I’ve been using the salt/vinegar/Dawn combo for years and here are a few things I’ve discovered: 1) Apply solution only when forecast for the coming days will be sunny with no chance of rain, 2) As others have said, spray away from concrete, and 3) Don’t leave the solution in a pump sprayer! It will ruin the metal parts. Rinse it out after each use and store unused solution in the vinegar bottle or elsewhere. I learned this one the hard way ☹️

@krissyc6165

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I will do it😉❗

@harry9392

4 жыл бұрын

What was the make up of the solution you use?

@JodBronson

4 жыл бұрын

@@harry9392 - Here: Water = 1 Gallon Salt = 1 Cup Vinegar = 1 Cup Dish Soap = 2 Tablespoons

@brianharvey9351

3 жыл бұрын

Why away from concrete? I was actually planning to use it on my walkways 🤔

@NorthernSpie

3 жыл бұрын

transformation sessions with Brian Harvey Salt slowly breaks up concrete. Just like when salt is spread on streets in the winter. It keeps the streets from being slippery during snow and ice storms but causes the concrete to weaken and causes potholes in the spring. Try just vinegar on the weeds. I’ve had some luck with that.

This was very helpful thank you with all i read about how toxic that roundup is i was looking for an alternative, i'll have to try this,

Thanks for sharing TOP VIDEO, round up is linked with health issues as well.

Great video! Thanks for sharing the results as well after 3 and 6 days too!

Hey thank u for trying to help people. You seem so nice. God bless u and your family. I'll try the natural weed killer thank u.

@MaryJohanna

4 жыл бұрын

Did you try it? I will get supplies tomorrow hope it'll make my job of weeding my community garden easier.

FWIW, I've seen recipes for vinegar/dishwater soap and vinegar/dishwater soap/salt and the one for salt is for where grass is growing out of driveways or sidewalks where you don't want it to ever grow because salt makes soil not grow any plants. The one without salt is for lawn weeds where you want the grass to survive.

Thank you for the demonstration! I'm going to use this recipe next instead of roundup

@sassykat2000

4 жыл бұрын

Amen. Roundup not only causes cancer but has been linked to the massive decline in bees and butterflies! We Desperately Need Them for pollination!

Love the birds chirping and crickets! Thank you for a very informative video!

Very useful. It works for us. Thanks 👍🏻😊

Nice Job, I have heard about all sorts of salt uses. I still am going to try to slow down 3 areas of weeds.

I didn't want to use harsh chemicals to kill weeds, so I appreciate you sharing your experiment with us, so I can make a better informed decision as how to kill weeds. Ignore the negative, sometimes people just don't have anything good to say...We have put so much work into making our back yard a play area and garden, and I want to keep it looking nice. So your video has helped. Thank you

Thank you for your response! The little burs are all over my yard. I have a schnauzer and she gets them in all her hair. The Salt won't kill all my grass. I read it kills the grass! ??

Good info. I have a spot under a tree that is covered with rocks, but has a tall, very hardy weed growing in many spots around this area. It is so sturdy, I can't pull them out of the ground. Want to avoid chemicals, so am going to try clipping these off at the ground and spraying each stump with the vinegar. Hope it works to kill them so they don't come back.

Thanks for the info.

Great video Iam going to try it in my back garden

My fourth time trying it on the same area and the weeds have continued to flourish & I have a pa1 & pa2 pesticides application course done.

@sin_6atan665

4 жыл бұрын

You not doing it right

I'm surprised how many videos show how to make the weed killer then stop. Thanks for showing how stuff works in real life.

@alanapacleb8639

5 жыл бұрын

thanksfernuthin n

@paulpinball9952

Жыл бұрын

great point!

@dorawestfall4521

16 күн бұрын

How to mix weed killer

Epson salt can be used in pre planting in gardens. It is suppose to create nitrogen and will not hurt plants. I tried it this year so far it works. I use vinegar, table salt and dawn for weeds. It does work. But doesn't last as long as round up. But my health is more important.

I am going to try thank you for your information

@mildredbetaudier6870

4 жыл бұрын

Of t R2-D2

@flystraight7994

3 жыл бұрын

@wanda taylor Wtf!

Actually salt doesn't dissolve when mixed with vinegar so it's more topical than anything. I'd suggest dissolving the salt in some water before adding it to the solution. Also, grass roots run a bit deeper so that might explain why the grass kept growing. I have some week killing to do out back so I'll first try using vinegar and dawn and see what happens.

Great video...Thanks!!

Thanks for your insight and dedication to this subject. It's a good starting place for me as my wife absolutely forbids "RoundUp", even though I used it for a year to kill the bamboo in our yard, which it did. After that, verboten. Go figure, she's Dutch. Anywhoo, thanks for a great starting place.

@skittles2055

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Ken Good for her for forbidding Roundup 👍 it’s horribly toxic to all life and should be banned really imo

@teporahmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Smart woman!!

Someone told me a good method to keep weeds from growing in the cracks on my patio. You mix some Rock Salt and some warm water in a sprayer. Do this about once a month. Works great!

@gamingsquad3684

4 жыл бұрын

Bargain Barge what about table salt does that work?

@krissyc6165

4 жыл бұрын

@@gamingsquad3684 they never answered but I. Am going to try it as it can't hurt 😂

@smokysantana

4 жыл бұрын

Savage League It will but it leeches out faster

hi Jason thanks for another great video I have a slightly unrelated question for you. just moved to this property it looks like somebody reseated parts of the law with tall fescue the rest of the lawn looks like a mix of fine Fescue and bluegrass what can I do to get rid of the tall fescue

Hey Jason. Thanks for an excellent video. And thanks to all who have commented. I learned a lot from your comments!

Thanks for that will use as an alternative now I think,..

Thanks for information

Thanks for sharing. Suggestion from a communication standpoint: Would have been helpful to be told which side had the vinegar only, and which side had the mixture. Was it right/left of the stick? Top/bottom? That never seems to be pointed out.

That bird sounds so sweet. I haven't heard that particular chirp before.

@ldr7324

4 жыл бұрын

That's not a bird those are squirrels

Thanks! 👍🏽

Keep up the work

I’ve tried this method with success, however I used an industrial vinegar with 30% acid. It works extremely well. Interesting results with and without salt.

@jackwalker4444

Жыл бұрын

I never heard him say the strength of the vinegar he was using.Should make a difference.

I am interested in natural weed killer for our flower garden. Love the show

@cleatussfmo7437

5 жыл бұрын

Dont use this method. It will kill EVERYTHING. And the salt will burn the soil making it difficult to grow in the future.

@karlsenula9495

4 жыл бұрын

Use the vinegar dish liquid and water only - spray on a sunny day with no rain in the forecast. You may need to reapply. Don't plant until after you wash it off or it rains.

I agree with a few of the posters using salt kills everything not just weeds. I worked for permagreen in Texas for a few years and we had problems where people had pump saltwater down into the ground to get oil out and the saltwater was making its way up to the surface and killing lawns

Thanks for the video side by side. Just something I've learned, Bermuda grass has up to 6' of roots. It takes multiple applications to kill it. The best time to apply is when the seed heads appear but before they drop. Also, the use of the salt will kill the soil, so be careful where you apply it.

@reneew5915

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimshorts5970 It must love our soil here. We had to dig up a leech field to replace the lines. Roots were exposed 4' down. Do you have any suggestions on what to use to kill it? I'd love some new ideas.

@reneew5915

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimshorts5970 Thanks. The only man in my area that I've talked to who was successful used the spray & cover method, for 3 years. Followed by leaving it alone for 2 yrs except for planting clover to help the soil recover. I love K-Bluegrass! Pretty and soft under bare feet! Since the rains have started here I've decided to go old school using a closed loop hoe for new shoots. Row by row, then covering with black plastic. I'll plant clover for the bees in the spring, then repeat next autumn. A big job, but I don't mind working a garden, even in the rain. Gives one time to think. lol

Great video!!

Hi Jason, how about making a followup video to demonstrate different effect of salt/no salt after 3 months, 6 months, 12 months?? I've learned the salt PREVENTS weeds (and any other plants) from growing back. Thanks, John

@markmed9091

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea , but this guy is so slow at making a video it would take him 5 years to explain ! Jason , have a Red Bull please !

@michaeldean5787

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmed9091 looking forward to your videos on the subject Mark 👍

Industrial vinegar (cleaning vinegar) & salt w/dishwashing liguid ! Thank you buddy !!

Very useful video

I am just trying this today on my dog run. I have always used "roundup" but have never used it around my animals. Safety first! I hope it works.

@TammyBridenbeck

6 жыл бұрын

Keep us posted on how it works out. @Ralph Duddles, do you keep your dog chained up?

I use seawater,spray directly with no other mix.When weeds turn white deade as roots dry up,you can rinse with freshwater,intensify to drench salt residues to the drain.

@peterpaul6725

5 жыл бұрын

Yeap, make a trip to the ocean, nice idea, specially if you live in the Denver.

@lorigamazingfinds4491

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great idea! Fortunately I live at the coast. I was going to have to buy table salt because I only have pink salt and don't want to waste it on weeds. LOL! I'll add vinegar and soap to it as well.

Helpful video - thanks.

I have had saltwater aquariums for years. When I move a tank or simply do water changes I would simply drain it onto my gravel pad where I always get loads of unwanted weeds and grass. After 10 years on continuously doing this I can for certain say that the salt water mix was not detrimental to the weeds in any ways or trees or my rose bush. I thought it would build up enough to start killing everything. It has zero effect both immediately and long term on area it was applied. Everything kept growing. So I am leaning towards the vinegar doing most of the work. I have some ph down used in hydroponics. I am going to use it this week. Hopefully it will lower the surrounding ph of soil to permanently make it so the weeds cant come back. Although it will eventually just break down naturally but it should be a stronger acid that the vinegar.

I see orange oil was mentioned earlier. I've also seen this referenced before as a key ingredient.

Have used this recipe for years. Good success with it but must be reapplied. No impact on weeds after about two months and no lasting impact on the ground. Nice video.Thanks.

@ahmadhananzai2044

4 жыл бұрын

Does it has side effects on lawn?

@objetsdart3141

4 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadhananzai2044 - It can be used on a lawn to hit a specific weed, without fear of killing the grass around it, if it's used very carefully!! If it accidentally gets on the grass, it will kill it. The vinegar will kill any current growth, quickly, and the salt will help prevent any new growth in a short time afterwards.

@ahmadhananzai2044

4 жыл бұрын

I used it on my lawn but it killed lawn too. The color of my lawn changed from green to yellow.

@objetsdart3141

4 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadhananzai2044 - OMG - NO!!! ONLY use it on weeds or any plants you want to kill. Too late for your lawn though.

@ahmadhananzai2044

4 жыл бұрын

Ok My lawn is full of weeds. I used it to kill weeds in lawn but the result was above.

You can use water softener salt too.

Wow a first for me , off roundup for good !

@asbeautifulasasunset

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not using roundup

Good idea 👍

I'm going to try this today. I was told to use hot water for the best results

@stellahindman9841

4 жыл бұрын

I use regular tap water right out of the faucet.

Hey Good job

Great video, how well does it work killing weeds if you have turf type tall fescue? Thanks

I have good luck with Epson salt vinegar and Dawn, but I’m going to try some experiments like you did thank you very much.

I tried the salt vinegar. N some gain (dishes) and in the morning, weeds were dried up. Actually, I tried it in the morning, my neighbor up stairs ask she saw it WORKED in a few hours, today I'm trying it on the grass. Thank you.

I sprayed this on my mulch area except I didn't have the dish soap he used so I used a different brand and I also didnt have distilled vinegar so I used apple sider vinegar which I hope works the same way

Thanks

I live in Florida, when the palm tree colors start to get dull you can pour epson salt around the base of the tree, water it and the tree greens up real nice, so eposn salt does not kill things, it feeds them.

@texomatex1

4 жыл бұрын

A couple of tablespoons in a gallon works wonders

It takes 24 hour soak for the salt to disolve also use road salt or watersofterner salt

@danilko1

5 жыл бұрын

Water softener is potassium chloride. So in effect any salts but sodium.

@mikecardo

5 жыл бұрын

@@danilko1 Regular water softener salt is indeed NaCl, (sodium chloride or regular salt) but people who want the water to go easier on their health and metal plumbing can get KCl (potassium Chloride). It's less corrosive and is actually good for the heart. For weeds...I would stay with NaCl (sodium chloride).

I am getting a load of stone for 2 parking spaces. Over the years grass and weeds have grown and stones disappeared. I want to kill all that before my stone comes. Could I spread rock salt left over from winter, and just let it do it thing? Or should I not use salt being I'm parking cars there. Help.

I'm going to try this!!! Thanks!!!

@tmptheville

5 жыл бұрын

This works!!! Thanks for the tip!!!

we found it takes direct sunlight to kill more weeds with the vinegar salt solution, Epsom salts worked for us

I have weeds growing in between pavers on the driveway. If I use this spray 1) Will rain wash it away before it takes effect? Will it damage pavers if they're sealed?

@briancooper6068

5 жыл бұрын

Mix white vinegar with plenty of cheap table salt and dish soap in a bucket try and dissolve all the salt .then pour mix into sprayer try and spray weeds when you get a few dry sunny days.works every time for me.regards

Mmmm, interesting: I think too much salt & vinigar on my (little) brother's chips may have stunted his growth too 🤔

@rosedoyle7178

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@jinimurray4090

4 жыл бұрын

Chaz Walker - but better than ketchup giving him diabetes from high fructose corn syrup. Lol anyway taste better. 10 cheers for salt’n vinegar!!!!

@alexcandrilli3373

4 жыл бұрын

Im dead weak

I believe one reason why there was not much difference in the result is because you didn't purge the line of the remaining vinegar/soap mix before spraying the salt side. I think that most likely there wasnt that much salt applied because of this. Thanks for the tip, I am gonna give this a try.

@pete79602

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Are you supposed to only use this where there is weeds or can you use this on grass to to kill the weeds with in the grass?

I tried this today on my dogs grave you could definitely see the difference in just two hours it works

@darumadad5611

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your dog. I use leftover sidewalk salt from the winter, white vinegar, and cheap hand soap from wal mart. 4 gals vin. 4 cups salt, 1cup soap. Works great. Kills overnight. Garden sprayer kept getting clogged, so i just used a plastic watering can. Got better coverage and used less.

@rickywest2022

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, ok that's cool good to know, I just used no more brown vinegar table salt and and washing up liquid you could see the difference in just two hours, a watering can is a good idea much better

Straight salt works great so I'm not sure that the vinager is doing more of the work necessarily or if they both work equally well

@rbubbarayp4021

5 жыл бұрын

I used 20 lbs bag of rock salt and my weeds have never been greener

@cleatussfmo7437

5 жыл бұрын

Sewing with heavy amounts of salt burns the roots and soil...thus killing the plants. Vinegar is highly acidic, effecting some plants more than others. Running a combo allows for less salt to be used, thus reducing the effective time of the blocker.

Salt & vinegar with a couple of squirts of washing up liquid works I've been doing if for years. Just use the cheapest of vinegar and salt It's the best.

Well not a bad experiment the one of the differences is instead of using white vinegar I will use pickling vinegar I've noticed it works a little bit faster it's also a little more effective you mixed up with a little bit of orange oil

@brandiil8559

5 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the Orange Oil?

Salt affects a plant's ability to absorb water through their roots. You shouldn't use salt unless you don't want any plants to grow in that area in the future, because it will stay in the soil. Vinegar kills plants because it contains acetic acid which strips away the outer layer of a plant which then makes it dry up quickly. You can buy horticultural vinegar that is 20% rather than the household kind that is 5%. But it is strong and will burn your skin so be careful. And if you use it in large quantities it can also affect the PH of the soil although it doesn't stick around as long as salt. These are both plant-killers, not weed-killers...unlike commercial sprays that are formulated for specific weeds, these will kill any plant so keep that in mind. Pre-emergents like corn gluten are good to know about too, not sure if you cover that in other videos. They prevent seeds from sprouting but don't affect existing plants.

@martyt19able

7 жыл бұрын

Emma Love Arbogast- thanks, good info

@mariam1980

6 жыл бұрын

that's the idea, it's a horseshoe pit

@sonnypawar6129

6 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the horticultural vinegar?

@Tommyr

6 жыл бұрын

It's regular distilled white vinegar I believe.

@crynovr

5 жыл бұрын

Emma Love Arbogast hi, can you please tell if vinegar would work to get rid of my old st Augustine lawn so i could install new zoysia grass. I am planning to install the new grass in a few days and some areas have left the old grass that i would like to get rid of. Thanks

Can i use any dishwashe and cook salt?

I read best results when the concentration of acetic acid (vinegar) is 20 to 30 per cent volume in volume (v/v). 20 - 30 per cent v/v acetic acid is very concentrated and use of personal protective equipment is needed.

I remember from helping to make ice cream as a kid, my Father would pour the water mixed with rock salt from the mixer onto the fence line to kill the weeds. It took a long time for anything to grow back where he had poured the salt water. Just a thought, hope it helps!

@krissyc6165

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks❗

@Soo_Blessed

4 жыл бұрын

Is rock salt the stuff you use to put outside to melt ice

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You can get 30% vinaiger on Amazon. ($20 a gallon) mix with half regular vinegar. Add one cup of mortars salt and a good dose of dish soap. Stir don’t shake. Everything will die.

@GOzHARd901

5 жыл бұрын

Be careful, 30% acetic acid is no joke compared to household vinegar, take precautions

I just watched your other video and you used table salt in your other video. 😂

I warm my solution 1st. Helps to activate it faster.

Thank you for making the video. You should have emptied the tube before you sprayed with salt. I think you sprayed both sides with no salt. As there is liquid in the tube attached to the nozzle and that liquid would be without salt.

I made 15 gallons, 6 lbs salt crystals, tsp spoon dish liguid, 1/2 quart 35 % Vinegar, 15 gal water, let sit 24 hours for salt crystal to mix. Results varied. But I put down in February not in July. I think grass/weeds should be vigorously growing to be more effective. I did get some better results after a week but re applied and results were a bit better still too early in year. Will try again when the weather is a bit warmer.

I will try this on my next door neighbors. Thanks

@davidmartin2231

5 жыл бұрын

Marisela Palacios 😂

@1stsgt227

5 жыл бұрын

It just makes them taste better.

@philipcummings4604

4 жыл бұрын

Glad i dont live next to u MRS

What about adding viniger and bakeing soda?

I guess I will try it, but does anyone know if it works on Tumbleweed?

Can I mix what you post in put in a spray bottle

If you want a more powerfull concoction, substitute vinegar with acid water of car battery. But be careful when spray it, wear PPE, use bigger nozzle. And only for area you dont want anything to grow.

I think making sure the salt is dissolved all the way.

@jagman84

3 жыл бұрын

It's no more than about half a pound of salt per gallon. (58g/L) It cannot dissolve much more than that. It creates Sodium Acetate and a bit of weak Hydrochloric acid.

Think of the Roman's. Sewing the fields with salt to make them baron for several seasons. They didnt have Epsom salt(magnesium sulfate) back then.

@karlsenula9495

4 жыл бұрын

Some of those areas the Roman's sowed with salt (around Carthage) still have little to nothing growing on it - so be careful using salt.

@shanestevens622

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much money they make in tourism at those Carthage sites?.... Answer .... a lot more than it costs them to keep killing the vegetation every three days.

In my opinion, you didn't let the salt dissolve enough, it takes more than a few shakes of your dispenser for that.

@tinytree100

4 жыл бұрын

yes, it takes quite a bit of mixing to get all the salt to dissolve, and you need to get as much salt dissolved as the vinegar will take.

@kathleenhannan

4 жыл бұрын

I've read that boiling the salt and vinegar will be sure the salt is dissolved.

@PaulWheelerPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Kenneth White Also the hose was still full of the mixture without the salt.

I've found the Epson salt mix to be very effective. However it's hard to get the Epson salt to dissolve therefore clogging my sprayer. Last year I used agricultural Epsom salts and slightly heated the vinegar but ended up straining the solution. There was still sediment in the bottom of the sprayer. It worked great but after sitting for a few weeks in the sprayer it started to crystallize. Not good! I'm determined to get this recipe right because it works so well. As a side note the ag salt was much coarser. This year I bought regular unscented Epsom salt which is finer but still doesn't completely dissolve. I'm giving the table salt recipe a try being its finer. My unused Epsom salt can be used in the garden.

@oreosk8ter

Жыл бұрын

Boil salt water, then let it cool 🙌

What streinght vinegar do you us?

The epsom salts actually promote better growth of the plant. You can use low solution for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkin, etc. What they do, is they strengthen a steam of a plant and catalyses the chlorophyll in leaves.

@VanClaaude

2 жыл бұрын

@@Calla1 For how many days??? You could as well use just water.

You will find the weeds easily pull up now. Grass may take a little longer or needed a bit more soaking the first time. They say do not use on lawn.

I’ve a construction site of 4000 Sft. Where the Site is fully grown with upto 5ft grown weeds. I would like to get the weeds eradicated..! Your suggestions please.

Emma is right..salt stays where you put it for a long time...you could have just spread a moderate layer of salt in the boxed area and it would have done a good job of killing everything in there

Hi there, Thank you for your experiment. Will the mixture of vinegar, salt and dishwashing liquid kill weeds but will allow other plants to grow after a while. It is known that spraying round up will not allow anything to grow for a long period of time. This is a concern for me if it will not allow other plants to grow after spraying this mixture.

I remember one year about 20 years ago I tried Roundup and nothing grew in that spot for about 5 years that was just to harsh for me.

Vinegar kills the weeds temporarily, adding the salt kills the weeds down to the roots, and the dawn helps to make it stick to the items your spraying. I've done it with and without the vinegar.

Grocery store distilled white vinegar is only 5% vinegar. You need to use 30% vineagar.

Wow

I would love to leave a comment-but your recipe is part of what i use...i do not use dish soap though..water is a big ingredient as it delivers quickly to the roots.

Does it kill creeping charlie?

Is that regular 5% white vinegar or 30% white vinegar?