Weeds overtaking your yard? Check out this easy DIY Weed Killer that uses a few simple ingredients from 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
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.
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…
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).
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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This is such a simple recipe, I have all the ingredients except for the spray bottle. can’t wait to try this!
thank you!
I have used this weed killer and had wonderful results. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful creative day!
Thanks Brenda! Glad you got good results as well!
Thank you so much for the tips! I’ll have to give this a try!
Always happy to share DIY cleaning tips that I’ve found to work well.
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! ?
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.
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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!
What is with those roots sometimes? China indeed 🙂
I agree with you on the magical vinegar… is there anything it can’t do?