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DIY: Natural Weed Killer

7/25/2014

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I am not a fan of weeds.  Not in my garden, not in my yard...so what's an organically minded gal to do?
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  Search for a weed killer that works and is organic...is there such a thing?  I think so...This is super exclusive stuff here, it is a fantastic broad leaf weed killer and mixed with the secret ingredient **salt** it will kill all living green things (ie. best to use in cracks of the driveway when mixed with salt but not so much on the weeds in the lawn as the salt will kill all the grass too).  So what is this magic secret ingredient that works so well but is safe enough for my 2 year old to spray on the lawn himself?  (heck, he could drink it if he really wanted to...but he won't, cause that's just gross!)

  Drumroll please...the secret is...VINEGAR.  Can you believe it? Who knew.  I mixed 2 parts vinegar with one part water (ie 2 cups vinegar 1 cup water) and put it in a spray bottle.  When I was done murdering the broadleaf weeds in the yard I then added 3 tablespoons of salt, swirled it around the bottle and sprayed it on the cracks in the driveway...worked like a charm.  Just remember if you add salt, you will kill your lawn (for some reason the vinegar doesn't kill plain old grass).

Now go make  your yard smell like paint-dying easter eggs!
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