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Vinegar and Salt weed killer
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:42 pm
I saw this online and tried it. I’m pretty impressed so far. 1 gal vinegar, 1 cup salt, teaspoon of Dawn to aid sticking to leaves. I’ve used it. On Virg button weed, driveway crack weeds, several others and it seems to knock it out very quickly. We’ll see long term. Very cheap too. Anyone else tried this?
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Posted on 7/8/23 at 9:00 pm to zippyputt
Be careful with the salt if you want shite to grow back.
I just use 1-2 oz of 41% glyphosate per gallon. Works great.
I just use 1-2 oz of 41% glyphosate per gallon. Works great.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:52 pm to zippyputt
I’ve used it in driveway cracks, but find it is only temporary. Maybe I didn’t use it enough.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:19 am to zippyputt
First, you make a roux
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:02 am to akimoto
I used this on my pavers and the weeds/grass came back shortly afterwards.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:58 am to akimoto
I find the weeds come back no matter what I use. I checked and within 24 hours it had turned everything I sprayed yellow or totally withered it to nothing. Even Virginia Buttonweed. Cost per 2 gallon sprayer full is about $7.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:59 am to LSUtigerME
Gotcha on the salt. Mainly using on areas like driveways and paver areas where I don’t want anything to grow back. I’m not using it on the grass only areas for now. 
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:12 pm to zippyputt
Normal vinegar is diluted to 5%. So you may as well use it full strength. You can buy vinegar that’s 40-75%, maybe more IdK. It’s just a natural acid, so really nothing wrong with it.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:55 pm to zippyputt
Does anyone know if this works on the Superman of weeds aka dallisgrass?
Posted on 7/9/23 at 9:08 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
A lot of herbicides are sodium based. If you use straight salt it is going to kill everything. You’re better off going with tested methods.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:19 pm to zippyputt
I bought a weed torch today. That was nice and easy.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 9:10 am to zippyputt
quote:I saw that too but at around $6 or $7 a gallon I don't know how that is cheaper than a $30 bottle of concentrated killer that will go for more than 5 uses.
I saw this online and tried it. I’m pretty impressed so far. 1 gal vinegar, 1 cup salt, teaspoon of Dawn to aid sticking to leaves. I’ve used it. On Virg button weed, driveway crack weeds, several others and it seems to knock it out very quickly. We’ll see long term. Very cheap too. Anyone else tried this?
Cool that it works though.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 9:47 am to Tiger Chemist
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I bought a weed torch today. That was nice and easy.
Did not know this was a thing. Now I want one.
I assume you just spot torch areas away from anything you actually want to grow. Would be curious how long until whatever you torch grows back.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 12:33 pm to Tiger Chemist
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I bought a weed torch today
Weed torches are as fun as they sound, but unfortunately not particularly effective (personal experience).
They'll kill the tops but not the roots, so the new growth is stronger with pre-built roots.
Thinking "just burn them longer" is a legitimate idea, apart from the large flakes of concrete popping off. Again, experience.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:13 pm to eatpie
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Weed torches are as fun as they sound, but unfortunately not particularly effective (personal experience).
They'll kill the tops but not the roots, so the new growth is stronger with pre-built roots.
Thinking "just burn them longer" is a legitimate idea, apart from the large flakes of concrete popping off. Again, experience.
I have the same experience here. Burn them but they come back.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 5:38 am to eatpie
Perhaps this depends on your landscape type. I have xeriscape, so I was able to torch for awhile. After a couple of days, I really have not noticed any new sprouting.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 10:18 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Does anyone know if this works on the Superman of weeds aka dallisgrass?
I am pretty convinced that NOTHING really works on that stuff. You can kill it for a season and deal with the brown spot for a month or so and then it shows up somewhere else a few months later or at best, the next spring. It's like anthills. You don't really get rid of it, you just make it relocate.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:07 pm to LSUtigerME
quote:On virginia buttonweed?
I just use 1-2 oz of 41% glyphosate per gallon. Works great.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:40 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Does anyone know if this works on the Superman of weeds aka dallisgrass?
I have had good luck with Celsius. It took 2 treatments 6 weeks apart. As far as the other post stating it relocates. He is right but when you cut crass, the dallisgrass this time of year has the long chutes that hold the seed pods. If you don't pull those before you cut, they will spread when the mower cuts them. Best to treat in the spring before the seed pods start showing up.
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