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DeborahLee
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Deborah
Starkville
Mississippi
USA
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 Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 06:36:41 AM
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I came across this on Facebook and thought I would share...I had just talked with my landlord about the weeds poking through the pavement. She wanted to have the lawn service folks zap them with chemicals and I suggested that there might be a more natural way. These weeds are stubborn; simply pulling them up does no good since they just grow back. It's a bit amazing that the container plants that I nurture, water, even talk with routinely die under the heavy July Mississippi sun but these unloved weeds hang onto life year round!
Here's the blog posting:
http://www.agardenforthehouse.com/2011/06/got-weeds-use-vinegar-not-roundup/
Deborah
Professor, librarian, writer and farmgirl!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
8602 Posts
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 07:33:49 AM
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Thanks for that information. I'll try that today. I've got weeds coming out of the pavement, I'll sap them with vinegar today! Great tip!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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BlackHorseFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
91 Posts
Elizabeth
Chicago
IL
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 09:05:26 AM
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| It is best used during the heat of the day and although it is great for pavement, don't use it where you want other plants to grow, like in the middle of your yard. It gets into the soil and acidifies it for a long time. |
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 1:40:28 PM
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| Have used this on our gravel walkway for years to kill the weeds that come up here and there. Love using this because we have dogs and have never liked using harsh chemicals with them running around outside. The vinegar is so much safer and it's so cheap. Always keep a couple of gallons of the stuff around for everything - just so versitile. |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
3777 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 2:58:31 PM
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I really like this idea, Deborah! Thank you for sharing! I'm going to have to try it for sure! - Nini
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
2150 Posts
marianne
medical lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 9:29:01 PM
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That is the best hint I have gotten in a long time. Thanks!
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
879 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 06:35:34 AM
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Wow, thanks! The landlord always sprays the weeds with some really horrible chemicals, and I end up paranoid that I'll track them inside where a little beak could get. (He's not usually a carpet-chewer, but sometimes he finds a stray seed.)
I have a spray bottle of vinegar already for my windows; I think it just "sprouted" another use!
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1144 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 07:06:34 AM
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I wonder if this would work along our electric fence line so we don't have to weed whack as often? We don't like to use chemicals because our bee hives are close by.
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
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texdane
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2368 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 08:05:40 AM
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Does anyone know if it will work on moss?
Nioole
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pennyhenny
True Blue Farmgirl
304 Posts
Missy
Dayton
OH
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 08:38:10 AM
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Trying this method this afternoon for some weeds along the fence. Thank you for sharing this great method.
hugs,
-missy-
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Kim
Utah
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 7:41:39 PM
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Boiling water also works great on weeds coming up through the cracks in the sidewalk.
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Acelady02
True Blue Farmgirl
1254 Posts
Penny
Washington
GA
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 10:09:31 PM
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Wow, thank you so much for this, I use it for some many things so I buy a couple gallons at a time...nice to know it will work for weeds too
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3736 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 06:57:12 AM
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vinegar does work great for weeds. be careful on concrete it is an acid and can etch the finish. they sell 35 percent vinegar we buy it and use it on stubborn weeds. peaceful valley farm carries the strong stuff. just a humble opinion. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1042 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 07:38:04 AM
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I think I will try the vinegar. Although it takes a lot to get rid of New Mexico weeds. I hope it works. My grandmother used to use scalding hot water on a lot of stuff. It worked pretty good. Goats are pretty good about getting rid of some weeds, but there are a few species that even they don't like, and besides they eat the good stuff too!
Laura
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dmeyer
True Blue Farmgirl
517 Posts
Deborah
Jasper
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Apr 17 2012 : 04:49:53 AM
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| Vinegar works good on thistles. Make sure you get the vinegar on the underside of the leaves too. |
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Cleaning Up: Vinegar instead of Roundup |
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Vinegar instead of Roundup
