Kill weeds with Vinegar

@kathy77 (7486)
Australia
January 25, 2007 12:05pm CST
To kill weeds simply fill a spray bottle with brown vinegar and spray directly onto the weed. It is particularly great for weeds that grow through your pavers. It works a treat, is environmentally friendly and safe to use around your pets and children
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• United States
5 Feb 07
That is a great tip. Not only is it safe but so cost effective. I am excited to try it. Im not sure what brown vinegar is though. Is that like apple cider vinegar?
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
5 Feb 07
Hi no it is not like applie cider you see you can buy vinegar in white or brown vinegar and the white is what is used to kill the weeds to I hope that you can find it as it has been around for a very long time.l
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
5 Feb 07
sorry I meant brown I use both but only brown for the weeds
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jan 07
It works better when it's hot. Also, it will kill flowers or anything else the same way it does weeds, so you need to be careful with it.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Oh, I don't want to argue with you, but if you use it hot, it does a better job. Hot vinegar will kill flowers, ask me how I know. :)
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
26 Jan 07
what are you talking about it does not kill any flowers or anything else and you do not use this hot at all
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 07
Wow, thank you very much for that tip, it will save me and others a fortune paying out high prices for weedkillers, and I'm always worried about weedkiller as we have four cats and a rabbit who go outside. Vinegar is supposed to have lots of qualities and remedies to it, there was some literature on it once an indepth report on everything you could do with vinegar! I will pass this tip on, thanks again!
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
6 Feb 07
I wolfie, your welcome I always try to discuss valuable information for my friends to help them so thank you for your response to my discussion.
5 Feb 07
Thanks Kathy, I have a devil of a time keeping up with the weeds around here. I shall get a bottle on friday when we go shopping. So, other than the color, what is the difference between the brown and white vinegar?
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
5 Feb 07
Hi Lynn, they recommend using white vinegar not the brown I do not know why but it worked in regards to our weeds.
@yogirl87 (98)
• India
25 Jan 07
cool..i never knew that.. i shall try that with my vegetable garden.. it doesnt kill flower or vegetable plants right???
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
26 Jan 07
No it will not damage or kill your flowers or vegetable plants ok
@all4ucnc (861)
• United States
6 Feb 07
I heard this also works great for killing moss, is that true?
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
6 Feb 07
I am sorry I do not know if it works for killing moss.
@weemam (13372)
25 Jan 07
brilliant thanks . I will give it a go . xx
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 07
Well I never knew that and there has been me struggling every Summer with the Weeds
@brimia (6581)
• United States
5 Feb 07
We tried this on dandelion weeds and it didn't work that well but maybe we didn't use enough. I'm for anything that's more environmentally friendly and isn't full of harmful chemicals.
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
25 Jan 07
Yes, this does work. We have used this method for years. Vinegar is good for so many wonderful things.
@lifeiseasy (2292)
• United States
25 Jan 07
Thats easy enough I always have brown vinegar around the house, is it safe to use around your flowers or will it kill them as well???
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
26 Jan 07
no the brown vinegar will not kill your flowers
• United States
2 Feb 07
This is very useful information! I have spent many dollars and summers trying to kill weeds efficiently. I don't keep brown vinegar, but at the first sign of spring, I will be getting some!