How to kill weeds naturally—for real.
Every year between April and June, I go on a weed-killing mission to eradicate garlic mustard. I pull every one of these noxious, highly invasive weeds I can my hands on, and yank them out. Getting garlic mustard,—or any weed for that matter—under control is an incremental process requiring elbow grease, a tool or two, and persistence.
However, because more and more homeowners and gardeners are trying to steer clear of glyphosate , they're turning to natural alternatives. And while there are tons of DIY formulas online, it’sa great idea to mix up your own. Read on for for a little debunking, as well as other ways you can kill weeds naturally and safely. Oh, and how you can prevent weeds from growing in your yard in the first place, of course.
Just because you frequently use these products in your home without ill effects does not mean that you should be using them in your garden.points out , unlike registered products, homemade weed killers have not been extensively tested. Their long-term environmental effects are unknown, and they can potentially do more harm than good. Commercial weedkillers are usually formulated to break down or dissipate in a controlled way and within a certain amount of time. On the other hand, a weed killer made with the household cleaner sodium borate , is highly mobile in the soil and can unintentionally damage plants nearby that you want to keep.
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