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Vinegar as a weedkiller

Rosie BeeRosie Bee Posts: 32
in Problem solving

Hello all,

Has anyone tried white vinegar as a weedkiller. I'm led to believe it does a good job but haven't spoken to anyone that's actually tried it...

Would it take down a dandelion she ponders??image  

Apart from the risk of upsetting the neighbours by causing my bricked over front drive to stink for a while, I can't see any harm in trying. I'll report back (but still keen to know others experiences).

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    Will await your results but I am somewhat sceptical. I have heard that putting salt right in the centre of a dandelion will kill it but I have never tried that either. image

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • Sophie17Sophie17 Posts: 342

    I've tried malt vinegar and it works especially on a warm day but find it doesn't kill the roots

  • jabsyjabsy Posts: 54

    I may be wrong but didn't Bristol council recently use vinegar as a weed killer, which caused a lot of complaints about the smell?  But if the council decided to use it then it must be effective

  • JIMMMYJIMMMY Posts: 241
    jabsy says:

    I may be wrong but didn't Bristol council recently use vinegar as a weed killer, which caused a lot of complaints about the smell?  But if the council decided to use it then it must be effective

    See original post
    That lot would do anything to annoy the local residents or motorists, BUT they didn't help themselves, as they voted in Ferguson as mayor, serves them right!
    Ps I'm surprised that the EU didn't object as vinegar is not on it's accredited list of weed killers!

     

  • JIMMMYJIMMMY Posts: 241

    Ps I have just noticed my reply above, the lot who redesigned this forum, must also come from Bristol!

    PPS, what ever happened to Bristol shape and fashion!

  • Amanda177Amanda177 Posts: 1

    Can I use watered down malt vinegar as a feed for my hydrangeas? just turned out my cupboards and found 2 out of date bottles lurking at the back! image

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Since this thread is about killing plants with vinegar that seems an odd question.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,504

    Can malt vinegar go out of date? I thought it was a preservative.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254

    re Bristol's use of vinegar see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/24/why-does-bristol-smell-of-vinegar-its-weed-killer/

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I wouldn't use it. It will kill a few easy weeds I'm sure. along with countless invertebrates in the soil



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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