Re: Revisiting vinegar for weed control

I know litttle of it except from an article placed online,by a newspaper
columnist out of Seattle..I have misplaced the article..But she trialed and used
it on her misc.weeds.She was very pleased..
What she used was vineyard 20% vinegar..

My desert soil is very high ph and very weedy in an un-used area bounded by
agriculture and wind patterns carry those seeds from both areas right into my
cultivated areas..Been fighting it for 12yrs..Ready for some big guns,running
out of energy,time..While I understand your position,my locale etc.merits
checking into it albeit with caution..Thanks for the heads up..
Connie

ECPep@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/5/02 12:14:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> greenn@icehouse.net writes:
>
> << live in an ag area none was to be found in Farm/Feed stores.Did find some
>  in a chemical supply biz.for a (minimum)55 gal drum $370. some odd >>
>
> Chemically formulated acetic acid and vinegar are not the same thing.  The
> base of these two have different chemical properties.
>
> If you want kill weeds in a path, boiling water will do the same thing
> although it needs to be repeated over the summer a number of times.  It also
> requires toting a lot of boiling water to the site.
>
> I would not apply commercial acetic acid to my garden for any reason.
>
> There has been a good examination of this subject here with information from
> all over the country.   Apparently all readers on this list.  A 55 gallon
> drum of acetic acid is a hazardous waste chemical here in NY.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
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