Damn crab grass. Damn Monsanto. Damn Roundup.

Cheaper, too.

Got that right, whew, round up is expensive......

Vinegar alone kills weeds, dawn just helps it "stick".... As others here, I'm not quite sure you need the epsom salts but it shouldn't hurt.

Round up is the devil's party drink.

Spray it on very heavy on a sunny day. Make sure the sun is on the weed for at lest four hours. You will have to reapply but it's all natural. Never used it (vinegar) with anything else mixed in.
Remember tho, vinegar is a herbicide. It will kill all types of growth. Aim well.

Not sure what the Epsom salts are supposed to do.

The one thing you have to be careful of is soil pH.

Vinegar applied too much, too often, may make the soil too acid for some plants, especially those in the carnation family, and rock garden plants.

Vinegar in high concentration (10% or more) is very toxic and very powerful. Be careful, wear protective gear.

helpfully,
Bright

.... the epsom salt will actually help. We have found that some of our garden vegetables respond well to it!

The dish soap, not so much

Thank you.

but it doesn't seem like the writer is up to date on the latest findings with Roundup (glyphosate). That stuff is scary. More and more comes out each day. It is not safe for humans or the environment.

It would be a cold day in hell before I'd use it. Besides health and safety, I also have no desire to make Monsanto even richer.

This just came out the other day. It is about how it causes kidney disease:

http://truth-out.org/news/item/24876-monsantos-herbicide-linked-to-fatal-kidney-disease-epidemic-will-ckdu-topple-monsanto#14050891884621&action=collapse_widget&id=2811367

Just do a Google news search under "roundup glyphosate" for further horrification.

My current solution for weeds is not the most environmentally friendly but being overwhelmed with house, work, trustee duties, etc., it's all I can do: weedwacker. I'm very careful to never let weeds go to seed and I just wack 'em when they raise their ugly little heads.

I think an ideal way would be to wack 'em down and then apply your home recipe so you have less foliage to spray. I may try that.

I used to hate noisy lawn equipment and I still won't use a leaf blower but my lawnmower is used once a month and my weedwacker once every two weeks, which I do not consider too bad.

I can get away with this because I've eliminated most lawn and I do a lot of mulching.



Cher