If you couldn’t
guess from the title, I’m talking about the wonderful world of vinegar. Vinegar kills weeds as well as any chemical
spray on the market. I am using it on my
garden paths before laying down the bricks to make ongoing maintenance of the paths
much easier. It is working so well that
I am planning to hit the sidewalk cracks next.
For those of you who are torn between not wanting to add unnecessary
chemical runoff to our storm water systems and wanting your paths to look neat
without endless hours of additional weeding, vinegar is your answer. One word of warning: vinegar will kill bees and other beneficial
insects (as well as pests), so it still needs to be used in moderation and in
small, targeted areas. For the sake of
your fellow urban farmers – please don’t go spraying all the clover!
I know some people are hooked on that fresh,
clean, unnatural smell of chemical but vinegar is a much cheaper, safer, and
equally effective cleaning agent. I’ve
used it for everything from mopping floors to washing windows to removing
mineral deposits left on dishes by the dishwasher. It can be diluted and mixed with a variety of
other natural ingredients to serve a multitude of purposes. I mix in a few drops of oil of cinnamon or
other essential oils because it overrides the vinegar smell. I have a new recipe that looks like it will
smell fabulous, but you will have to wait until colder weather to hear about how
that works. I must admit that the inside
of my house gets a bit neglected during gardening season.
For a fairly
inclusive list of uses for vinegar, check out http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/.
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