Since 2019, many herbicides have been banned for sale to individuals due to their toxicity to health and the environment.
If your driveway is invaded by weeds with the arrival of sunny days or your gravel shows hints of green here and there, white vinegar, well dosed, can help you, without being harmful.
White vinegar as a weedkiller: a good idea?
White vinegar is composed of acetic acid, the degradation of which in the soil can be as polluting as glyphosate!
But no excitement.
If you learn to dilute this product correctly, using the right dosage, you will be able to weed without soiling the soil or harming the fertility of the land.
How to make a natural weedkiller with white vinegar?
Dilute the white vinegar to 20 or 30%, i.e.
200 ml or 300 ml of vinegar for 1L of water
.
Spray the solution on the stems and leaves.
Some gardeners add 200 grams of fine salt to this solution (coarse salt is also effective but it melts less easily).
If the deeper action of the salt affects the roots and improves the durability of the anti-weed treatment, it also has the effect of sterilizing the soil and poisoning the soil fauna.
Dilute the white vinegar to 20 or 30%, i.e. 200 ml or 300 ml of vinegar for 1L of water.
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How to properly use white vinegar as a weedkiller?
White vinegar,
diluted in the correct dosage,
is very useful for attacking the stems and leaves of weeds but its action does not result in killing them.
A little extra effort can make the difference, when you notice that the leaves are yellowing: pull out the roots of the plant you want to get rid of, using a hoe.
Also read: All the natural tips to say goodbye to weeds!
When to weed with white vinegar?
The good time to remove weeds using a solution of white vinegar is from
March to June
, when the plants are in the growth phase.
It is best to spray the product in dry, windless weather to avoid dispersing it into the air.
The best time to weed using white vinegar is from March to June.
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Is there a definitive natural weedkiller?
It is difficult to imagine the existence of a very powerful and natural weedkiller.
White vinegar is not
a permanent weedkiller
.
You will need to repeat the operation regularly.
The most effective solution is ultimately within everyone's reach.
Roll up your sleeves and use a hand hammer (good for small areas), a hoe or a claw to get rid of what's bothering you.
Also read: Which natural weedkiller for the amateur gardener?
What are the other (safe) solutions for weeding?
Boiling potato cooking water:
can have an effect on weeds.
However, be careful not to burn yourself with the splashes;
Baking soda:
sprinkled directly on the targeted plants or dissolved in lukewarm water (5 spoons in 1 liter) is a good natural solution;
A good natural mulch:
with organic or mineral materials, which will hinder or even stifle the growth of young weeds;
Warning:
the use of bleach is strongly discouraged
.
In addition to the fact that handling a bottle of bleach always presents risks, you should know that chlorine, which stagnates in the ground, is washed away when it rains.
As for the mixture of bleach and white vinegar, which produces a release of chlorine gas causing difficulty in breathing or irritation of the ENT tract, it should be banned.