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Vinegar & Salt for Weed Control

Learn something new every day. Just when I thought I’d found the perfect solution to the weed problem in my organic garden, I realize I’ve been hoodwinked. You might have heard that vinegar is a natural weed killer. Add table salt and you have yourself a double whammy ultimate weed-killing solution to your garden woes.

Maybe not. According to Southern Living, pouring a solution of household vinegar and table salt on the weeds in your garden will cause more harm than good. Vinegar affects the leaves only doing nothing to stop the roots from continuing to grow and flourish beneath the surface. Salt permeates the soil and kills the roots, but it also kills healthy microbes and earthworms. ACK. These are absolutely essential to a healthy organic garden!

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Some “experts” across the internet suggest adding dish liquid to help the solution adhere to the leaves. This part is true, it’s better used for insecticidal soap purposes, in the morning and not on a sunny day else you “burn” the leaves.

So what’s a home gardener to do? Enjoy your garden, weeds and all. Think of those weeds with flowers as pollinator plants. Hand pull those without pretty blooms, if you like. Think of it as therapy. Sure, I prefer massage therapy with lovely music and glorious scents when I’m looking to relax, but what can I say? I’m trying my best to put a positive spin on these bad boy weeds! Not easy…

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I'm Dianne, a Central Florida gardener who has learned that gardening doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming, but instead--fun! With a husband, two kids and a Yellow Lab, I don't have time for difficult. My hands are full. But now, after a few years of trials and tribulations, so is my harvest basket! Let me share with you how I do it. Read More…

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