dearJulius.com

DIY Weed Killer With Vinegar and Dish Soap

DIY Weed Killer With Vinegar and Dish Soap

By Noelle Johnson, Family Handyman

Make Incredibly Effective Weed Killer

Everyone hates weeds. If you walk down the gardening aisle at your local nursery or big box store, you will see all sorts of weed killers to choose from. But what if you could eliminate weeds using natural ingredients without buying one of those expensive weed killers?

Did you know that you probably have a perfectly good weed killer in your cupboard? It's vinegar! Yes, it's true...vinegar does kill weeds, especially when coupled with dish soap.



What You'll Need to Create Your Weed Killer

Dish soap, vinegar and a spray bottle are all you need for making weed killer. The acetic acid in vinegar "sucks out the water" from the weed, which dries it up. The dish soap helps break down the outer coat of the plant (cuticle), which helps the vinegar do its thing. Here's how to identify weeds in your garden. And here is how to make the vinegar/soap weed killer:

DIY Weed Killer Recipe:


  • One gallon vinegar (with five percent acetic acid);
  • One oz. dish soap;
  • Plastic spray bottle.


Directions:


  • Mix the vinegar and soap together;
  • Pour into a spray bottle and spray directly onto weeds.




Weed Killer Application Tips

Before you apply this weed killer in your garden, observe these guidelines:

  • Vinegar/soap weed killer is non-selective, which means that it will also damage/kill your desirable plants. So be careful when applying to weeds.
  • Apply on a sunny day with no wind. The sun helps the vinegar to dry out the weed. Waiting for a windless day also means your spray won't inadvertently land on other plants.
  • Your vinegar weed killer may not kill the root of the weed. You may need to reapply it if green growth shows up afterward. Or pour a little of the weed killer over the root zone to thoroughly kill large weeds.
  • Vinegar/soap weed killer will not kill all types of weeds. Experiment in your garden to see which types of weeds it works on.


So next time you need to kill weeds, simply open your cupboard and mix up some weed killer with vinegar and soap. It's natural, effective and cheap!

|Featured Content_$type=three$c=3$l=0$m=0$s=hide$rm=0


A Part of Julius LLC
Made with in NYC by Julius Choudhury
Name

Accessories,19,Advice,2,Backyard,4,Bathroom,42,Cakes,54,Celebrity,17,Celebs,1,Christmas,34,Cleaning Tips,199,Cooking,7,Creative Idea,13,Creative Ideas,62,Decor,20,Decorating Ideas,201,Did you know?,5,DIY,144,DIY Fashion,24,Education,3,Family,28,Farming,1,Fashion,57,Fashion for Kids,2,Fashion for Man,12,Fashion for Woman,30,Featured,75,Features,222,Festivals,1,Food,35,Food and Drink,10,Gardening,406,Gratitude,1,Green Living,4,Grooming,5,Hairstyle,12,Halloween,31,Happiness,13,Health,14,home,28,Home & Garden,13,Home and Decor,606,Home Improvement,6,Horoscopes,2,Housekeeper,8,Houseplants,23,How To,29,Indoor Gardening,74,Inspiration,66,Kids & Pets,9,Kitchen,73,Kitchen Tips,15,Laundry,8,Legal Advice,12,Life Hacks,445,Lifestyle,82,Makeup & Beauty,11,Mind,3,Money,2,Motivation,1,New Year Fashion,6,outdoor,4,Painting,17,Parenting,395,Pets,57,Recipe,8,Relationship,7,Self-Care,8,Shopping,11,Technology,12,Thanksgiving,5,Tips,27,Travel,5,Trends,7,Weddings,38,Wellness,4,Women Lifestyle,22,
ltr
item
Lifestyle Magazine: DIY Weed Killer With Vinegar and Dish Soap
DIY Weed Killer With Vinegar and Dish Soap
Rather than spending money on chemical treatments, mix up a natural DIY weed killer with ingredients you already have in your pantry.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpRqPzwa16OwAnxJBCw-3nZa9moGskkC7iumArLSH_SwTUsepARm8sgm5EGndWg4OIz2jmgVwVcDUxWNGsY4YqKm95EqDhZocWZzUdNpRU0l2xQv6B3AKK2cKdoWeynhCqbh6Wzr_dJCE/s1600/autos.dearjulius.com.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpRqPzwa16OwAnxJBCw-3nZa9moGskkC7iumArLSH_SwTUsepARm8sgm5EGndWg4OIz2jmgVwVcDUxWNGsY4YqKm95EqDhZocWZzUdNpRU0l2xQv6B3AKK2cKdoWeynhCqbh6Wzr_dJCE/s72-c/autos.dearjulius.com.jpg
Lifestyle Magazine
https://lifestyle.dearjulius.com/2020/07/diy-weed-killer-with-vinegar-and-dish-soap.html
https://lifestyle.dearjulius.com/
https://lifestyle.dearjulius.com/
https://lifestyle.dearjulius.com/2020/07/diy-weed-killer-with-vinegar-and-dish-soap.html
true
8488952299782896134
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Read More Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share to a social network STEP 2: Click the link on your social network Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy Table of Content