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How To Kill Weeds With Vinegar

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How To Kill Weeds With Vinegar

Growing your own garden is the best way to pesticide-free plants and vegetables. You might have a green thumb but may not be fond of pulling pesky weeds when they spring up. Using harsh chemicals not only kill weeds, but they can seep into the soil and wreak havoc on your plants and vegetables. Follow these easy steps to find out how to make an organic weed killer out of vinegar. Growing your own garden is the best way to pesticide-free plants and vegetables. You might have a green thumb but may not be fond of pulling pesky weeds when they spring up. Using harsh chemicals not only kill weeds, but they can seep into the soil and wreak havoc on your plants and vegetables. Follow these easy steps to find out how to make an organic weed killer out of vinegar.

Step 1: Bottle It Up

Pour some white distilled vinegar into your spray bottle. Use vinegar with a 15-20% acetic level. The stronger the acetic level, the more effective your spray will be.

Step 2: Control Your Weeds

On a dry day in your garden, liberally spray the weeds with vinegar. Make sure not to spray your other plants or vegetables as they will also feel the burn if they come into contact with the vinegar. In a couple days your garden will be free and clear of those offensive weeds.

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  1. turquoisegrece

    what proportion of vinegar and water? Will it not acidify my soil?

  3. tekbandit

    It seems that most markets are only carrying vinegar with 5 percent acidity, to resolve this; I added lemon juice to increase the acid levels....

  4. ferretnut

    Actually, Anonymous who ever you are, Vinegar is a naturally occuring substance from Mother Of Vinegar. This is just acids from fruits such as apples or grapes. This is how wine is sometimes made.

  5. Anonymous

    urakh is right. My husband is an organic chemist which means that he works with carbon based products such as the polymerization processes. People over use the word organic these days.

  6. urakh

    organic literally means containing carbon so it's silly to bicker about the nomenclature in the first place.

  7. Anonymous

    Does it work for ragwort and thistles?

  8. Anonymous

    It is only an organic weed killer if the vinegar is organic... just because it is an ancient home remedy to a problem does not make it organic!