LOOKING FOR SAFE WEEK KILLER THAT WORKS

Boiling hot water is supposed to work.

1 gal white or apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp dawn dishwashing liquid

1 tsp salt

Combine and put in a sprayer or spray bottle. For weeds that are coming up very close to wanted plants, DO NOT SPRAY the weeds. Put some of the mixture in a bowl and use a brush to paint the solution on the weeds.

Thank you for your responses. Have either of you tried these with success?

The version I saw, but have not tried, is similar to the vinegar one. It uses Epsom salt instead of salt. How important is it to be Dawn? I have the Walmart dupe of Dawn on hand.

Thanks, again.

So embarrassing, of course, I meant WEED not WEEK killer .

On 6/16/2014 tends2dogs said:

Thank you for your responses. Have either of you tried these with success?

The version I saw, but have not tried, is similar to the vinegar one. It uses Epsom salt instead of salt. How important is it to be Dawn? I have the Walmart dupe of Dawn on hand.

Thanks, again.

I've used boiling water on ant hills, but it kills everything around it and obviously you really can't spray it or paint it, so it can only be used where all that is growing is what you want to eliminate.

I use the vinegar solution regularly. The Dawn is to cut the oily residue that protects so many weeds and makes killing them difficult. Once the oil barrier is broken with the dawn, the salt and vinegar can penetrate and kill the weed/plant. It's the ONLY thing I've ever found that even kills those awful thistle weeds.

Gonna give this a try! I guess I should get Dawn first, though.

Thanks!

On 6/16/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

On 6/16/2014 tends2dogs said:

Thank you for your responses. Have either of you tried these with success?

The version I saw, but have not tried, is similar to the vinegar one. It uses Epsom salt instead of salt. How important is it to be Dawn? I have the Walmart dupe of Dawn on hand.

Thanks, again.

I've used boiling water on ant hills, but it kills everything around it and obviously you really can't spray it or paint it, so it can only be used where all that is growing is what you want to eliminate.

I use the vinegar solution regularly. The Dawn is to cut the oily residue that protects so many weeds and makes killing them difficult. Once the oil barrier is broken with the dawn, the salt and vinegar can penetrate and kill the weed/plant. It's the ONLY thing I've ever found that even kills those awful thistle weeds.

Would this work on poison ivy?

On 6/16/2014 Eileen in VA said:

On 6/16/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

On 6/16/2014 tends2dogs said:

Thank you for your responses. Have either of you tried these with success?

The version I saw, but have not tried, is similar to the vinegar one. It uses Epsom salt instead of salt. How important is it to be Dawn? I have the Walmart dupe of Dawn on hand.

Thanks, again.

I've used boiling water on ant hills, but it kills everything around it and obviously you really can't spray it or paint it, so it can only be used where all that is growing is what you want to eliminate.

I use the vinegar solution regularly. The Dawn is to cut the oily residue that protects so many weeds and makes killing them difficult. Once the oil barrier is broken with the dawn, the salt and vinegar can penetrate and kill the weed/plant. It's the ONLY thing I've ever found that even kills those awful thistle weeds.

Would this work on poison ivy?

Yes, it does. CAUTION THOUGH - even dead when dead, poison ivy can cause a skin reaction in those who are allergic. Learned that the hard way. You need to make sure you cover all exposed skin and bag up the dead poison ivy material. DO NOT BURN IT!

I hate weeds, but it is excellent exercise to pull them. I mulch, but they get through anyway.