What's a good enviro-friendly weed killer/killing method?

[dolo amber]

NOT THAT KIND OF WEED. :grr:

:P

So yeah, anyway...

I bought this (supposedly) not-too-vile Roundup thing and went to town...these weeds are not doing any sort of accelerated nor enthusiastic dying to my eye. :(

I don't really *want* to use the super dreadful stuff, but I will have to if forced...these damn things are cracking the pavement in my driveway. x(

[crispini]

1. Vinegar.

The cheap stuff you buy at the grocery store works fine. Get a gallon and just pour it on. It'll kill everything, though, so watch out. You also have to renew it.

[dolo amber]

8. Just plain ol' white vinegar?

Not diluted or anything?

[crispini]

12. Yep.

The regular is already diluted. If you buy the more expensive horticultural vinegar at an organic gardening store it's more concentrated and you should dilute it, but if you just go to the Piggly Wiggly :P and pick up a gallon for 1.29 you should use it at strength. Works like a champ.

[dolo amber]

14. Sweet...I'll definitely check into that

Thanks! :hi:

[Elad]

2. Use a large black tarp

to cover the driveway, or at least the parts that have weeds. Anchor it down with rocks. This starves them of water and sunlight, and makes it too hot underneath for weeds to survive.

[dolo amber]

6. That sounds like a good plan

I'll just have to use many wee tarps, as they're also over places I need to drive. :hi:

[Zuni]

3. pulling them up with your hands

gets rid of them real quick

[dolo amber]

9. I think my neighbor's satellite dish

is attached to some of the roots...they go WAY under their driveway. That can't be good.

[Zuni]

21. meow meow meow meow meow

oh shit, I am speaking cat again :x

[Richardo]

23. .

:rofl: :spray: :rofl:

[IntravenousDemilo]

27. That is SO funny!

Thank you for that wonderfully absurd moment.

[dolo amber]

30. Hey you!!

:hi:

[IntravenousDemilo]

31. Why, hello there!

:headbang:

[XNASA]

4. I use a product called "Hedge-Away".

It's only available on the Black Market. But it's very lethal.

[dolo amber]

5. ...

:rofl:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. salt works

[dolo amber]

10. Again...just like plain table salt?

Just dump it on the roots or something?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

19. yes and also on the foliage...it takes a few days to kill the weeds but it

works...wet the folige and pour the salt on...moisture helps the salt adhere

[Blue-Jay]

32. Salt Peter?

or is that related to Hedge-Away?

[Redstone]

11. Propane torch. They sell long-handled ones so you don't

have to crouch down.

Try www.northerntool.com

Redstone

[dolo amber]

13. Oooooh....now THIS one I like

:D

I don't know if whoisalhedges will let me play with a torch, though. :(

[Enraged_Ape]

28. I'll second the propane torch suggestion, but be prepared...

for this project to take a LONG time. And when you're all done, it will seem like a much bigger pain in the a$$ than you bargained for.

I've had experience with the propane thing. It works. But it is the most labor-intensive way to handle the problem that there is.

[Scurrilous]

15. I have weeds coming up...

...through the bricks on my patio. I pour boiling water on them and they die almost immediately.

[flvegan]

16. Napalm? An evil spell? Direct lightning strike? Big bunny?

[redqueen]

17. Not a clue.

I used round up and it worked well... but I was told it was bad, too.

I just dropped in here to say hello. :D

[One_Life_To_Give]

18. Burnout or plain vinegar

There is an organic weed killing product called Burnout. But you could also use Vinegar. Apply on a sunny day and should work in a couple hours or less.

[DS1]

20. compressed Hedges gas

So, who's up for some vindaloo?

[JimmyJazz]

22. I see you're allowed to use the computer again.

School must have started.

Oh and the weeds thing: I dunno. I say live and let live :P

[anarch]

24. I know this might seem drastic, but...

[miss_kitty]

25. Round up is very vile

Ortho has lied to you. Imagine that!

The torch is an ezcellent idea-just don't use it in windy conditions.

The vinegar is a good idea-but nothing will grow where you put it for a long time-so be careful!

Black plastic is great-especially if you have a large area to kill

[LeftyMom]

26. boiling water

It's fast, it's cheap, and good new plants can grow there right away.

It beats the hell out of just pulling the offending weeds, IMO.

[Arugula Latte]

40. Another vote for boiling water.

However, I will admit I feel guilty that I am most likely scalding some innocent earthworms.

[BamaGirl]

29. I try to stick with vinegar or boiling water nt

[HEyHEY]

33. Water, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice

[dolo amber]

36. I wanna KILL the weeds, not make a mint julep

:eyes:

:D:*

[HEyHEY]

38. I used to be a gardiner that's what we used.

[all.of.me]

34. round-up is VERY vile.

pour salt water in them, make it very strong. it'll dehydrate the plant. dig out whatever ones you can, though, before you put anything on them.

[johnnie]

35. I don't know about it being "enviro-friendly" but..

You could put bush in charge of your lawn for a while. That should end up killing them, or something like that.

[TrogL]

37. eat them - they're good

[ronnykmarshall]

39. Flame thrower

just burn the fuckers.