Re: Vinegar weed killers

**S* W* <g*@gmail.com>**

Nan,

I only use it in walkways where I don't want plants to grow. I'd never use
it in the garden itself.

Sally

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Nan Sterman <NSterman@plantsoup.com>
wrote:

> Sally I would NEVER ever use salt that way in the garden.  Salt in the
> soil is a big problem for plant roots and for soil microbes.  Household
> vinegar might work for your weeds but you are better off to use
> horticultural vinegar which is 10 or 20% acetic acid (household vinegar is
> btw 3 and 5 %) so it is a strong acid.  Forget the salt.
>
> Nan
>
> > On May 24, 2018, at 2:32 PM, Sally Williams <gardenlit@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been using 1 cup salt to 1 gallon white vinegar on recommendation
> of
> > a friend. Now I'm wondering if salt or soap is more environmentally
> benign.
> >
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PO Box 105
Hiram ME 04041
207-625-4762

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