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Round up vs. vinegar

I don't want to start another (in)organic war but I have done a very 
unscientific experiment and would like to report the results.

I had a section of bed (new) with weeds (primarily creeping 
buttercup, dandelions and lawn grass) growing at the back edge.  I 
decided to test the effectiveness of the two weed killers that were a 
hot topic for discussion last month.

I sprayed the first 3 ft. with vinegar, the next 3 ft. with Wipe Out 
(another brand of the same chemical in round up).  The amounts of 
either chemical were small, in line with manufacturer's instructions 
and common sense (ie. a dandelion would get less than 1 tsp of 
vinegar).

Results:

The vinegar sprayed weeds showed signs of decay within 24 hours.  The 
Wipe out  sprayed weeds took several days longer.  It has been about 
1 month and neither set of weeds has returned.  There was no 
difference registered in my soil test kit for soil acidity (a very 
crude test).

Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca
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