A gardening expert has shared a simple method to get rid of weeds without using vinegar or salt.
Melissa J Will – also known as the Empress of Dirt – has claimed that many natural weed killers like salt, vinegar and baking soda may only kill the leaves of weeds and not the roots.
This revelation could be the reason behind why the pesky weeds always seem to grow back. When discussing more natural solutions, Melissa said it’s important to get to the root of the matter.
As reports the Express, Melissa said: “These get shared like candy and, as you’ll see, either do not actually work and/or are harmful to the environment and waste money. A weed is not really gone unless the roots have been entirely removed.”
The guru also explained that vinegar is not effective in killing weeds as it’s not strong enough to target the roots – and stronger variations are extremely toxic.
Melissa added: “The industrial strength is a horrifically dangerous acid and completely inappropriate for any home applications. Sorry vinegar, you’re not for the garden.”
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