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Jeßus[_2_] · 21-12-2009, 12:42 AM posted to aus.gardens

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:i was just surprised to read in the smh you can spray weeds with white
:vinegar, (to kill them, not to make them taste better ;-)
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:surprised, because i haven't ever heard such a thing!!!
:has anyone tried this?

Not yet - but on a recent Gardening Oz episode they mixed vinegar with
salt to make a herbicide. I'm considering giving it a try myself
sometime soon.

:i am having increasing problems with sheep sorrel &
:had intended to spray them with zero once the leaves are growing again, but
:would be more than pleased to give vinegar a go instead. i'm not big on zero
:but i can't think of a better way to deal with the sheep sorrel, which is
:becoming out of control & virtually impossible to clear by hand-weeding &
:grows in places that can't be solarised.

Good luck - I have Sheep's Sorrel here and am resigned to keeping it
under control (to some degree) by hand weeding. As you've found, it
doesnt lend itself to spraying because of how and where it likes to
grow...