Q. A
friend gave me the following recipe for homemade weed killer.
friend gave me the following recipe for homemade weed killer.
1 Gal. Vinegar
2 C
Epsom Salts
Epsom Salts
¼ C
Dawn dish soap—blue original
Dawn dish soap—blue original
Spray on weed in the morning after
the dew is gone. Be sure to wash the
sprayer well after us because vinegar ruins the rubber gaskets.
the dew is gone. Be sure to wash the
sprayer well after us because vinegar ruins the rubber gaskets.
My husband says that the salt could
leach into areas that we don’t want to kill.
Also, will the above recipe kill all it comes in contact, grass and
broadleaf weeds? I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
leach into areas that we don’t want to kill.
Also, will the above recipe kill all it comes in contact, grass and
broadleaf weeds? I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
A. I
am not sure it will work but give it a try. The Epsom salts is a safe salt to
use, not like table salt which is more like what your husband is thinking
about. Table salt is sodium chloride. Both the sodium and the chloride are
toxic to plants and the sodium in particular can cause longer term problems
with the soil.
am not sure it will work but give it a try. The Epsom salts is a safe salt to
use, not like table salt which is more like what your husband is thinking
about. Table salt is sodium chloride. Both the sodium and the chloride are
toxic to plants and the sodium in particular can cause longer term problems
with the soil.
Epsom salts is calcium and magnesium carbonate salts. Safe for
plants and used on roses by lots of Rosarians. My experience with vinegar as
weed killer is that the acetic acid has to be above 15% which is hard to find.
plants and used on roses by lots of Rosarians. My experience with vinegar as
weed killer is that the acetic acid has to be above 15% which is hard to find.