A few household items combined to make a homemade weed and grass killer. In the immortal words of automotive journalist Jeremy Clarkson, 'What could possibly go wrong?'
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Safety first! |
Out the back of casa del Almigo the lawn is so lush, the dog gets lost in it daily and a bunch of amazons have moved in. While I could handle that if they remained within the lawn boundaries, the problem is the grass spreading over EVERYTHING. Seriously the last time I mowed it, I found a Mitsubishi Starion near the bbq.
Luckily the internet helps those who helps themselves and after a quick Google (wow, that actually sounds dirty) I had 2 home made weed killing recipes ready to go that I had poured on an unwanted section of grass infected bricks for scientific purposes.
RECIPE NUMBER 1: HOME MADE POISON WEED FEED
1L vinegar
1 cup salt
A couple of drops of dishwashing liquid
This would actually make a titanic load of anti weed water so I cut it back (namely I didn't have that much vinegar to spare) to 1/4 ingredients and mixed them in a very scientific plastic cup:
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Cheers! |
After making the kitchen smell of the cleanest packet of salt and vinegar chips you've ever seen, I found a great section of the backyard that needed to be 'purged' of the evil 'hell grass' that currently infests my entertainment area.
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There be bricks in there somewhere... |
After a good soaking in poison weed feed, I venture back into the kitchen to prepare Home Made Weed Killer #2.
RECIPE NUMBER 2: MASSIVE ATTACKER WEED AND GRASS WACKER
A complex recipe that includes the following:
Boiling water.
Yep, just boiling water. Boil some up, pour on grass. Wait a couple of days. So I did. I poured the boiling water right next to the doused section to compare the two techniques after a couple of days. And the good news is...
THEY BOTH WORK!
The only difference is that the first recipe leaves a lot of salt all over the ground (and now the grass smells very clean and sour at the same time) and the boiling water is actually a lot cheaper than constantly buying vinegar and salt.
The remaining salt will probably kill anything that attempts to return a lot better than the water did though.
Success!
Now to find a recipe for self mowing grass...
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