Natural Weed Killer That Works Better Than Round Up || DIY That Saves Money And Works In 24 Hours

A variation of commonly shown weed killers often seen but this recipe is upgraded to kill even the toughest weeds. Total ground clear and is safe and non-toxic to pets and people. The key ingredient is well known but in this demonstration a few key elements have been changed.

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[RugratKiller]

Just want to point out, the screen on the top in your filling spout. That is meant for you to pour through to protect your sprayer. That way nothing bigger than that screen size gets to your sprayer inlet. By removing the screen when filling, you’re allowing larger deposits that form in all shelf stored liquids directly into your sprayers mechanism, defeating the safety feature of that screen.

[BillMerchantVideo]

Chemistry 101: Always Add Acid. You should have filled your sprayer with the epsom salt solution, detergent, dye, topping to 3 gallons of water, and then added the vinegar. Adding water to a strong acid can cause an exothermic reaction, causing the mixture to boil, not good to get splashed on you. Also, if the acid was added after you wouldn’t have to worry about the detergent foaming. Vinegar that strong can dissolve your skin; your directions are unsafe. Safety goggles and gloves, with long pants and long sleeved shirt, would be a lot safer.

[JC-mxmk]

I can show you a way to make your new solution even stronger. Simply put, remove the Epsom salt and go back to the table salt. Epsom salt really do not work like T.S. it actually helps with chlorophyll intake. Its the 45% vinegar that is doing the work. The salt is what goes to the root not the vinegar. If you don't believe me, do a test area using your new formula vs. your new formula with table salt. I use Epsom on my Bermuda lawn @ 3ilbs per thousand. my lawn is the greenest lawn in the sub-division. Just trying to help. Please don't be offended.

[stewardship]

Thanks for the solution mix ratios, which was what I was looking for. I recently jumped from 30% to 45% vinegar and wasn’t quite sure of the ratios to try. Contrary to some of the other comments, add the water first, then the Epsom salt solution, coloring and vinegar… The detergent should be diluted with some of the water & added at the end to prevent foaming. Also, if you add hot water to the Epsom salts and let them sit ahead of time…they will dissolve and liquefy without the need for a blender. Just a couple of Process tips to share.
Always wear safety glasses, gloves and some type of respiratory mask to be safe…
Thanks for the video!

[passionateherbs]

At the beginning of this Summer I poured regular salt into the lines on my driveway and then went back and poured store bought white vinegar on the salt and the weed were literally dead within hours! It was amazing! Of course I don't think you would want to use this in your garden because it would be too much salt and you may not get anything to grow there again, so his mixture is a better idea, but if you want weeds dead by the end of the day this sure worked for me. None of the weeds have grown back either.

[ScottPBrown]

I've been in the lawn care industry for just about 30 years now I'll tell you one of the things we do in small or large tanks that we mix fertilizer or herbicides and even insecticides - we add a can of Sprite.

Use about 1/3 of a can for a backpack sprayer. Sprite the effervescence in it I guess actually probably the seltzer create the situation that breaks the surface tension of the water molecule meaning it acts like the dawn detergent ( which is not really acting as a surfactant it's more of a wetting agent.(Sticky), where as the Sprite is a true surfactant (breaking down the water molecule to a smaller molecule so that the solution can penetrate through the waxy hairy surface of the plant or weed.)

So effectively the sprite adds a little bit of sugar - causes the plant to suck it up - and shrinks the water molecule so that it bypasses the hairy surface of the plant and gets in there much easier.
Don't forgo the Dawn dish detergent but I add about a third of a can of Sprite to 1 to 4 gallons and you'll see some really good results - much improved uptake.

This will help further kill those weeds like mentioned in the comments that came back after 3 days.

[rhulse]

Suggestion, add the dish soap last AFTER adding your water. That way it doesn't foam up.

[liciaspencer]

Thank you so much for this video. You told me step by step what weed sprayer you use, explained everything throughly, clear down to rinsing the equipment and why. Your demonstration was great!

[mowman]

I’m a commercial landscaper and spray lots of glyphosate (Roundup, Ranger Pro, etc.) and 2-4D These products are systemic which means the plant absorbs the chemical and translocates to the roots for a better kill. I might try test this mixture on some properties to see how it works. What I use kills vines and woody stems. I doubt it will be effective on these. Probably a good alternative for homeowners who want to avoid chemicals.

[CandC]

I dissolve pool salt in a Home Depot bucket. Put in some hot water to start, and then the salt. Stir every so often until it looks like the water can't hold more. Cap the bucket and only use a few cups as needed, and store the bucket. Time can help dissolve remaining salt.
I would replace the 45% vinegar with regular store vinegar. But use 3 times as much. For his 4 gal sprayer, I'd use 3 gal vinegar, and no additional water.
in my experience the vinegar trashes the surface / visible parts of the weeds. But weeks later they can come back. The salt kills(desiccates) the subsurface parts as well. Using just salt, don't count on anything growing there or in the area immediately surrounding it for years to come. Is why I'd not use too high a percentage in the mix.
Yes to Dawn, and the option of food dye.
Unused parts of this mixture can be poured into another Home Depot bucket and stored for further use. And YES clean and rinse the sprayer..

[gl]

?? Just because table salt and epsom salt both have salt in their names doesn't mean they are interchangeable in applications. Table salt is in the original recipe because it's toxic to plants. Epsom salt, by contrast, can actually be beneficial to plants.

[djcip]

Good luck with the Chapin sprayer! I had mine one season and it started leaking at the start of the second season. Despite religiously rinsing it out and running water through it after each use. Chapin told me that it wasn’t designed for vinegar and that I was out of luck.
2 years ago I bought a Ryobi 4 gallon and haven’t looked back! No comparison.

[duubtuub]

per-gallon of spray: 1/2C epsom salt dissolved in water, 1qt 45% vinegar, 1/4C Dawn dishwashing soap, food-coloring (dye)

If you put most of your water in the sprayer first, you wouldn't expose the pump to 45% acetic acid and concentrated epsom salts.. Additionally, you'd avoid sudsing.

[bigsid]

A dilute solution of baking soda (alkaline) run through your water rinsed sprayer will neutralize any residual acetic acid. Rinse again with water.

[VS-xtle]

I used to do spraying commercially. it is important not to walk in your spray, we always worked backwards, because if your feet touch wet spray, then you step on grass you don't want to go away, there will be footprints in a couple days of dead grass.

[koyotekola]

I would put all the ingredients except the Dawn in the sprayer first. That way, the mixture won't foam. Than add the Dawn and shake the sprayer. Also, I use Turf Mark, a commercial blue die made specifically for spraying lawns and possibly other things, too.

[Bobcat]

Pro tip: fill the sprayer with water _first_ then add the measured ingredients, esp. because they contain soap, to prevent a volcano of suds erupting from the container, making a mess of the container, and throwing the measured ratio off.

[antibureaucrat]

I've heard of this basic formula - I like your updates. HOWEVER, let's remember that all of those components are chemicals - yes even the water (which of course is in the formulated Roundup available at a store) - I bring this up because so many people hear the word chemical and think it's bad - some are and some are not ! WE ARE MADE of CHEMICALS.

[MrChrissyr]

My great grandpa and grandpa and my father were all avid gardeners and only used natural things on ours and their foodstuff, hence their number one go to for weed killing was at first soap then later wash up liquid vinegar and water. My late wife was an avid gardener and allotmenteer she grew all our veggies and fruits and used the same method for weeds, she used to the "complimentary gardening my old man taught her, the only one difference was she used to buy the vinegar as concentrate then dilute it to her needs, strong for say paths and gravel areas and weaker for in between her complementary plants. Nothing else needed or added.

[dublindave]

Instead of using the blender and the epsom not emulsifying completely, heat the water and stir in the epsom salt.