Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 03, 2009 6:30 pm Will a solution of bottle of cheap white vinegar, dissolved packet salt and one cup of dishwashing detergent......topped up with water in a 5gallon bucket......kill weeds effectively? (sounds as if it would kill off anything to me!!!) Also what radius around where the solution is poured to kill weeds be killed off - i.e. solution will also kill off any plants that are within that radius? Thanks heaps......from a real basic learner......HL Re: Homemade weed killer questions 2Nov 04, 2009 3:05 pm Jeeze your on the money there. Not too sure about the dishwashing liquid as part of that. I'd be using just a drop or two in the diluted mix you make, that is all that is needed. There are a few products out there with the contents listed as "Acetic acid, sodium chloride" hmm I wonder what that is? (salt and vinegar) works fairly well too. It is a contact spray so watch out for spray drift onto plants you like Re: Homemade weed killer questions 3Nov 04, 2009 3:56 pm Fu Manchu Jeeze your on the money there. Not too sure about the dishwashing liquid as part of that. I'd be using just a drop or two in the diluted mix you make, that is all that is needed. There are a few products out there with the contents listed as "Acetic acid, sodium chloride" hmm I wonder what that is? (salt and vinegar) works fairly well too. It is a contact spray so watch out for spray drift onto plants you like Thank you........muchly!..............HL The Learner Re: Homemade weed killer questions 4Dec 19, 2009 1:24 pm Using my homemade weedkiller, I have a fair amount of soil that is only weeds to be killed off: 1 - Do I spray the homemade solution onto the weeds on the surface and will spraying also affect the soil health? - or 2 - Do I need to pour the solution onto the weeds and thus into the soil as well which will kill of the soil also? 3 - In the area where there are weeds to be killed off, I want to plant three trees (roughly 60cm high) hence I dont want to kill of the soil. How much of an area should I not spray/pour solution in order to leave the soil healthy and simply remove, within that area, any weeds by hand in order to retain soil health for planting trees? If I sound a complete amateur - I am! Thank you...........HL Re: Homemade weed killer questions 5Dec 19, 2009 2:15 pm Fu Manchu There are a few products out there with the contents listed as "Acetic acid, sodium chloride" hmm I wonder what that is? (salt and vinegar) Yumm...spray some on your chips...! mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Homemade weed killer questions 6Dec 19, 2009 2:32 pm Well, if the commerical weed killer glyphosate (Roundup and Zero) breaks down and leaves soil OK to plant into in two weeks, I can't see that your vinegar and salt solution would be any worse. Re: Homemade weed killer questions 7Dec 19, 2009 2:40 pm This man is a great bloke Homemade remedies rtmp://cp44823.edgefcs.net/ondemand/fla ... 2_2009.flv oh no it doesn't work try this and look for homemade remedies http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/video/ For future reference, search past episodes and look for this using the title and date as a guide for where to look Home-made Remedies Date: 12/12/2009 Colin Campbell makes some easy pest and disease remedies using every day household ingredients Re: Homemade weed killer questions 8Dec 19, 2009 4:58 pm kek Well, if the commerical weed killer glyphosate (Roundup and Zero) breaks down and leaves soil OK to plant into in two weeks, I can't see that your vinegar and salt solution would be any worse. Thank you for the above, very helpful - and thanks too to those who posted and with links............HL Re: Homemade weed killer questions 9Aug 02, 2014 6:38 pm Sorry to reply to such an old thread, but I believe I have something valuable to add to anyone that might come across this. There are some pros and cons to weigh up with using Salt & Vinegar vs Glyphosate, namely how it works, how long it lingers in the soil, toxicity, and especially cost. IMO you will find that for most typical applications Glyphosate is the better choice for all those categories. This article is very good and informative about these things: http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2014/06/sa ... lyphosate/ Please please please read it, especially if you believe that Salt and Vinegar is safer, cheaper, or more natural than commercial herbicides. Re: Homemade weed killer questions 10Aug 03, 2014 10:02 am Before I even read that page, I could see that salt and vinegar would have the issues of build up in soil that would take a lot longer than 'round up', as generally I feel that you'd have to use more of the 'safe' home made stuff. Interesting to see that salt and vinegar is a lot more expensive than 'round up'. This 'cheap' home made weed killer would prevent anything else growing in the area of treatment for quite a while, as the salt would not leach out for quite a while, i.e. lots of rain or hosing to dilute the salt out of the ground, which would also wash soil nutrients away with the salt. I noted the point that 'round up' will travel all the way to the roots and kill the whole weed off, whereas salt and vinegar needs to soak the whole weed. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Homemade weed killer questions 11Aug 26, 2014 9:58 pm Actually some vinegar diluted with water would be more than enough to kill most of the weeds. The salt can also be used separately as a weed killing product. But all these solutions will kill practically every plant, so it would be good to find a way to protect the flowers and vegetables you want to keep alive. You can try the trick with the plastic bottle, where you cut the bottom part, put the bottle over the weed, and spray the solution into the top opening. This way only the weeds will be sprayed and only they will die. That just protects from further rust, l want first to apply a rust converter or rust killer to kill the rust thats there, whats the best one for galvanized steel 2 7494 Hi all, has anyone been ask to do the weeds in their property while in the middle of build? 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