Natural Weed Killer That Works Better Than Round Up || DIY That Saves Money And Works In 24 Hours

[@RugratKiller]

Just want to point out, the screen on the top in your filling spout. That is meant for you to pour through to protect your sprayer. That way nothing bigger than that screen size gets to your sprayer inlet. By removing the screen when filling, you’re allowing larger deposits that form in all shelf stored liquids directly into your sprayers mechanism, defeating the safety feature of that screen.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the tip…

[@rommelfcc]

@@ZenGardenOasis. If you make it use a pressure cooker safety valve and having the holes in the side of the nozzle will ensure it doesn't get blocked with soil.

[@marksmart9754]

Won’t matter. The vinegar is so acidic it will eat most of the metal parts in no time. So he’ll be replacing the lot soon.

[@BillMerchantVideo]

Chemistry 101: Always Add Acid. You should have filled your sprayer with the epsom salt solution, detergent, dye, topping to 3 gallons of water, and then added the vinegar. Adding water to a strong acid can cause an exothermic reaction, causing the mixture to boil, not good to get splashed on you. Also, if the acid was added after you wouldn’t have to worry about the detergent foaming. Vinegar that strong can dissolve your skin; your directions are unsafe. Safety goggles and gloves, with long pants and long sleeved shirt, would be a lot safer.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

wow...thanks for the info.....will take note of it...have a great day!!!

[@SooperToober]

Brilliant- amazed at how many people remembered their middle school chemistry basics! 😊

[@rayc5255]

Maybe should also rethink doing mixing and/or applying in dead calm. Wait till there is a steady breeze - and always stay on the upwind side.

[@mathewchacko8993]

Great

[@jessicamckay9227]

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[@JC-mx1mk]

I can show you a way to make your new solution even stronger. Simply put, remove the Epsom salt and go back to the table salt. Epsom salt really do not work like T.S. it actually helps with chlorophyll intake. Its the 45% vinegar that is doing the work. The salt is what goes to the root not the vinegar. If you don't believe me, do a test area using your new formula vs. your new formula with table salt. I use Epsom on my Bermuda lawn @ 3ilbs per thousand. my lawn is the greenest lawn in the sub-division. Just trying to help. Please don't be offended.

[@davidupshaw3138]

You will kill your grass becaue you walking in and out of the sprayed areas . Thanks for the lesson.

[@stewardship8147]

Thanks for the solution mix ratios, which was what I was looking for. I recently jumped from 30% to 45% vinegar and wasn’t quite sure of the ratios to try. Contrary to some of the other comments, add the water first, then the Epsom salt solution, coloring and vinegar… The detergent should be diluted with some of the water & added at the end to prevent foaming. Also, if you add hot water to the Epsom salts and let them sit ahead of time…they will dissolve and liquefy without the need for a blender. Just a couple of Process tips to share. Always wear safety glasses, gloves and some type of respiratory mask to be safe… Thanks for the video!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tips happy gardening

[@tealakablacksalsanista7549]

Thanks for the safety gear tip. Any products you recommend for Mask?

[@passionateherbs8183]

At the beginning of this Summer I poured regular salt into the lines on my driveway and then went back and poured store bought white vinegar on the salt and the weed were literally dead within hours! It was amazing! Of course I don't think you would want to use this in your garden because it would be too much salt and you may not get anything to grow there again, so his mixture is a better idea, but if you want weeds dead by the end of the day this sure worked for me. None of the weeds have grown back either.

[@gl2996]

?? Just because table salt and epsom salt both have salt in their names doesn't mean they are interchangeable in applications. Table salt is in the original recipe because it's toxic to plants. Epsom salt, by contrast, can actually be beneficial to plants.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

True. It in higher levels it becomes toxic especially to leaf surface. Water is toxic to many plants in extreme levels. Thanks for your input.

[@chitza3270]

I use salt made for water softening systems.

[@mowman7777]

I’m a commercial landscaper and spray lots of glyphosate (Roundup, Ranger Pro, etc.) and 2-4D These products are systemic which means the plant absorbs the chemical and translocates to the roots for a better kill. I might try test this mixture on some properties to see how it works. What I use kills vines and woody stems. I doubt it will be effective on these. Probably a good alternative for homeowners who want to avoid chemicals.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Check out the KZbin short it shows results in 24 hours….but your right I think that outside of common weeds effectiveness is limited. Have a great day.

[@imawatchin6295]

That 45 vinegar will kill anything!

[@lisalynch629]

Roundup interferes with amino acid transport that supposedly doesn’t affect humans(haha)why all the lymphoma

[@paleggett1897]

Glyphosate is deadly No testing of it has ever occurred and shared with CDC

[@marksmart9754]

It’s contact. Not systemic. So doesn’t kill roots. Doesn’t take long for them to grow back.

[@rhulse8904]

Suggestion, add the dish soap last AFTER adding your water. That way it doesn't foam up.

[@ScottPBrown]

I've been in the lawn care industry for just about 30 years now I'll tell you one of the things we do in small or large tanks that we mix fertilizer or herbicides and even insecticides - we add a can of Sprite. Use about 1/3 of a can for a backpack sprayer. Sprite the effervescence in it I guess actually probably the seltzer create the situation that breaks the surface tension of the water molecule meaning it acts like the dawn detergent ( which is not really acting as a surfactant it's more of a wetting agent.(Sticky), where as the Sprite is a true surfactant (breaking down the water molecule to a smaller molecule so that the solution can penetrate through the waxy hairy surface of the plant or weed.) So effectively the sprite adds a little bit of sugar - causes the plant to suck it up - and shrinks the water molecule so that it bypasses the hairy surface of the plant and gets in there much easier. Don't forgo the Dawn dish detergent but I add about a third of a can of Sprite to 1 to 4 gallons and you'll see some really good results - much improved uptake. This will help further kill those weeds like mentioned in the comments that came back after 3 days.

[@CandC68]

I dissolve pool salt in a Home Depot bucket. Put in some hot water to start, and then the salt. Stir every so often until it looks like the water can't hold more. Cap the bucket and only use a few cups as needed, and store the bucket. Time can help dissolve remaining salt. I would replace the 45% vinegar with regular store vinegar. But use 3 times as much. For his 4 gal sprayer, I'd use 3 gal vinegar, and no additional water. in my experience the vinegar trashes the surface / visible parts of the weeds. But weeks later they can come back. The salt kills(desiccates) the subsurface parts as well. Using just salt, don't count on anything growing there or in the area immediately surrounding it for years to come. Is why I'd not use too high a percentage in the mix. Yes to Dawn, and the option of food dye. Unused parts of this mixture can be poured into another Home Depot bucket and stored for further use. And YES clean and rinse the sprayer..

[@Keyspoet27]

Regular salt can build up in the soil, while the Epsom salt is used by plants for the magnesium it contains. I agree that regular vinegar is a much better idea, and far less likely to harm the existing soil food web.

[@VS-xt9le]

I used to do spraying commercially. it is important not to walk in your spray, we always worked backwards, because if your feet touch wet spray, then you step on grass you don't want to go away, there will be footprints in a couple days of dead grass.

[@ericarbo5044]

Not to mention how much you breath also. I fogged for bugs and killed a couple of my thirty year old apple trees. Now I found out the weeds are edible or medicinal in the natural world. And I don’t eat grass. Hate mowing it two to three times a week. And no more cows or any farm animals to interrupt with fishing. Lol

[@djcip1]

Good luck with the Chapin sprayer! I had mine one season and it started leaking at the start of the second season. Despite religiously rinsing it out and running water through it after each use. Chapin told me that it wasn’t designed for vinegar and that I was out of luck. 2 years ago I bought a Ryobi 4 gallon and haven’t looked back! No comparison.

[@bigsid3011]

A dilute solution of baking soda (alkaline) run through your water rinsed sprayer will neutralize any residual acetic acid. Rinse again with water.

[@Bobcat9]

Pro tip: fill the sprayer with water _first_ then add the measured ingredients, esp. because they contain soap, to prevent a volcano of suds erupting from the container, making a mess of the container, and throwing the measured ratio off.

[@JoeyToth-ti9tp]

If your a Gardner you know they make a liquid called no foam,it’s a anole at most nurseries

[@Bobcat9]

@@JoeyToth-ti9tp Or, just fill the tank with water first.

[@duubtuub3071]

per-gallon of spray: 1/2C epsom salt dissolved in water, 1qt 45% vinegar, 1/4C Dawn dishwashing soap, food-coloring (dye) If you put most of your water in the sprayer first, you wouldn't expose the pump to 45% acetic acid and concentrated epsom salts.. Additionally, you'd avoid sudsing.

[@cmach9754]

Thanks for that!!

[@MrChrissy1r]

My great grandpa and grandpa and my father were all avid gardeners and only used natural things on ours and their foodstuff, hence their number one go to for weed killing was at first soap then later wash up liquid vinegar and water. My late wife was an avid gardener and allotmenteer she grew all our veggies and fruits and used the same method for weeds, she used to the "complimentary gardening my old man taught her, the only one difference was she used to buy the vinegar as concentrate then dilute it to her needs, strong for say paths and gravel areas and weaker for in between her complementary plants. Nothing else needed or added.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

she sounded like a special lady.....my condolences. Thanks for your comment...have a great day!!!

[@elizagoodytwoshoes9140]

My husband and I have always practised spray free gardening, unfortunately with working we could only grow so much. Now with so many chemicals in our food system, the increase is astounding, we are attempting to grow everything we can and our pantry is now 50% home grown products and climbing. Your family was very lucky to have your sensibilities.

[@margarethughes3763]

I will be making some of this. Thank you. From UK.

[@juliefizpatrick513]

I’m looking for a homemade weed killer for sedge grass that is choking out my once pristine St. Augustine grass. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.😊🙏

[@User1_2_3_4]

Thanks, I like your advice. I Will try it.

[@dublindave5795]

Instead of using the blender and the epsom not emulsifying completely, heat the water and stir in the epsom salt.

[@buggsy5]

Yep. If the water and epson salts solution is not totally clear after mixing - then not all of it is dissolved. That indicates either inadequate mixing or too much of the salt.

[@koyotekola6916]

I would put all the ingredients except the Dawn in the sprayer first. That way, the mixture won't foam. Than add the Dawn and shake the sprayer. Also, I use Turf Mark, a commercial blue die made specifically for spraying lawns and possibly other things, too.

[@antibureaucrat]

I've heard of this basic formula - I like your updates. HOWEVER, let's remember that all of those components are chemicals - yes even the water (which of course is in the formulated Roundup available at a store) - I bring this up because so many people hear the word chemical and think it's bad - some are and some are not ! WE ARE MADE of CHEMICALS.

[@liciaspencer9955]

Thank you so much for this video. You told me step by step what weed sprayer you use, explained everything throughly, clear down to rinsing the equipment and why. Your demonstration was great!

[@kennethstensrud669]

If you let the solution of water and Epsom salt stand overnight, all the salt will be dissolved. But I can't see that this works better since we use Epsom salt to enhance the green of plants. I use just one thing to combat weeds, and that is my gas torch, go over once a fortnight and all my gravel paths are clean of weeds, and my chickens help too 😊.

[@garyjones101]

I would go the natural route pretty much always. I wouldn't trust the people who make Roundup to be honest about the toxicity of any of their products. Lawsuit or not I've found that they see that just as a cost of doing business. Plus, your method will not be toxic to the soil and groundwater. Thanks for the great videos!

[@vinmat3558]

Thanks for the great ideas, despite your critics. Maybe in your first rinse of container, add a little dish soap.

[@RandomAxeOfKindness]

If the sprayer is too heavy, consider putting it on an inexpensive luggage cart or other little dolly -- you can get cheap folding ones online for $20. We use 30-40% vinegar, straight, and find it starts to visibly kill weeds in under an hour. We find salt invariably starts clogging any sprayer unless you really spend time cleaning it after every use or two. Salt is good if you don't want anything to grow there again, but vinegar seems to be neutralized within a week or so, on average. When using strong vinegar, absolutely take precautions to keep it off your hands (and elsewhere) and away from your eyes and nose -- it WILL burn after even a brief contact. But it's cheaper than store-bought weed killers and works fast.

[@chriswampler1]

If carrying a gallon of water is too heavy, exercise is needed.

[@paddyoconnor2427]

Try putting the Dawn soap in the spray container at the end avoiding the foam dilemma.

[@LittleRedbus-wu8uo]

When pouring any liquid from a can, tilt to the side, or spout uppermost, to avoid glugging. This gives a smooth flow as the air is able to enter the can smoothly.

[@graebeard6882]

I've used this concoction against weeds for several years on a smaller yard with a hand pump sprayer. Last year I moved to a larger property with a much karger yard, so bought a Ryobi 2 gal. sprayer. This spring, I had to replace it because the salt and/or vinegar destroyed the pump. Just a heads up to anyone using an expensive sprayer, make sure you check with the manufacturer about what chemicals are safe for the tool

[@elektron333]

Careful cleaning of seals and pistons and copious flushing with water should help with corrosion. Most sprayer manufacturers provide manuals, you can call for advice.

[@leechaney3703]

Couple of tips…1 use warm or hot water to dilute salt… 2 take the nozzle off the hose and stick it in the liquid and the Dawn won’t suds up. Also be careful walking in the area you spray as your shoes will damage your grass when you walk out of the spayed area.

[@dennismoreland5175]

Or just add the Dawn liquid last

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the tips!

[@MrGordy61]

@@dennismoreland5175 The problem with that is you add an extra set of having to now mix the soap into the solution. I have added all ingredients then stick the hose end in the bottom of the sprayer and turn on the spicket for years. Call it a 3 for 1 operation, no suds, fill and mix ;-)

[@patriciasummers8881]

I like this recipe. I understand the value of each ingredient and none of them cause cancer. The man made very clear the dangers of the vinegar. Common sense should take care of the rest. And that’s a cool sprayer. Thanks a lot!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks Patricia

[@thusnewmexico8]

You talk about the toxicity of the vinegar and as such it seems you should be wearing a mask and long pants when you spray. I also would have loved for you to include a follow up in the same video that's actually shows the weeds in 24 hrs or however long it took to kill them. Thanks for a great, helpful video!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

24 follow up in the KZbin short

[@fustyblatherskite2142]

After watching you top off the sprayer with water, would it be better to put the soap in last?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Yeah it’s a tricky balance when making video. Normally that’s how I do it…

[@tankdarla637]

only need a few drops of soap

[@littlebrookreader949]

I came here for the natural weed killing. No RoundUp for me.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I like to try as natural as possible. Agreed. Have a great day!!!

[@anastasiahopkinson5676]

Please provide the ingredients and their measurements in your description.

[@Corbsplaylist]

Check out making your own vinegar. That's a crazy amount of money for it. It's literally water and plant waste and 1 month time frame. Happy growing!!!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jovanovichjoe]

The tip about adding food coloring to the spray mix is golden! Thank you!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

You are so welcome!

[@comosi519]

I've used this concoction several times, and while it rapidly kills weeds on the surface (the solution burns and browns the tops of the weeds and dries them up in the sun fairly quickly), it does not kill the roots. It's a great solution for a minute, but it is by no means a permanent one - they keep coming back over and over again.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Even round up super concentrate has short effectiveness. Seeds are protected in their shells… 😢

[@BA-ic9uh]

Yes they do. I sprayed two weeks ago, it did a decent job at first but now they are coming back including small weeds that had previously germinated. I like it because of pet exposure vs round up exposure , I just wish it’d last longer. Maybe I’ll try salt instead of Epsom salt next time.

[@leckgoodnough4547]

You can grind epsom salt first before you add the liquid, that will help it liquify faster and better. Make sure to use a warm liquid.

[@MsSilkeen]

Walmart has 45% vinegar. I actually use Epsom salts when transplanting as it helps the little hair roots to grow rapidly, reducing transplant shock. Much smaller quantities.

[@dancinginabundance]

Agree. Epsom salts has been recommended for tomato plants for many years.

[@LeonardMagnusson]

westport wa.state here and listening the old ways have been better for all. my uncle gave his horses tobacco to get rid of all parasites. no shots needed. also he would grow carrots with tobacco leaf compost and fed it to all of his animals. thank you for sharing your knowledge sir. bless you and yours.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for your kind words. My grandfather was the same….he was born in 1898. Biggest regret was not getting to know him better. Have a great day.

[@donburden1367]

use hot or warm water to help desolve the salt and leave that strainer in place before adding the ingredients to the sprayer

[@mrgruffy4499]

Epsom salt is hydrated magnesium sulfate MgSO4 that helps plants to grow. I throw water softener granules on my driveway so the rain can dissolve it, and let it soak into the ground. It works sometimes. My weeds grow well in salt and used motor oil. Dish detergent breaks down the surface tension so it will stick to weeds and grasses.

[@frankedgar6694]

As I think about it, it’s been 30 years since I’ve been in the business. They may be different now.

[@kenday7942]

Very good presentation. It would be handy in addition to the list of ingredients that you put the amount of each in your comments so we could just copy the formula. Thanks!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for your kind words…..I’ll put it on my to do list. Have a great day.

[@Moonshinedave1]

You do realize, that Epson salt is not really salt? It's magnesium sulfate, and by itself is quite healthy for plants.

[@eleanoreagly4844]

It is the concentration of acetic acid that is 5 percent in table vinegar and what you purchased from Amazon may be 45 percent acetic acid. It is not the percent of vinegar.

[@mikelyle1]

If you intentionally use 45% acidity vinegar but then dilute it back down with dihydrogenmonoxide (water) you have completely rendered the 9/1 strength back down go-around 2 to 1......

[@chrishill2713]

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw you tipping 45% active vinegar into your sprayer sitting at eye level. I have worked in the chemical industry for 30 years and have seen firsthand what a chemical at either end of the PH spectrum can do to your eyes. Please stress safety when making these video's.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@polarlab113]

Safety third like Mike Rowe says

[@steven.h0629]

Yeah.. my dentist and I had some words after a careless drip of 'mild' acid

[@perrymcguire3664]

It would've been nice to see the result of the spraying a few days on.

[@aharri381]

​@@polarlab113isn't it safety first?

[@flukeylukey7559]

Surfactants or soap help the acid and sodium chloride to get through the surface of the leaf, not stick to the plant. Be careful because this also will soak into our skin. So I'd use some PPE.

[@tankdarla637]

only need a few drops of the soap, you can also use cooking oil instead of soap, cooking oil will work as a sticker and a tracker that isn't blue , just an oil sheen that goes away when dry

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I made a second video using an alternate to dish soap. Have a great day…

[@karenk469]

Have you tried dissolving the Epsom salt in hot water before adding it? It breaks down fast in warm bath water. Wouldn't it be just as easy to add it to a gallon jug or old pan with hot water, let it cool a bit?

[@JOHNCROWE-gv8fv]

After reading all the comments, I don't know what is wrong and what is right. I know my dad use to use Epson salt, dawn soup and a can of beer to fertilize the grass. I have so many weeds, but I don't want to hurt the soil with the salt or the many beneficial bugs. Just a little confused.

[@talk2deb]

Your dad had it right 😉that’s a great natural lawn fertilzer, I remember Jerry Baker doing that. The epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. To kill weeds use table salt -not epsom salt-then mix in soap and vinegar. I save my old dish soap squirt bottles, and mix up a bunch every spring.

[@Mary.Mercedes]

WOW. I can not believe the hostile, negative, useless, nasty and/or argumentative comments here. Unbelievable entitlement and so many rude a**holes. Good info. Thanks for the totally free video. Yes, it's FREE people. So-- If you have issues, MOVE on...

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

😂thanks for your support. Your comment tickled my funny bone.

[@motogp9253]

Here's something free for you... NOBODY CARES! 😂🤣

[@frankfranko9023]

@@motogp9253 irán 🇮🇷 cares 😍

[@marksmart9754]

So if it’s free it’s ok to produce something that’s questionable at best. And highly unsafe at worst? If you just used the vinegar by itself it would work the same. But the mixture is dangerous and could cause blindness or burn to the skin. Not to mention it reacting with the metal parts of your sprayer and causing it to malfunction after a while. The video has the potential of causing harm to many due to the carelessness of the creator. But that’s k it’s free so don’t worry.

[@anapantelic517]

Because a video is free, doesn’t mean it should be vacuous, nonsensical, misleading, or toxic. If one cannot, deliver on promises or statements, or will not, one shouldn’t use the video as a means of attention seeking. I haven’t the time or inclination to go beating round the bushes to have my time wasted, and when it is, I will say so outright. I will not mumble into my beard or backstab. Neither do I snigger at idiots behind their backs. This fool has wasted my time, and I am free to tell him so. Those who don’t like it should not waste their time commenting on it, because, Jackass, those around you know what you are, and the wider world doesn’t care to.

[@Sundial1k]

Thanks for the video; I only wish you would have shown us the killed weeds at the end, and how many days it actually took to kill them.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Watch my KZbin short….shows results in 24 hours.

[@Sundial1k]

@@ZenGardenOasis. Thanks!

[@robhart6042]

Nice creation - I will be applying it along a few hundred foot driveway and all around the house, sheds & workshops, lumber piles, etc. ... in a couple of days when the rain here has finished. Thank you.

[@dannyb3160]

This should work very well, I've used the 5% vinegar from the store with okay results, but not great results. One thing I was taught when using acid is to ad the acid [vinegar, acetic acid], to water, not water to acid.

[@georgeswiatkowski6543]

Pickling vinegar is a bit stronger. 7 percent I believe.

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Put the dawn soap in after you fill with water-no more suds. I noticed you sprayed the path stepped over in what you sprayed and then stepped back onto the grass. Not worried about killing your grass ??

[@sandradanforth8524]

I use Epson salts for growing veggies and flowers.

[@SilvestraX]

Wow! How exactly? Tnx😊

[@SlickBubbles]

Why wouldn't you suggest that people apply on a hot sunny day (Best when there's a 3-day period of no rain) and start at the furthest point working backwards? That's the way to get the best results without a chance of tracking the weedkiller into your lawn. Another point: Vinegar really helps to keep ants away. I once poured the leftover pickle juice along the edging of my driveway where ants were prone to make anthills. I didn't have a single hill for a year!

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Great but I thought Epsom salt was used as fertiliser for magnesium?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

In high amount it becomes toxic. Even water is toxic to roots in high enough amounts….thanks for the question.

[@brunnerurs]

You are right.

[@jeffprenoveau4841]

The best tip he gave was to rinse your sprayer really well. I went to use sprayer this spring and the pump was completely gone.

[@ra1der5]

My suggestion; maybe avoid walking on freshly sprayed areas so you don’t cross-contaminate grass that you don’t want to kill.

[@TheTimeDetective42]

The only thing I have found that works is thermonuclear weapons. No weeds for at least six months afterwards! But now I will try your product idea, thank you! :)

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I don’t think there’s anything that kills weeds for more than 9-12 months. Cheers.

[@mrpaulweaver]

😂👍

[@gordonpeirce5967]

Hi, thanks for the advice, demonstration and the ingredients. I was wondering, when adding the water to the back spray you must be careful not to make too much foam, it might help to add the dishwasher liquid after you have put the water into the back spry, this will limit the amount of foam, or even eliminate the foam altogether?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

you are correct....i should have waited til last to do that....have a great day!!

[@jeff6899]

True, pure epsom salt obviously MUCH better to use in the garden, vs regular salt. Great video !

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for your input. Have a great day….

[@SollidRollerC10]

Add your soap after you put water in the sprayer then shake well.

[@wbshappy1]

Epsom salt draws sweat bees. It also provides Magnesium, which causes plants to make more chlorophyl. Table Salt is Sodium and chloride. Not sure I want to spray magnesium on weeds. I do like the stronger concentration of vinegar though. The acid would likely do more damage to the weeds.

[@renee7086]

Have you thought about boiling the Epsom salt before adding it to the machine? It seems it would melt better than just blending it. Worth a try anyway.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great tip!

[@bluefidle]

@@ZenGardenOasis. DO NOT USE EPSOM SALT, NOT A SALT!

[@metagleam]

I will vouch 100% for what he is saying here. Look out for it on metal, like a metal shed.

[@paulhoughtonhhoughton9188]

Will you mix work on getting rid or even the control of bamboo, please? thanks

[@RobertTerrill1]

When you pour your vinegar into your sprayer, pour with the spout on top, just the opposite way that you are doing it in your video and it will pour smoothly without the gurgling of the air trying to get into the container and having to push the liquid out of the way.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

One of the curses of me being left handed…😞

[@mrs.kpbailey]

Thanks for the content. I hate that folks in the comment section are so dang rude. Peace.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for your kind words. I love KZbin’s one button delete and lifetime ban button. It permanently eliminates the trolls. Happy gardening

[@gloriaforelli9224]

Waiting for a day or two with no rain in the forecast after I spray, I use the undiluted plastic white vinegar bottles from the supermarket. I poke a row of multiple small holes in a horizontal row across the upper curved edge of the bottle with a pointy toenail cutting scissor and holding the bottle upside, I squeeze the the bottle and the vinegar sprays out in a fan rake shape. I move it left and right walking down my gravel rock path and it just takes a day or too and all weeds turn brown and die. If in a few months anything pops up I spot treat but it usually lasts most of the summer if I spray early in the spring. It works great on weeds between stepping stones too.The vinegar smell disappears within 3-6 days depending if it rains. I cover my shoes with the supermarket plastic bags in case I spray them. I haven't needed Dawn or Salt or a sprayer, though a sprayer and maybe diluting vinegar a little with water might cover a bigger area saving money. If you don't have a sprayer just refilled the first vinegar bottle that has the poked holes with the solution and reuse it. Hope this tip helps. I found it to be the quickest, easiest way if you don't have much time and it absolutely works to kill the weeds.

[@madanjitsingh2995]

Thanks for the info. Can you reply with the brand and the strength of the white vinegar you are using. Thanks.

[@gloriaforelli9224]

@@madanjitsingh2995 I use Walmart's Great Value Distilled White Vinegar. It says it is distilled to 5% acidity.

[@RichEdNed]

Epsom salt is actually magnesium sulfate; it dissolves in water. It dissolves more readily if you use warm/hot water.

[@AlanFriend-j8q]

Ammonia is a great spray tank neutralizer and cleaner. I wonder how citric acid would do on the weeds. It is a lot cheaper than vinegar.

[@bittern56]

historically magnesium sulfate or (epsom salt) has been used as a fertilizer.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for your input

[@gilliangreen6610]

I'm in New Zealand and have a selection of these, the neckless we both wear all the time. Have found them all good.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I love New Zealand…

[@georgefraserjr1329]

Thanks for the great video but I was wondering if you have anything that would work to kill the weeds in my lawn as you said this mixture will kill my lawn too,thank you

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

No that’s tricky. You may have to use a weed and feed

[@ballershanelle]

Purchased two on clearance at HD..$50.i love it. My old one is still going after three years

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Love ‘‘em too.

[@charlotteamodeo3031]

It will kill the tops of the weeds but, not the roots as far as I can tell. I have a real problem with quack grass and I have tried everything to get rid of it. Nothing seems to work.

[@sj6919]

I use a mix of vinegar and Dawn. I recycle the vinegar after cleaning the coffeemaker. Not sure if it works on roots or leaves, but it does work. No particular measurements of either ingredient.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

A lot of times the roots are killed but seeds sprout from weeds incredibly fast and it appears as though the roots survived.

[@brucefuller5331]

old studies showed that 10% vinegar was as effective as round-up

[@tennesseetexan1957]

The only problem I have with this mixture is what it can do to the roots of shrubs & trees. Traditional weed killers as well as your mixture , can be absorbed through the roots and damage surrounding desirable plants whereas roundup becomes inert in the soil. I can use roundup under my trees & shrubs without adversely affecting them.

[@patti3d]

Not where I used to live. Most people do not use it properly and do not delute it or don't read the directions. Management workers used road up to clear a property behind me and killed the lemon tree with their spraying!

[@marcelmarcotte8925]

Would you happen to have one for Canadian Prime Ministers?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Haha…..I’ve been watching the news about your situation….times are rough aren’t they. Have a great week.

[@AndyMacaskill]

And Scottish first ministers or UK prim ministers! 😂

[@urpgag2]

link for american money to help lol

[@DavidSmith-kf3ey]

😄

[@keekeewillett2815]

Would you have one for a biily goat gates weed and a biden harris weed 😊

[@patriciamiller7133]

Thanks. I use Roundup and worry about birds, ground squirrels and my dog getting exposed to the chemicals. I'll try your DIY formula.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

thanks so much.....have a great day!!!

[@elizagoodytwoshoes9140]

We stopped using round up 2 years ago and we have been astounded by the return and proliferation of insects, birds and reptiles to our property to the point where we would rather pull the weeds and leave the edible ones than use any chemical or pesticide on our property. Imagine all the dogs taken for their walks and how many chemicals they are exposed to😥

[@Marleena133]

Dollar store sells commercial strength vinegar in laundry soap section

[@helenflouch]

I use straight cleaning vinegar, a teaspoon of tree and blackberry killer and a few drops of dish liquid. Works great. I only add salt to the mix on pathways.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Sound like a great formula. I’ll make a note to try it.

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

The acid in vinegar is acidic acid or sometimes called glacial acid. Check around your area or online to compare with the 45% vinegar product. The other commentor wss correct about Epsom salts - it is a plant food depending on the soil.

[@oml81mm]

Acetic acid. 100% acetic acid is known as glacial acetic acid and is very nasty stuff.

[@champ7410]

Remember, table salt is sodium chloride, the chemical formula is NAcL. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, the chemical formula is MgSO4•7H2O. One is sodium, the other is magnesium.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the info. I’m thinking either has toxicity at higher levels.

[@mplsfarmer]

Correction: table salt is NaCl. The capital and small letters are significant. This is Na = sodium and Cl = chlorine corresponding to symbols on the periodic table. Writing it as NAcL would be read as the following three elements: N (nitrogen) plus Ac (actinium) plus L (not an element symbol).

[@vincereynard4890]

So by diluting 3 : 1 the vinegar is actually 12.5% strength?

[@phototouch]

Epsom salts are actually used to fertilize palms and supplies them magnesium

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Excessive amounts can also kill pesky weeds. Happy gardening

[@louiseswart1315]

Another powerful weed killer in your kettle. Boiling water. All of these will have no residual effect like Roundup has. I would not use table- or Epsom salts, because they are strong alkali that would unfavorably change pH and chemical elements of the soil they are sprayed on. Neat cooking vinegar with the dish soap is pretty effective by itself.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for the input…

[@juliefizpatrick513]

Will table vinegar and soap kill sedge on a St. Augustine lawn?

[@louiseswart1315]

@@juliefizpatrick513 Vinegar kills everything. Maybe thestems of a robust lawn grass could survive, but the leaves and roots would be severely damaged at least.

[@daleval2182]

Good proof i like that, Round Up is a curse to our farms,and our bodies

[@rrbb36]

They sell 60% vinegar at our local feed & farm store. I use it on weeds AND grasshoppers.

[@markkeller9378]

I never wear shorts when spraying. Nice video. Followup to see results is a must.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

check out the youtube short on the channel shows the results in 24 hours...thanks for your comment.

[@windmolenfarm8030]

One to two Tsp of Dawn per gallon of water (or mixture) is plenty for a surfactant.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Sounds great….

[@IriqueSafeHands]

Ive always heard to use baby shampoo instead of dawn is best because it has no extra chemicals

[@jpdemer5]

You might try sodium bisulfate (swimming pool "pH decreaser"), which will give you pretty much the same solution, at lower cost and without the strong acetic acid smell.

[@shaunpapworth4269]

3 things 1 why didn't you use a mask with the vinegar if it's so strong ? 2.1 ps you should always add an acid to water and NOT water to acid 2 why didn't you use the filter in your sprayer when you poured the epsom salt mix into your sprayer to stop any undissolved salt getting in there ? 3 would of been nice to see your pathways after a few days to see how well it worked. I will try your mix out but I'll use table salt as thanks to @weewestie saying Epsom salt won't work

[@JimBobJJonesJr]

Epsom salt is actually magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium chloride (table salt, sea salt, road salt) in it at all. It's also a LOT less corrosive than salt.

[@mrcryptozoic817]

The trouble with salt - It doesn't break down and instead builds up in the soil. Sooner or later, your garden won't grow anything except grease wood or bindweed.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I think the long term solution is clover. I’m debating over mass seeding it. Thanks for your comment.

[@tankdarla637]

in florida plants thrive near the ocean

[@istudios225]

@@tankdarla637 Sea water, or sea spray in this case, contains the full spectrum of 84 trace minerals, necessary for optimum growth, development and hardiness.

[@istudios225]

It may build up in flower pots and enclosed beds, but in open land, the rain and snow will wash it into the ground and the watertable.

[@erikrobert6299]

Do you still need to pull the dead weeds afterwards? I’m curious on how your path looked after you sprayed. I just bought a house with a lot of gravel driveway/pathways so I need to learn these tricks haha.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Everything in the spray area was completely yellow. Take a look at the youtube short I made about the results....thanks for your comment.

[@bettysagaitis1616]

A written recipe would be nice.