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DIY Weed Killer

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Cleaning Tips

11 Aug

Weeds overtaking your yard? Check out this easy DIY Weed Killer that uses a few simple ingredients from your kitchen.

How to make DIY Weed Killer with items in your kitchen

I just spent the weekend on yard work. We had some serious issues: our bushes looked like trees and the weeds were, like, 3 feet tall. Fun fact about me: I actually like pulling weeds. I find it therapeutic. There’s something wonderfully satisfying about pulling out those weeds and getting the whole root system with it. And, once all the weeds are pulled, everything looks so much better. Why do I allow my weeds to get 3 feet tall if I love pulling them? No clue.

There are, however, two types of weeds that make me want to scream: the ones that are super prickly, and those that grow in the cracks of the sidewalk. I am not a fan of feeling like I’m getting 74 shots to my fingers, and those ones in the sidewalk never come out. I grab hold, pull, and end up tearing off 1/3 of a leaf… annoying. We had a couple of these weeds growing around our house, so I thought I’d try out a DIY weed killer.

What You Need to Make Your Own Weed Killer

What you need to make a homemade weed killer: vinegar, dish soap, and salt

  • Vinegar
  • Dish Soap
  • Salt
  • Spray Bottle

How To Make DIY Weed Killer

Please note that vinegar is strong and will kill lots of stuff, including your lawn and pretty flowers, so make sure you are only spraying your weeds!

Mix 1 cup vinegar, 1 Tablespoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon dish soap in the spray bottle. Find your weeds, and generously spray some on.

You can certainly double or triple this recipe if you are tackling a lot of weeds. I just had a few weeds to spray so I didn’t need much.

Spraying weeds with a homemade weed killer

Here’s the deal: I sprayed my prickly weed and about an hour later, it started raining. I thought, for sure, the rain would have diluted my solution, so I went out to spray the weed again, and this is what I found…

Dead weed after using DIY Weed Killer

For a little side-by-side comparison: Here’s the weed at 11:00 in the morning and then at, about 5:30 in the evening. (Time lapse of 6 1/2 hours).

Weed before and after using homemade weed killer

Looks like it’s working!

If you are looking for a few more ways to use vinegar around your home, check out this post.

 

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Simple, easy to make homemade weed killer using items from your kitchen

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Comments

  1. Kristina says

    September 21, 2016 at 4:48 PM

    This is such a simple recipe, I have all the ingredients except for the spray bottle. can’t wait to try this!
    thank you!

    Reply
  2. Brenda Ackerman says

    August 18, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    I have used this weed killer and had wonderful results. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful creative day!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      August 19, 2015 at 6:57 AM

      Thanks Brenda! Glad you got good results as well!

      Reply
  3. Thistle says

    August 12, 2015 at 1:57 PM

    Thank you so much for the tips! I’ll have to give this a try!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      August 12, 2015 at 8:09 PM

      Always happy to share DIY cleaning tips that I’ve found to work well.

      Reply
  4. Stephanie @this abundant life says

    August 11, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    So around here, weed pulling duty is the ultimate consequence for poor behavior. They would pretty much rather do anything else! How nice that you find it so relaxing! Clearly your mother didn’t use it as a form of discipline! ?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      August 12, 2015 at 6:43 AM

      I think you’re right… I don’t ever remember having to pull weeds as a child. When I need therapy in the winter, I’ll head to FL and come pull your weeds.

      Reply
    • Erin says

      August 12, 2015 at 6:44 AM

      Oops… two comments- wanted to know if you got my email or Facebook message on the award.

      Reply
  5. Rosy@justmyrosylife says

    August 11, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    Great tip! We have some stubborn weeds that I’m pretty sure are rooted in China. I’m pinning this for future reference. FYI – I use vinegar for everything too. It’s pure magic!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      August 12, 2015 at 6:41 AM

      What is with those roots sometimes? China indeed 🙂

      I agree with you on the magical vinegar… is there anything it can’t do?

      Reply

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