include a follow up in the same video that's actually shows the weeds in 24 hrs or however long it took to kill them. Thanks for a great, helpful video!
24 follow up in the TH-cam short
Try putting the Dawn soap in the spray container at the end avoiding the foam dilemma.
use hot or warm water to help desolve the salt and leave that strainer in place before adding the ingredients to the sprayer
The ONLY thing I have found that works is.....
GASOLINE and a MATCH
I like that you show the strainer as a benefit on your sprayer and then just put it aside and ignore it 😂
Roundup is evil.
I've used this concoction against weeds for several years on a smaller yard with a hand pump sprayer. Last year I moved to a larger property with a much karger yard, so bought a Ryobi 2 gal. sprayer. This spring, I had to replace it because the salt and/or vinegar destroyed the pump. Just a heads up to anyone using an expensive sprayer, make sure you check with the manufacturer about what chemicals are safe for the tool
Careful cleaning of seals and pistons and copious flushing with water should help with corrosion. Most sprayer manufacturers provide manuals, you can call for advice.
Roundup is basically Agent Orange-Lite
I like this recipe. I understand the value of each ingredient and none of them cause cancer. The man made very clear the dangers of the vinegar. Common sense should take care of the rest. And that’s a cool sprayer. Thanks a lot!
Thanks Patricia
I will vouch 100% for what he is saying here. Look out for it on metal, like a metal shed.
I've used this concoction several times, and while it rapidly kills weeds on the surface (the solution burns and browns the tops of the weeds and dries them up in the sun fairly quickly), it does not kill the roots. It's a great solution for a minute, but it is by no means a permanent one - they keep coming back over and over again.
Even round up super concentrate has short effectiveness. Seeds are protected in their shells… 😢
Yes they do. I sprayed two weeks ago, it did a decent job at first but now they are coming back including small weeds that had previously germinated. I like it because of pet exposure vs round up exposure , I just wish it’d last longer. Maybe I’ll try salt instead of Epsom salt next time.
Why wouldn't you suggest that people apply on a hot sunny day (Best when there's a 3-day period of no rain) and start at the furthest point working backwards? That's the way to get the best results without a chance of tracking the weedkiller into your lawn.
Another point: Vinegar really helps to keep ants away. I once poured the leftover pickle juice along the edging of my driveway where ants were prone to make anthills. I didn't have a single hill for a year!
westport wa.state here and listening
the old ways have been better for all. my uncle gave his horses tobacco to get rid of all parasites. no shots needed. also he would grow carrots with tobacco leaf compost and fed it to all of his animals. thank you for sharing your knowledge sir. bless you and yours.
Thanks for your kind words. My grandfather was the same….he was born in 1898. Biggest regret was not getting to know him better. Have a great day.
May 11, 2024
Thank you for advising to rinse equipment after using it. I wondered about the salt or vinegar ruining the sprayer I recently used.
Have you tried dissolving the Epsom salt in hot water before adding it? It breaks down fast in warm bath water. Wouldn't it be just as easy to add it to a gallon jug or old pan with hot water, let it cool a bit?
This should work very well, I've used the 5% vinegar from the store with okay results, but not great results. One thing I was taught when using acid is to ad the acid [vinegar, acetic acid], to water, not water to acid.
Pickling vinegar is a bit stronger. 7 percent I believe.
The tip about adding food coloring to the spray mix is golden! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Epsom salt draws sweat bees. It also provides Magnesium, which causes plants to make more chlorophyl. Table Salt is Sodium and chloride. Not sure I want to spray magnesium on weeds. I do like the stronger concentration of vinegar though. The acid would likely do more damage to the weeds.
Surfactants or soap help the acid and sodium chloride to get through the surface of the leaf, not stick to the plant. Be careful because this also will soak into our skin. So I'd use some PPE.
It will kill the tops of the weeds but, not the roots as far as I can tell. I have a real problem with quack grass and I have tried everything to get rid of it. Nothing seems to work.
I'm in New Zealand and have a selection of these, the neckless we both wear all the time. Have found them all good.
I love New Zealand…
A written recipe would be nice.
Thanks for the video; I only wish you would have shown us the killed weeds at the end, and how many days it actually took to kill them.
Watch my TH-cam short….shows results in 24 hours.
@@ZenGardenOasis. Thanks!
Great but I thought Epsom salt was used as fertiliser for magnesium?
In high amount it becomes toxic. Even water is toxic to roots in high enough amounts….thanks for the question.
You are right.
Purchased two on clearance at HD..$50.i love it. My old one is still going after three years
Love ‘‘em too.
True, pure epsom salt obviously MUCH better to use in the garden, vs regular salt. Great video !
Thanks for your input. Have a great day….
You might try sodium bisulfate (swimming pool "pH decreaser"), which will give you pretty much the same solution, at lower cost and without the strong acetic acid smell.
Great video, thank you. Just wished you showed us the before and after, that would have been perfect. Thank you so much again, fantastic info. Love from Ireland
I would love to see Ireland some day. Check out my TH-cam short, I showed results after 24 hours.
Ammonia is a great spray tank neutralizer and cleaner.
I wonder how citric acid would do on the weeds. It is a lot cheaper than vinegar.
Best greenhouse/garden shed I've ever seen. Beautiful property you've made. Well Done. Well done. We had cattails at our property years ago and the red-winged blackbirds would perch atop the brown heads and sing lovely songs in the evenings.
Thanks so much happy gardening
Why do people ignore the fact that salt is bad for plants/ soil because it builds up and doesn't disapate. 😢
I was thinking table Salk kills plants and it “table” salt
I use Celtic sea salt minerals
I wonder if that would supplement the soul that’s depleted w minerals! Thanks
Great video,nicely shot,loved the good ,clean audio.
Awesome! Thank you!
Epsom Salt- Magnesium Sulfate, Two elements/chemicals, that all fruiting vegetation needs and is often in low concentrations, so Yeah, Much better than Sodium Chloride (slow leakage out to surrounding). The Uber Vinegar is great for dissolving Urine, Scale and other Calcium deposits in your commode.
They sell 60% vinegar at our local feed & farm store. I use it on weeds AND grasshoppers.
The trouble with salt - It doesn't break down and instead builds up in the soil. Sooner or later, your garden won't grow anything except grease wood or bindweed.
I think the long term solution is clover. I’m debating over mass seeding it. Thanks for your comment.
in florida plants thrive near the ocean
@@tankdarla637 Sea water, or sea spray in this case, contains the full spectrum of 84 trace minerals, necessary for optimum growth, development and hardiness.
It may build up in flower pots and enclosed beds, but in open land, the rain and snow will wash it into the ground and the watertable.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate which can be used as fertilizer. So i guess it helps the weed absorb the other stuff. Which kills the plant.
Epsom salt is hydrated magnesium sulfate MgSO4 that helps plants to grow. I throw water softener granules on my driveway so the rain can dissolve it, and let it soak into the ground. It works sometimes. My weeds grow well in salt and used motor oil. Dish detergent breaks down the surface tension so it will stick to weeds and grasses.
As I think about it, it’s been 30 years since I’ve been in the business. They may be different now.
Walmart has 45% vinegar. I actually use Epsom salts when transplanting as it helps the little hair roots to grow rapidly, reducing transplant shock. Much smaller quantities.
Agree. Epsom salts has been recommended for tomato plants for many years.
Put the dawn soap in after you fill with water-no more suds. I noticed you sprayed the path stepped over in what you sprayed and then stepped back onto the grass. Not worried about killing your grass ??
Perfect video, good timing. Ready to spray now, THANKS
It is the concentration of acetic acid that is 5 percent in table vinegar and what you purchased from Amazon may be 45 percent acetic acid. It is not the percent of vinegar.
only need a few drops of the soap, you can also use cooking oil instead of soap, cooking oil will work as a sticker and a tracker that isn't blue , just an oil sheen that goes away when dry
I made a second video using an alternate to dish soap. Have a great day…
Another powerful weed killer in your kettle. Boiling water. All of these will have no residual effect like Roundup has.
I would not use table- or Epsom salts, because they are strong alkali that would unfavorably change pH and chemical elements of the soil they are sprayed on.
Neat cooking vinegar with the dish soap is pretty effective by itself.
Thanks for the input…
Will table vinegar and soap kill sedge on a St. Augustine lawn?
@@juliefizpatrick513 Vinegar kills everything. Maybe thestems of a robust lawn grass could survive, but the leaves and roots would be severely damaged at least.
I use a fence sprayer. It used to have a manual pump to pressurise the tank. I changed that for a mini 12V air compressor. So rather than pumping liquid, it just pressurises the tank. I do run water through after use just to prevent the nozzle clogging with salt.
Great idea….
Thank you for this informmative video. Will this solution kill the roots/rhizomes? I have a new rock bed and bermuda grass spreading all over. Thank you for any suggestions.
Watches the video from start to finish waiting to see the result from spraying the walkway. After all that it was bye folks, have a good day. What about the magic formula, what was the result? Nothing. Could have waited a few days and then show the outcome of the spraying. I’m going down to the pub for a drink.
Results shown in the TH-cam short less than 24 hours later…(check the link)
historically magnesium sulfate or (epsom salt) has been used as a fertilizer.
Thanks for your input
did you also see the dawn also.@@ZenGardenOasis.
When you pour your vinegar into your sprayer, pour with the spout on top, just the opposite way that you are doing it in your video and it will pour smoothly without the gurgling of the air trying to get into the container and having to push the liquid out of the way.
One of the curses of me being left handed…😞
I ordered 40% vinegar for the same thing recently and was looking into. Great info on the food coloring additives
Glad it was helpful!
After reading all the comments, I don't know what is wrong and what is right. I know my dad use to use Epson salt, dawn soup and a can of beer to fertilize the grass. I have so many weeds, but I don't want to hurt the soil with the salt or the many beneficial bugs. Just a little confused.
Your dad had it right 😉that’s a great natural lawn fertilzer, I remember Jerry Baker doing that. The epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. To kill weeds use table salt -not epsom salt-then mix in soap and vinegar. I save my old dish soap squirt bottles, and mix up a bunch every spring.
The only thing I have found that works is thermonuclear weapons. No weeds for at least six months afterwards! But now I will try your product idea, thank you! :)
I don’t think there’s anything that kills weeds for more than 9-12 months. Cheers.
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Hi, there. I've just subscribed because I loved this video not only for the weed killing info but also for the mini-tour of your property. I've always felt negatively about gravel in landscapes, but seeing your parking area and paths has made me feel differently. This seems like a viable and less expensive alternative to concrete. I hope you have video about your greenhouse construction. Looks very interesting. Thanks so much.
Thanks for your kind comment. Yes i would like to have concrete but the cost would be very high. I built the greenhouse about 15 years ago. Unfortunately i didnt film it. It was a one man build and the main components are 4x4 post and plastic panels purchased thru greenhouse megastore online. Have a great day....
Thanks for the tips, I see a mix od opinion about the epson salt. I buy bags of pool salt and spread it in the dog run to kill the weeds. Works pretty good, but they still come back after several months
Hi, thanks for the advice, demonstration and the ingredients. I was wondering, when adding the water to the back spray you must be careful not to make too much foam,
it might help to add the dishwasher liquid after you have put the water into the back spry, this will limit the amount of foam, or even eliminate the foam altogether?
you are correct....i should have waited til last to do that....have a great day!!
I use Epsom salt in my vegetable garden. Not as a weed killer though.
When I was young after making crank homemade ice cream the water )ice cream salt mixture would be spread in weed area with salt bits left when it rained kept weeds away .
These methods just kills the exposed vegetation of the weeds, but not the root. So the weeds keep growing back. But the spectracide I purchased at Lowes, seems to just kill the green vegetation and not the root as well.
The water straight out of the water softener storage tank works great. But also does not kill the roots.
Couple of tips…1 use warm or hot water to dilute salt… 2 take the nozzle off the hose and stick it in the liquid and the Dawn won’t suds up. Also be careful walking in the area you spray as your shoes will damage your grass when you walk out of the spayed area.
Or just add the Dawn liquid last
Thanks for the tips!
@@dennismoreland5175 The problem with that is you add an extra set of having to now mix the soap into the solution. I have added all ingredients then stick the hose end in the bottom of the sprayer and turn on the spicket for years. Call it a 3 for 1 operation, no suds, fill and mix ;-)
The only problem I have with this mixture is what it can do to the roots of shrubs & trees. Traditional weed killers as well as your mixture , can be absorbed through the roots and damage surrounding desirable plants whereas roundup becomes inert in the soil. I can use roundup under my trees & shrubs without adversely affecting them.
Not where I used to live. Most people do not use it properly and do not delute it or don't read the directions. Management workers used road up to clear a property behind me and killed the lemon tree with their spraying!
Waiting for a day or two with no rain in the forecast after I spray, I use the undiluted plastic white vinegar bottles from the supermarket. I poke a row of multiple small holes in a horizontal row across the upper curved edge of the bottle with a pointy toenail cutting scissor and holding the bottle upside, I squeeze the the bottle and the vinegar sprays out in a fan rake shape. I move it left and right walking down my gravel rock path and it just takes a day or too and all weeds turn brown and die. If in a few months anything pops up I spot treat but it usually lasts most of the summer if I spray early in the spring. It works great on weeds between stepping stones too.The vinegar smell disappears within 3-6 days depending if it rains. I cover my shoes with the supermarket plastic bags in case I spray them. I haven't needed Dawn or Salt or a sprayer, though a sprayer and maybe diluting vinegar a little with water might cover a bigger area saving money. If you don't have a sprayer just refilled the first vinegar bottle that has the poked holes with the solution and reuse it. Hope this tip helps. I found it to be the quickest, easiest way if you don't have much time and it absolutely works to kill the weeds.
Thanks for the info. Can you reply with the brand and the strength of the white vinegar you are using. Thanks.
@@madanjitsingh2995 I use Walmart's Great Value Distilled White Vinegar. It says it is distilled to 5% acidity.
Instead of using table salt I
Have switched to using pool salt an it blends great an works great . Those mamosa trees put out some of the best Honey you will eat . I would love to have everyone of those seeds that comes off your tree to plant .
Interesting….I love honey. Yeah, mimosa trees are extremely invasive here. They can take over an area in a few years with thousands of seedlings. I enjoy seeing the full size trees but they reproduce infinitely.
@@ZenGardenOasis. what state do you live in ??
One to two Tsp of Dawn per gallon of water (or mixture) is plenty for a surfactant.
Sounds great….
Wear safety glasses and cover your skin when using high percentage vinegar.
Good tip!
I use a mix of vinegar and Dawn. I recycle the vinegar after cleaning the coffeemaker. Not sure if it works on roots or leaves, but it does work. No particular measurements of either ingredient.
A lot of times the roots are killed but seeds sprout from weeds incredibly fast and it appears as though the roots survived.
You can buy really excellent blue dye for this purpose at a landscaping supply/farm supply store. It’s far more concentrated than food coloring and has a container that pre-measures a given amount.
After watching you top off the sprayer with water, would it be better to put the soap in last?
Yeah it’s a tricky balance when making video. Normally that’s how I do it…
only need a few drops of soap
Try adding dawn after you fill your container with water
You should always add your water first then hand stir all ingredients. This will eliminate suds and more evenly mix the contents!
Thanks for sharing this. I have 2 dogs that spend a lot of time in my backyard and I just don't want to use round up to spray the weeds that pop up around the fence. 2 questions for you, please: 1) do you have any idea how long the solution can be held if it's not used completely on the first application, and 2) when I use Epsom salts to soak my feet I heat up water in the instant pot and dissolve the salt in the hot water - that really does a great job of getting the salt into solution. Would that be a problem with this formulation if you start with warm water mix?
Thank you! I really appreciate this information 🤩
Thank you for your kind words ….there greatly appreciated.
The best tip he gave was to rinse your sprayer really well. I went to use sprayer this spring and the pump was completely gone.
My pressure washer had a big hole in the pump after only one use and long storage. What a waste.
I never wear shorts when spraying. Nice video. Followup to see results is a must.
check out the youtube short on the channel shows the results in 24 hours...thanks for your comment.
Heat the mixture to dissolve the epsom salt
Would like to see a side-by-side comparison on effectiveness of the solution you mixed up, and another solution that leaves out the epsom salts. I live in Florida and I sprinkle epsom salt under the canopy of my Pigmy Date Palm plants to keep them healthy and growing. Never noticed that the Epsom Salts killed anything with my indiscriminate spreading.
I would use kosher salt instead and grind into powder
I am the same I use it as a fertilizer & it certainly does not kill my veg plants.