does SALT WATER “kill weeds” (surprisingly well) organic natural solution

[@roro_81]

Short, sweet and straight to the point. Thank you

[@toolmike100]

Isn't that the truth, usually they go thru the whole history of everything first.

[@hangdogit]

I spread rock salt pellets like the ones in this video by hand because they wouldn’t work with a fertilizer spreader - too big. It worked somewhat - but I think the salt water method works better. My latest episode was to spread salt crystals with the spreader. Water in or wait for rain. Will check results… This rock salt is in the water softener section - pellets or crystals. Way cheaper than toxic expensive roundup. Note: Vinegar kills weed too but not the root so they grow back.

[@Kudeghraw]

TBH, if you are looking for a full kill and don't want anything growing in the area, nothing beats salt water and high acid vinegar. Not Roundup or anyone. Just make sure you don't want anything growing and trim the weeds before applying because you will sterilize the dirt. If you want to save your grass and target weeds, then you have to use chemicals. If this is the case, use Triclopyr instead of Glyphosate.

[@linden5576]

Just take some hot water, not boiling but hot, throw it in your bucket and put in all your rock salt. Stir it up put a lid on it to help. Keep it warm and let it sit for a couple hours. Pretty much all dissolve.. and when your waters cool down, pour it into your container and spray it. Lye powder will kill trees, shrubs, grass everything. But be careful only get it where you want it and not too close to the edges because I sprayed the stump and killed everything 20 feet around the stump!😅 If you have a tree, you want to die, chop some bunch of the bark off, put some good grooves in the tree drill a cup of holes, whatever, and start pouring that around in those areas and all around and up and down the tree and just around the roots. It’s a huge tree that’s big around four people. It’ll take about a year to work but then you’ll start seeing that tree dying off. When it’s hot, there’s no rain. Hasn’t been any rain not gonna be any rain for a few days or longer that tree will start to rot and die, that will work its way down in the soil collecting the soil and those roots will just continue to soak it up. Same goes for grass weeds anything but they will spread out so don’t get too close to the edges of the area that you want to kill off say a stone driveway for instance. Lye, also comes from fireplace, ashes, and charcoal, grill ashes! I killed a huge tree only using charcoal grilling, spent charcoal ashes. Took about a year before that tree started rotting, and the branches started rotting, but it worked! All your ashes are the same as lye pretty much. Anyway

[@vivekkumarpandey5100]

Killing trees and posting comments like you have achieved something in life....Feel ashamed please 😢 trees are the most important thing in this world they give you oxygen...

[@JohnWickkkk]

Link? Or it didn’t happen

[@MoneySpain1188]

Great information! Thank you for sharing!

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

We have a large patio area and got tired of mowing. We tried weed killer, didn't work. My dad thought gasoline was a good idea, didn't work. I was the one that suggested salt. I called this the nuclear option, or the scorched earth option. Needless to say, we no longer have weeds growing. Or any kind of grass...or just anything.

[@perou1985]

This is exactly what I need. My garden is a nightmare to maintain.

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

@@perou1985 It's about two pounds of salt per square foot. Use half the salt in one layer, and then spray it down with the hose until most of your yard is wet and the salt can soak in. Then repeat with the second half of the salt. Do this everytime you see any kind of vegetation until you've purged your land

[@frog-eye1420]

@@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Live and let live I like your style said the Lord

[@CHELITA1BONITITA]

QUICK VIDEO and Informative VIDEO!!!

[@rybot5252]

I'm going to start doing this. Too many foxtails around here and my soil contains mostly rock and is not good for gardening unless doing above ground beds

[@hoidoei941]

Humans never cease to amaze me 😑

[@jnf2211]

I did this around my garden beds to keep slugs and snails away from my vegetables, I noticed it killed all the grass and everything but then when it rained the grass popped right back up. Maybe you need high concentration of it

[@wxfield]

That salt (for water softeners) is also a great de-icing salt too. The pieces are too large to track inside and stain the flooring, but still small enough to melt ice and be effective. Plus in a lot of places they are cost competitive over actual de-icing salt. Add to that the fact that you can buy broken bags for super-cheap..and that stuff should be on the list every time you go into agway, or a big box store.

[@livefree6878]

I wasn’t expecting salt alone be as effective as salt vinegar and soap. I figured I had nothing to lose because I have that big bag of salt. It was pretty difficult to crush it down and dissolved into the water but it certainly was worth it. Lately I’ve been dissolved in as much of the water softener salt in 5 gallon buckets and then adding table salt as much as well absorb in. I’m glad it’s not necessary to add the vinegar because that’s like three bucks a gallon, that’ll add up when you start mixing up a bunch. 👍

[@wxfield]

@@livefree6878 If you're a fan of history, read about Sherman's march to the sea. The Union troops salted the fields as they burned and slaughtered. No crops would grow in their fields for years after.

[@linden5576]

Be careful using ice melt salt, on concrete. It ate away my concrete steps in one year now I use an ice melt pellets that are do not contain salt! That was an extremely expensive lesson.

[@philgs1]

How often do you need to keep retreating with salt ?

[@TheycallmeMrWonka]

It will always come back (months) it's just a case of keeping an eye on it and choosing your time. Think of it this way, if you have it all ready in your sprayer you can keep on top of it on a boring day, just give it a quick spray. It will still work without strong sunlight just not as well.

[@mbank3832]

After you have sprayed the salt water, around how many days for the weeds to actually die ? I sprayed salt water two days ago and i still see alot of green

[@conorireland185]

If you want to keep the grass, dont salt. If you want or have a path or pebble garden and are unsure, mix and apply every few days. Last thing you want is to spend money trying to fix a flood from the dead sea. If you dont mind nothing growing, become rome and treat the plants and surrounding area with a carthage level of salt.

[@Z3rk]

Tried it out, works really well. I just used pool salt. I just stirred the salt around I didn't even crush it

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

I just took some old pool salt and spread it around on a gravel area that's getting overrun with weeds that roundup doesn't seem to kill. We're getting a bunch of rain now so it should dissolve in the ground and put in some work on the roots of the weeds.

[@JohnWickkkk]

@@PlayafromtheHimalayasupdate?

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

@@JohnWickkkk It worked pretty well except we had a hurricane come through and dump a bunch of rain. So it probably wouldn't have mattered if it was salt or roundup, there was just too much water. But I have since put out more salt in some other areas and it's been weed free for a good 3 weeks.

[@danielgtr17]

my dude if this works you saved me alot cause the bags cost 6-10$ and the 30% vinegar gallon cost 22$ for only 1 gallon . and i need like 100 gallons for my back yard growing tall weeds

[@counterinsurgencyadvisor4289]

Beware that the salt will ruin the soil for a long time. Don't use where you don't want vegetation to grow again for a long time.

[@armedmariner]

An old boy here in Louisiana taught me this. He has been doing this for years. I tried it and expected him to make fun of me because I was gullible. Nope! He was absolutely right.

[@DeoVindice85]

Bet it won’t kill nutsedge.

[@farmeromni4005]

Does the salt accumulate and clog the sprayer?

[@dataphoenix8004]

yes

[@natervin4090]

Maybe in a high concentrate, I put a spoonful of salt mixed with a gallon of water for fertilizer instead of miracle grow and my plants grow beautifully.

[@gregpr8443]

Thank you, I do this as well. Most people think I have a mental disorder. Sea salt only though

[@deuxjournalistes2993]

does the grass smell as it’s dying? I used baking soda one time to kill grass and weeds between my pavers and the stench was incredible. My neighbors were so mad.

[@KingsRight]

i bet they were smelling something else. you probably had a coincidence of a dying animal somewhere else on your property

[@b_uppy]

​@@KingsRight True. Rodents can't burp, so baking soda can kill them.

[@scottdolphin5803]

Works as a great pre-emergent too.

[@run4funorgo4dough]

Salt will kill weeds, but like the other weed killing concoctions, it's temporary and has to be reapplied on a regular basis. I even noticed some weeds came back with a vengeance and pricker bushes actually grew faster.

[@daftnord4957]

i did a diy mixture of vinegar, dish soap, and salt to kill playground weeds. it started working within 24 hours which i was happy about. but i used 20 or 30% vinegar which was like $20 a gallon. i i'm wondering if that's not worth it then, and just find cheap salt

[@ViperLGH]

Some said areas sprayed with salt water would not growth anything in future. Just wonder how true this is.

[@Anthony-eg7pw]

It’s true. Made a mistake a got it in a patch in my front yard. I can’t get anything to grow in the dirt patch now lol. Like at all is concrete dirt no weeds or anything and I’ve tried everything to get grass there but nope…

[@ViperLGH]

@@Anthony-eg7pw Even after raining still doesn't wash away the salt?

[@brianallison1913]

@@Anthony-eg7pw get you a bag of that Easter basket grass and glue it in lol

[@dhky81]

Salting the earth.

[@b_uppy]

It's true. It doesn't "wash away" because this kills soil life. When the soil life dies, the soil collapses and compacts. The soil loses porosity and so becomes impermeable to water.

[@privateinformation8364]

The active ingredient in roundup and most nontoxic herbicides is isopropylamine salt

[@xcharlesbronsonx]

Didn't roundup get sued for toxic ingredients?

[@300books]

The active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosate which is toxic and carcinogenic.

[@toxicthesniper8264]

Everything with glyphosate or however it's spelled is known to cause issues thats why it's banned everywhere in the world but the US

[@rickybobby7775]

​@xcharlesbronsonx yes and they are also owned by Bayer who makes heart medicine with the knowledge that Dandelions are very good for heart health.

[@bucks1216]

What kind of salt?

[@ShellieSager]

I just stumbled on the "salt for weeds" method. How is your area holding up after a year. I am constantly battling weeds in my rock area surrounding my pool. When it was done, they didn't do a good job removing the sod/weeds underneath before putting down the cheap weed cloth and then laying the white rocks.. The salt, from what I'm reading, sounds like a perfect solution, as I don't want anything to ever grow there again - it's not a garden, it will be just rocks forever.

[@livefree6878]

It does seem like a constant battle, I put the salt on each year, lately I’ve been just using a watering can with the salt water on a hot day. Hope this information helps👍

[@b_uppy]

If you want to put in plant later, you must dig out the contaminated soil. People who buy the property after you may hate you.

[@becky0710]

Can you use this method if you want to replant and area? Or is it best only on drives/paths etc?

[@doctorharlingston]

Salting the earth can take YEARS for it to be hospitable for plants again. It's a very permanent herbicide.

[@roebuddy01]

Salted earth will render the earth infertile for other plants. Reports say it may take three years plus and even then only if drainage allows the salt to clear. Hence why salt application where you never want vegetation growth (like driveway and patio cracks) is better advised than any area you may wish to grow items again.

[@odraregaviles9759]

Historical records indicate that the Egyptians salted their enemies land so fucking much nothing has grown there since, 3000 years later.

[@jameelamman]

What kind of salt did you buy?

[@lancemill5683]

Did the grass grow back or stay dead??

[@rbbl_]

Stay dead

[@rbbl_]

And it’s basically impossible to grow anything there for a while

[@drumpogrom]

Can I use calcium chloride?

[@natervin4090]

I'm not trying to knock what your saying, maybe in high concentration ,I haven't tried that on weeds yet. But I will.

[@bubblerings]

In gravel. Do salt water. Then, weed burner. Torch.

[@kavinchakra]

Does it affect soil and other crops?

[@livefree6878]

Yes, if the salt runs into an area like a garden, it will stop things from growing. Hope this answers your question👍

[@FTOTF1]

Does it work on noxious weeds too? Or just grass?

[@singlee2998]

What is the brand name I can't find any on home Depot website

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

You can use regular table salt. You just need _a lot_ of it.

[@bubblerings]

Morton water softener salt is good rock salt. Can get fine granules, too.

[@bupi.]

Does this work with regular rable salt?

[@stevenbreinholt]

Yes. sodium chloride in any form will do

[@deep6301]

I used pool salt.

[@L46C3]

My neighbor's wife told me her husband just started using it to kill the grass growing in the cracks on his asphalt driveway. I told her it's not the best because it hangs around for some time, though pretty potent. As the rain came and washed it off of the tar I now have dead patches in my grass along the entire drive. Be careful where you use it.

[@fabiosousa9795]

Nice work, thanks Kenny powers!

[@tomandjerry9393]

Can i use table salt???

[@Subdood04]

The Romans used to salt the earth to prevent crops from growing. As did other old civilizations.

[@Legzakimbo2002]

As do the IDF in gaza

[@splatmarina]

@@Legzakimbo2002 good, why would they help terrorists, gaza is controlled by hamas, and they use civilians as human shields

[@eshalandjerry310]

Kon sa salt use hota hy jo ghr mn use krty hyn..

[@paulgc8290]

Normal table salt is fine

[@danielgtr17]

its water softener salt get it at home depot or lowes

[@T.137-lmt2]

Any advice on how to do this over 2 acres Does this only work on grass or on most Plants weeds and vegetation?

[@doctorharlingston]

Whats the ratio? ive heard 1 cup of salt per litre.

[@livefree6878]

I typically put as much salt in as will dissolve. I typically have undissolved salt at the bottom of the bucket all the time. Hope this answers your question👍

[@Terryhaslet]

Sodium Chloride solution becomes saturated at about 36%. So basically adding 36g/100mL is as much as you’re going to get in solution. Hope this helps. 👍

[@GG-ve1hv]

Can i pour salt directly onto the weeds before it rains?

[@TrumpWon420]

Yes. It'll just take the time for the salt to dissolve. Be mindful of run off. So if you use "too much," it could affect other plants.

[@Ojb_1959]

Can ice cream salt be used as well?

[@willwork2fish261]

Will this work during the winter as well… because I’m gonna go try it now if so

[@karimgomez6933]

What kind of salt do you use? Any would do it?

[@teresashinkansen9402]

You have to use Californium perchlorate, around two pounds per gallon.

[@karimgomez6933]

@@teresashinkansen9402 Thanks

[@teresashinkansen9402]

@@karimgomez6933 Seems Californium perchlorate is no longer available at the apothecary, My grandpa used to get it by the pound in the 60's, I guess Bob had a criticality accident and chickened out and no longer sells it. You can replace it with Sodium chloride (table salt) at a similar ratio of about two pounds per gallon.

[@kenj.8897]

Just rinse your sprayer out real good with fresh water or it will crust the nozzle up

[@cindylou82kingdom36]

Can I store the leftover salt water in the sprayer?

[@cooltjh4]

i wouldnt. make sure to clean it out properly, salt crystalizes.

[@stephensomersify]

@@cooltjh4 It crystallises when it becomes a saturated solution - = just let it dry out

[@NKVU-000]

Agreed but it will also finish grass as well which no grass will grow

[@ac4185]

Now I have kelp growing in my yard and some annoying yellow Bob guy laughing all the time.

[@KingsRight]

how long does it last for though? you did this video a year ago.. how's it holding up? i'd like to find a solution that lasts forever. i have weeds growing up around my house in a place i never want anything to grow at.

[@toxicthesniper8264]

If you lay it down heavy im pretty sure it's good for like a year.

[@joshvega5469]

Sometimes with the right amount forever

[@garys.8333]

How much salt do you use?

[@EdwardVargas-f3i]

My dad poured salt pellets around bamboo and it killed all of it!!!! It never grew back

[@deep6301]

I did that and 30 percent vinegar. The bamboo is gone but is the soil ruined?

[@mikeburke1993]

The question is, what is the acidity of salt water?

[@phnoor8653]

It kills by brake the cell wall of any thing living cell , not by acidity. As a pharmacist doing these green experiments i found that salt water can kill sticky insect on the flowers

[@roebuddy01]

Normal salt, NaCl (Sodium chloride) is neutral pH. Other ionic salt compounds may vary in alkalinity/acidity.

[@j.c.nightwalker5322]

Will it kill knotweed?

[@tinywizards]

Yes

[@dotnetdevni]

then how come algi and other plant live lives in the ocean

[@rybot5252]

How come those ocean plants can't live out of the ocean...

[@VIRTUOUSWOMAN73]

@@rybot5252😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cheerup5267]

Salt in soil is a big problem in Australia..

[@mr_cramberry]

What about salt and hot water?

[@ierwin88]

I have used just very hot water. The problem is keeping the water hot enough. I poured the hot water on the plants. I don't think the water would be hot coming out of a sprayer.

[@macthefork1782]

Just FYI I've recently read that using salt as a weedkiller can be nearly as destructive as using manufactured weed killers containing glyphosphate. The salt will render everything dead in the area it is applied in for several years, or until water washes it away. However, when it's washed away it can end up in drinking water tables and apparently is causing big problems in high snow areas where it is used to clear the roads. I think a balanced view is needed here, as if people are collectively doing this to better their own lives and properties, but at the cost of the environment and our drinking water, then perhaps it's not a good idea.

[@michaeldean5787]

The amount of salt used on roads is far, far greater than somebody using it to kill weeds. Try taking a big bag of salt and using that to sprinkle on a road - you wouldn't get very far.

[@b_uppy]

The salt causes soil life to die, and that causes it to collapse and become impermeable. More than "several years."

[@larryg3038]

I grew up in the northeast when roads were heavily salted all winter. Every spring and summer weeds and grass flourished alongside the shoulders of those same roads. So much so that road crews would have to use massive mowing machines to cut it down at least once a month. Back then it was actual mined salt not the manufactured colored stuff they use today. So my observational comment is this massive amount of OG road salt did zero damage to roadside growth.

[@b_uppy]

@@larryg3038 Those roadsides also get washed by huge amounts of rainwater and the salt gets pushed elsewhere, plus they sweep to remove excess.

[@bagmuk6]

How wonderful

[@thenson1Halo]

Trying this on the mass of kudzu and creeping ivy that came off a limb from my neighbors tree and is trying to eat my house.

[@dnalevelc144]

Tell me how it works for you please

[@sinner-saint361]

I've done this 2 days in a row to get it good and treated. IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL!!

[@dennisbentson823]

The old saying. Where salt water goes nothing grows

[@nodnodwinkwinkV]

I'm not too surprised that it killed the grass but does it work well on weeds as well?

[@livefree6878]

So far it’s been working on everything. I tried all kinds of variations I think it’s the salt that is the most effective ingredient. Because soap is so cheap I usually throw that in regardless. Whenever I find bags of salt sheep have been picking them up for this purpose. Hope this answers your question.

[@Truelyblue333]

@@livefree6878what kind of salt? Table salt or something else

[@AutumnMessenger]

​@@Truelyblue333SALT, any salt ! rock salt, sea salt, vapour salt, table salt yes

[@bob-o9865]

@@Truelyblue333I wouldn’t use Epsom Salt , I’ve had unsatisfactory results in my yard , I swear I think it’s fertilizing the weeds lol

[@TODinWY]

@@Truelyblue333 Ice melter rock salt.

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

If it worked in Africa, then it can work in your backyard.

[@timsolomon8352]

Lol what happened in Africa?

[@AutumnMessenger]

​@@timsolomon8352it's not just Africa. Almost every tribe in the olden days used salt to kill crops of their rivals/enemies. This was done to ensure they had no harvest and eventually make them leave or die with starvation. The Romans did that, The British did that during the colonial periods, the Indian army did that to tribes in North east India. Your welcome

[@fentanylfloyd2474]

​@@timsolomon8352Kicked all the ⚪ farmers off their land so as a parting gift they salted the land more often than not before leaving

[@shefu689]

Why im here? My yards road is full of weeds after using European regulated "weed killer" roundup. Weed growth literally exploded. Last night i was thinkin in my bed "what if i just kill them with salt water". Thanks for this video. Now i going to be home chemist 😂

[@albert-wg4cy]

it works but not for long if it rains enough then it will gow back up

[@Koala-jj7go]

Couldnt you mow the lawn doing this

[@amedeoavogadro2788]

Of course salt kills stuff. There is a reason the fertile crescent became infertile.

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Salt destroys soil structure, o.k. if you don't want to grow anything for about five years.

[@Talas99]

Is there is a better option ? That doesnt destroynthe soil

[@timmyvechett]

So did it last

[@b_uppy]

It kills soil life and soil becomes impermeable. You need to dig it out to remove the effects.

[@coburn_karma]

Great Idea.....fresh bleach also known as sodium hypo chloride kills weeds and grass, but it has to be fresh. Wish I lived closer to the ocean, could get salt water for free, minus gas for the car.

[@All_Alaskan]

Great video!

[@chitpaul]

Salt dries out the water. Simples.

[@STONECOLDET944]

My allotment neighbour disconnected my hose pipe mod watering, so I salted his allotment

[@erikkink3440]

Thanks buddy

[@G0NNG_official1360]

how to NOT water your plants

[@livefree6878]

👍

[@stephensomersify]

The salt sits in the soil - no point in spraying the leaves

[@GSKPurnima]

Plasmolysis!!

[@kylehoward4979]

So logically you could kill root systems in your sewer pipe for a few bucks at most. "'cause I've got the golden tii-ckettt."

[@dirtmcgirt7125]

If roots are in your pipes it's already too late.

[@kylehoward4979]

@@dirtmcgirt7125 nothing lasts pal, we're all just looking for a bit more time. I'm aware.

[@ZzedZed]

by the way, salt desolves in hot water better than cold .

[@Petesworkshop2225]

This is the same as pouring motor oil in the ground. You shouldn't.

[@SuperDarkrock]

Yeah, and everything else if you let it.

[@parkermudsen1063]

👍🏾

[@suebroyles7600]

The salt will wash out eventually

[@dalee580]

If you have enough salt on soil, the organic material dies, the soil compresses and water does not penetrate. No plants forever. How to make this happen: Put a water softener runoff tube on the lawn for a month. Nothing will grow for a hundred years.

[@ryanfowler3285]

Yall never heard of SALTING THE EARTH????

[@predator-gt5ip]

thank you.

[@robertkat]

Salt is not organic, it is a mineral.

[@mattbarker3789]

HELL YE@

[@AB-sj3ob]

Now just put that in a pressure washer lol

[@DaddyBear205]

I use boiling water to water the weeds 😂

[@DaddyBear205]

Eco-friendly way

[@dougiedotcom]

Take a day or a few days