Seems like you all should mix the baking soda with water before putting it
on the crabgrass so the plants can absorb it. Have you tried that?


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"Shepherd" wrote in message
news Just read on another forum that if you sprinkle baking soda on
crabgrass it will wither, turn black and die within 5 days.

Has any one on this newsgroup tried the baking soda approach?

Shepherd

Why don't you just do it and report back to us in 5 days.




okay, I just tried it. Not sure I used enough as the wind kept
blowing it away, there was enough to leave visible white specks. It's
going to rain repeatedly in the next five days. Also not 100%
positive mine is crabgrass, but matches everyway that I checked. Crab
grass is growing back from being weedwhacked, but I didn't sprinkle
everything, so there is a control group.

-- Salty


In a poorly conducted experiment, a light dusting of sodium bicarbonate
powder appears to have had no effect. Foliage in applied area appears
similar to control group. Rain and substantial wind occured during the
test period.

-- Salty

"NewsUser" wrote in
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Seems like you all should mix the baking soda with water before
putting it on the crabgrass so the plants can absorb it. Have you
tried that?

That's probably a good idea. The original post said 'sprinkle', I assumed
that meant dry. Anyway, I just thought I'd try it for grins, Need more
info before I try again.

-- Salty

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Seems like you all should mix the baking soda with water before putting it
on the crabgrass so the plants can absorb it. Have you tried that?

Yes, I mixed baking soda with water. Did not kill any crabgrass.

Also I hosed down the crabgrass before sprinkling on the dry baking soda.

Did not kill crabgrass, weeds or even the grass.

Shepherd

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Salty Thumb wrote in
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"BiG_Orange" @ wrote in :

"Shepherd" wrote in message
news Just read on another forum that if you sprinkle baking soda on
crabgrass it will wither, turn black and die within 5 days.

Has any one on this newsgroup tried the baking soda approach?

Shepherd

Why don't you just do it and report back to us in 5 days.




okay, I just tried it. Not sure I used enough as the wind kept
blowing it away, there was enough to leave visible white specks. It's
going to rain repeatedly in the next five days. Also not 100%
positive mine is crabgrass, but matches everyway that I checked. Crab
grass is growing back from being weedwhacked, but I didn't sprinkle
everything, so there is a control group.

-- Salty


In a poorly conducted experiment, a light dusting of sodium bicarbonate
powder appears to have had no effect. Foliage in applied area appears
similar to control group. Rain and substantial wind occured during the
test period.

-- Salty