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DIY weed killer is easy to make, and this natural mixture is safe around kids and pets. This homemade weed killer spray even works on tough weeds like bermuda grass and nutgrass.
If I told you that the 3-year-old and I spent an hour yesterday spraying all the weeds in our yard, you’d probably have a conniption fit.
“You WHAT? Those weed killers are full of terrible chemicals! I can’t believe you even have those in your house. And you let the KIDS use them? The horror!”
(My mom is probably dialing my number right now to Discuss My Parenting Choices.)
Yes, mom, it’s true. I even let her use the sprayer. And I wasn’t worried about it in the slightest.
How is this possible?
Simple! Since we make lots of our own natural products, like kitchen cleaner, insect repellent, and air freshener sprays, I have lots of experience in making natural substitutes for toxic products. Using homemade, natural products means it’s safe for the kids to help in the house and in the garden.
That said: it’s easy to make a natural weed killer spray for the weeds in your sidewalk and driveway. It even works on obnoxious weeds like bermuda grass and nutgrass!
And I’ll bet you have all the ingredients in your pantry right now. Let’s do this!
DIY Weed Killer
Ingredients
2 cups white vinegar
1 Tablespoon table salt
1.5 teaspoons dish soap
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a 16 oz. spray bottle and label the bottle.
Spray on weeds, thoroughly saturating the leaves. Within 24 hours, the plants will wilt–and they’ll be completely dead in 48 hours.
Important! I only use this mixture on weeds in the sidewalk and between my raised beds. This combo is a non-selective weedkiller.
It will kill any plant that it touches, and if the salt gets into your garden soil you’ll never get anything to grow there again. Remember the story of the Romans sowing the Carthaginian fields with salt after sacking the city? Yup, just like that.
DIY weed killer is easy to make, and this natural mixture is safe around kids and pets. This homemade weed killer spray even works on tough weeds like bermuda grass and nutgrass. Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and label the bottle. Spray on weeds, thoroughly saturating the leaves. Within 24 hours, the plants will wilt--and they'll be completely dead in 48 hours. Important! This combination is a non-selective weedkiller. That means that it will kill any plant that it touches, and if the salt gets into your garden soil you'll never get anything to grow there again. I only use this mixture on weeds in the sidewalk and driveway. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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