In need a safe replacement for Round Up (OT)

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>Vinegar and salt will do the job especially in summer time.

You mixed 2 cups salt with 1 bottle vinegar until the salt is disolved<

 

You can save a little money on that this way...One gallon of Sam's " Bakers

and Chef's " white vinegar and only one cup of salt, plain old Morton table

salt also available at Sam's in 4 pound boxes. You can probably cut this

some with water and it will still work but I was after max killing power

here in the southeast coastal jungle.

 

I fight this battle every year in my non-paved driveways and this is BY FAR

the cheapest and most effective thing I've ever done! I am sick and tired of

paying for expensive weed and brush killers and really don't want to be

using that stuff anyway.

 

However- a few caveats- this mix is totally indiscriminate, kills everything

although goose grass is pretty resistant to it, so if you have a fine mist

sprayer to use on just the foliage of selected plants, do that instead of

broadcasting it.

 

Also, it supposedly can sterilize the soil for years if used heavily so

watch out. In the case of my driveways, I want that effect.

 

DaddyBob

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Daddybob, how much vinegar do you add to the 2 cups of salt? What size bottle? Thanks Cindy--- On Mon, 7/27/09, ransley <ransley wrote:

ransley <ransley Re: In need a safe replacement for Round Up (OT)oleander soup Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 9:02 AM

>Vinegar and salt will do the job especially in summer time.You mixed 2 cups salt with 1 bottle vinegar until the salt is disolved<You can save a little money on that this way...One gallon of Sam's "Bakersand Chef's" white vinegar and only one cup of salt, plain old Morton tablesalt also available at Sam's in 4 pound boxes. You can probably cut thissome with water and it will still work but I was after max killing powerhere in the southeast coastal jungle.I fight this battle every year in my non-paved driveways and this is BY FARthe cheapest and most effective thing I've ever done! I am sick and tired ofpaying for expensive weed and brush killers and really don't want to beusing that stuff anyway.However- a few caveats- this mix is totally indiscriminate, kills everythingalthough goose grass is pretty resistant to it, so if you have a fine mistsprayer to use on just the foliage of

selected plants, do that instead ofbroadcasting it.Also, it supposedly can sterilize the soil for years if used heavily sowatch out. In the case of my driveways, I want that effect.DaddyBob

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>how much vinegar do you add to the 2 cups of salt? What size bottle?<

 

....One gallon of...white vinegar and only one cup of salt...

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Yes Daddy Bob. This mixture is a time and money saver, i use to weed by hand, every year spending a lot of time on my knees every spring and between but not anymore, i also do spot watering on hard to kill weeds fantastic stuff.

 

Hugs Mary

 

 

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ransley@atmcnet

oleander soup

Monday, July 27, 2009 11:02 PM

Re: In need a safe replacement for Round Up (OT)

>Vinegar and salt will do the job especially in summer time.You mixed 2 cups salt with 1 bottle vinegar until the salt is disolved<You can save a little money on that this way...One gallon of Sam's "Bakersand Chef's" white vinegar and only one cup of salt, plain old Morton tablesalt also available at Sam's in 4 pound boxes. You can probably cut thissome with water and it will still work but I was after max killing powerhere in the southeast coastal jungle.I fight this battle every year in my non-paved driveways and this is BY FARthe cheapest and most effective thing I've ever done! I am sick and tired ofpaying for expensive weed and brush killers and really don't want to beusing that stuff anyway.However- a few caveats- this mix is totally indiscriminate, kills everythingalthough goose grass is pretty resistant to it, so if you have a fine mistsprayer to use on just the foliage of selected plants, do that instead ofbroadcasting it.Also, it supposedly can sterilize the soil for years if used heavily sowatch out. In the case of my driveways, I want that effect.DaddyBob

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Thank you DaddyBob,

This information is valuable and I will certainly give it a go.

Marva

 

 

In a message dated 7/27/2009 6:04:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ransley writes:

>Vinegar and salt will do the job especially in summer time.You mixed 2 cups salt with 1 bottle vinegar until the salt is disolved<You can save a little money on that this way...One gallon of Sam's "Bakersand Chef's" white vinegar and only one cup of salt, plain old Morton tablesalt also available at Sam's in 4 pound boxes. You can probably cut thissome with water and it will still work but I was after max killing powerhere in the southeast coastal jungle.I fight this battle every year in my non-paved driveways and this is BY FARthe cheapest and most effective thing I've ever done! I am sick and tired ofpaying for expensive weed and brush killers and really don't want to beusing that stuff anyway.However- a few caveats- this mix is totally indiscriminate, kills everythingalthough goose grass is pretty resistant to it, so if you have a fine mistsprayer to use on just the foliage of selected plants, do that instead ofbroadcasting it.Also, it supposedly can sterilize the soil for years if used heavily sowatch out. In the case of my driveways, I want that effect.DaddyBob