Weeds on flowerbeds, flower beds and growing between pavement tiles are the bane of every garden owner.Home remedies for weedsare a solution for those of us who avoid the use of herbicides. Using the ingredients found in every home, we can easily prepareeffective home preparations for weedsor ecological bedding. Here are5 home remedies for weedsto use in your garden!
Weeds can be sprinkled with home-made s alt
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1. Vinegar and table s alt
A very famous home weed control is to sprinkle it with diluted vinegar . It is a proven method against weeds in gravel paths and cobblestone surfaces, and the vinegar itself in the garden has many other uses as well.
Against weeds, spirit vinegar is the best, as it is characterized by the highest acidity. It is also the cheapest type of vinegar, and its use against weeds is also allowed in organic farming.We use vinegar in spring, when the weeds are not blooming yetYou can of course also at other times of the year, but it's best to destroy the weeds before they bloom and they will spread out. Young weeds are also less resistant than older weeds and are easier to destroy with vinegar. Just remember that vinegar will also destroy other plants, so do not sprinkle it on weeds in flower beds or vegetable beds (and if anything, be careful not to let the vinegar get onto cultivated plants when spraying weeds).
Another well-knownhome method of fighting weeds is sprinkling their leaves with cooking s altThis way we can get rid of weeds or moss growing in the gaps between concrete slabs and along curbs. On a sunny, rainless day, s alt is sprinkled directly on the plants and then sprinkled with water. The aqueous s alt solution (1 portion of s alt for 3 portions of water) can be used for spraying nettles.
We can prepare a homemade preparation for weeds from vinegar and s altPrepare 1 l of water, half a glass of s alt, 250 ml of spirit vinegar and a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid (to reduce surface tension). All the ingredients are thoroughly mixed with each other, and then the resulting preparation is sprayed on the leaves of the weeds. We spread the preparation only on dry plants, preferably in hot weather. After about 3 days, the weeds die.
2. Baking soda
Anotherhome way to get rid of weeds growing in the crevices of pavement tiles is to sprinkle them with baking soda , preferably in early spring, when the weeds are still small.Baking soda is great for dandelion growing in the joints of pavement tiles. Just sprinkle the dandelion leaves with baking soda and the plant dies after 24 hours. It is also worth knowing that baking soda can have many other uses in the garden.
3. Fabric bleach
As a homemade weed remedy, you can use fabric bleach . We spray the weeds with it, and after a few days the burnt plants are easily removed from the ground. Additionally, the bleach will destroy the weed seeds in the soil.
Note!When using table s alt, bleach and baking soda to fight weeds, remember that they end up in the soil. Nothing else can grow at the point of application. Therefore, they should only be used in places where you do not intend to grow any plants, e.g. on sidewalks, driveways, terraces and patios. Before applying the substance, you should also test it on a small area to make sure that it will not damage the surface.
4. Alcohol
Another way to treat weeds is to spray them with an alcohol solution. To preparehomemade weed remedy with alcoholyou need: 30 ml of alcohol (vodka or spirits), 2 glasses of water and a few drops of liquid soap or washing-up liquid. The ingredients are mixed together in the sprayer. Spray the finished preparation on the leaves of weeds. The treatment is best performed at noon, on a sunny day. Alcohol breaks down the wax layer on the leaves of the weeds, making the leaves sensitive to sunlight and severely burns. Weakened weeds are easily removed from the ground. The product will not work in shaded places.
5. Mulching
Anotherhome way to get rid of weedsis to spread layers of old newspapers, cardboard, old carpet around the flowerbeds or vegetable beds. Spreading the insulating layer over the soil surface prevents the plants from accessing light and oxygen.At the same time, it also inhibits seed germination.
We lay out newspapers or cardboard in a tile-like pattern, in several layers, in places from which we want to get rid of weeds. Cover the decomposed material with a 7 cm layer of bark. Another way is to spread a piece of old carpet on the ground. After a month, remove the carpet and remove the remnants of weeds with a hoe.
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