I tried vinegar a while back and it killed the weeds DEAD! Nasty stuff with
big tap roots. Other than the smell, I like using this alternative to
expensive chemicals.


"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message
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My experience with vinegar as a weed killer is that it turns the plant
brown,
weakens it a bit, but doesn't really kill it. It invariably bounces back
to
life. Putting vinegar on is equivalent to pulling the plant out but not
doing a
good job of getting the root. I've had better luck with boiling water if
I can
put enough on so the water is still hot when it trickles down to the root.
If I
can't boil the root, it is the same old story-- dead leaves + healthy root
=
weed that comes back.